HAPPY FOURTH of JULY!!! We hope everyone is enjoying the holiday weekend!
Now for the news: instead of “scattered thunderstorms” yesterday, we had pretty close to storms ALL day. Fishing was GREAT on the West Branch as a result of the cloud cover and wet conditions, but the East, Willow and Beaverkill quickly blew out and are still running obscenely high. This has of course muddied the Main Stem as well. The East Branch peaked around 13,000 CFS – and yes, that comma is in the correct place. It is dropping quickly, so we hope to have the Main Stem fishable again by the end of the week. Otherwise, the West Branch is still the best bet!
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An outside wall of the shop this morning - covered with everyone's favorite tiny BWO - the Pseudo! Photo by: Bart Larmouth
Hatches:
Isonychia bicolor – Iso/Slate Drake #12-2XL
Ephemerella dorothea – Sulphur- #16/18/20
Stenonema sp. – Light Cahill #12-#14
Ephemerella deficiens- Blue Wing Olive #14
Hydropsyche sp. – Tan Caddis – #16-#18
Emphemerella invaria – Light Cahill – #12
Brachycentrus sp. (Dark Grannom – Charcoal) #16- #18
Pseudocloeon – Little BWO’s- #22-#26
| FLOWS: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 510 cfs @ 43º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy,NY | 611 cfs @ 48º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 2,920 cfs @ 52º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 8,040 cfs @ 57º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 11,500 cfs @ 59º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 3,350 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 95.6% – 500 CFS |
