Yesterday we had another afternoon of sun and wind. Nymphing was productive in the morning and luckily by late afternoon the wind died back to a reasonable level. There were sporadic hatches of sulphurs, olives, and a few isonychias. There were fish eating during the day but mostly in shaded areas and edges. Once the sun dropped the fish were happier and the dry fly fishing improved. The hatching seems to vary from pool to pool right now so if you’re not seeing decent sulphurs by mid-evening move around and check out different areas. Mid day has been tough with the bright sun so there is no need to rush
Today’s forecast is calling for more cloud cover although it looks like most of the rain is going south of us. It seems all of the rain goes south of us.
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 | 486 cfs |
44° |
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 556 cfs |
47° |
East Branch at Harvard, NY | 156 cfs | 57° |
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 258 cfs | 65° |
Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 867 cfs | 65° |
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 114 cfs | N/A |
Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 497 cfs | |
West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 55° |
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 88 cfs | |
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 90.4% | |
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 95% |