Yesterday was definitely a hot one with air temperatures hitting 94 degrees. Nymphing was productive during the day with some nice fish being landed before the hatches started. There were some sulphurs coming off sporadically but most of the action on the lower river sections happened at dark. We are still seeing the mid afternoon sulphur hatches on the upper West Branch but it is mostly a dry fly game due to the algae. Blind fishing isonychias in the riffles has also been working. In the bright sun of mid day pick out areas with shade- definitely better.
It seems the weather forecast for today has been changing every half hour. The latest is light winds, cooler air temps (85 degrees), cloud cover,and a 50% chance of a storm. The precipitation forecasted is 1/4″.
Ron with a nice mid day rainbow. Photo by Ed
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 |
45° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 570 cfs |
49° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 148 cfs | 62° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 229 cfs | 72° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 848 cfs | 70° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 89 cfs | N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 500 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 57° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 69 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 86.3% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 90.7% |
