We had a few more clouds clouds around yesterday than we expected based on the forecast- and more wind too. Nymphing was productive during the day with flies matching the size of the sulphurs (#16-18) doing the best. Hatching on the lower river was confined to the evening but some people did drum up some fish blind casting isonychias in the riffles. There were some mid-day sulphurs hatching on the upper river but dry fly fishing was definitely better if you found a wind protected area.
The air temperature will be a little warmer today with highs in the low 80’s. Winds should be lower with gusts staying under 10 mph and then dropping to almost nothing in the evening.
Hatching:
Slate Drake – 12-2xl- Isonychia bicolor
Sulphur – #16-18 – E dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – 16 – S. ithaca & canadense
Tiny Blue Winged Olive – #22 – 26 – Psuedocloeon spp.
Blue Winged Olive – #18 – 20 – E. lata
Light Blue Winged Olive – #16 – 20 E. attenuatta
Tan Caddis – #16 – 20 – Hydropsyche spp.
Dark Brachycentrus sp. – #14 – 18 – Dark Grannom
Little Black Caddis #18 – 20 – Chimarra sp.
Blue Winged Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans (updated name: Baetis tricaudatus)
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 510 cfs |
44° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 585 cfs |
47° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 153 cfs | 56° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 270 cfs | 63° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 944 cfs | 63° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 109 cfs | N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 500 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 54° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 98 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 87.9% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 92.3% |
