The storms that were predicted to hit us really didn’t amount to anything at all. The West Branch saw a very small bump last night and the flow at Hale Eddy is 709 this morning and dropping back. The water looks fine on the West Branch and lower East Branch so we are looking really good right now. We are looking at some cooler weather over the next couple of days with highs in the low 70’s. We are seeing the Pseudos on the mid to lower West Branch and upper Main Stem mixed with some sulphurs and Isonychias. The upper West Branch Sulphur hatches are still going strong in the afternoons and on some days continuing right into the evenings. We are moving some fish on streamers in the early mornings before the sun really hits the water. The cooler air and water temps will push the trico hatches back a little so don’t leave the river too soon if you’re looking for them. The West Branch water temp under the 191 Bridge is 55 degrees this morning.
Ken with a chunky Mainstem brown from the weekend
Hatching:
Sulphurs #16 -20 E. dorothea
Light Cahill #14 – E. Invaria
Pale Evening Dun #14 Epeorus vitreus
Summer Stenos #12-16 various species
Tan Caddis #16 – 18- Hydrosyche sp.
Tiny Blue Wing Olives #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Dark Blue Winged Olive #16 -20 – E. deficiens, lata, etc.
Light Blue Winged Olive #16 -20 – E. conutella, etc
Slate Drakes #12-2xl – Isonychia bicolor
Charcoal Caddis #16-18 – Dk Brachycentrus sp.
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 609 cfs @ 46º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 709 cfs @ 49º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 654 cfs @ 50º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,200 cfs @ 57º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 2,020 cfs @ 62º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 347 cfs @ N/A |
