That was more like it! Great hatches of sulphurs and isos popping off throughout the day yesterday, and some of the happiest fish we’ve seen in the last few days, and very few people on the river to boot. Water temps are great, and it looks like the fish have acclimated to the new levels. Today appears to be similar in nature to yesterday, with the air temps more towards the high 70s, low 80s, and some possible storms rolling through in the afternoon, so it should be another good one out there!
Bernie Halderman holds a nice mid-day brown! Photo: Bruce Miller
What’s Hatching:
Isonychia bicolor – Iso – Slate Drake – #12-2XL
Hydropysche species – Tan Caddis – #16 & #18
Chimarra species – Charcoal Caddis – #16 & #18
Stenonema species – Various Light Cahills – #14
Pseudocloeon species – BWO – #22 – sporadic
Ephemerella invaria– Sulphurs – #14
Ephemerella dorthea – Sulphurs – #16
Current Flow Conditions:
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 676 cfs @ 45º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 791 cfs @ 46º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 493 cfs @ 56º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 883 cfs @ 63º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 2,110 cfs @ 66º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 381 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 99.9% – 999 CFS release |
