Sorry for the delay folks, busy busy shop this morning as everyone tries to get out and beat the heat! Interesting day out there yesterday. Some early morning action, and some afternoon clouds that didn’t yield much at all, followed by an evening of picky fish. Delaware summer! Our elder statesmen and guide Bob Lewis figured out the “impossible” fish that drove me crazy two nights ago – he swung some pheasant tail nymphs (it pains me to use that word on this blog) underneath (I think that word pains me even more) dorthea duns – worked like a charm, even if it was a little less…..elegant than we prefer. Today, we’re cooling off even a little more, with some thunderstorms rolling in sporadically throughout the day, The pressure changes and cloud cover should be a good thing, and hopefully we’ll see both the West Branch light up, and the Main Stem cool down!
A beautiful West Branch sunset last night. Photo by: George Fielding
Hatches:
Epeorus vitreus – Pale Evening Dun – (Female) -#14
Epeorus vitreus – Light Cahill – (Male)- #14
Potomanthus distinctus – Golden Drake – #12-2xl
Stenonema fuscum – Grey Fox – #12-2xl
Isonychia bicolor – Isos – #12-2XL and BIGGER!
Ephemerella dorthea – Sulphurs – #16
Ephemerella invaria – Large Sulphurs / Light Cahills – #14
Ephemerella cornuta – Light BWO – #14 (sporadic)
Ephemerella Deficiens– Dark. BWO -#12-20
Ephemerella Attenuata- Light BWO- #16-20
Ephemerella Pseudocloeon– Tiny BWO- #22-26
Hydropsyche- Tan Caddis- #18
Ryacophilia- Olive Caddis- #16
Baetis species – #18 & #20
| FLOWS AS OF 7:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 510 cfs @ 47º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy,NY | 543 cfs @ 48º |
| East Branch at Harvard,NY | 173 cfs @ 59º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy,NY | 471 cfs @ 68º |
| Mainstem at Lordville,NY | 1,240 cfs @ 68º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls,NY | 260 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 94.7% – 500 CFS release |
