The stormy weather yesterday became quite a pleasant surprise, with cloud cover throughout most of the afternoon, and just a few passing thunderstorms to wait out. The bugs certainly loved it, and were popping all over the Upper West Branch. Down here we were seeing them, but not in as large a number as they had upstream. The fish were active, and definitely less spooky than the day before. Today we’re looking at some pretty similar conditions, with some excellent clouds hanging over us as we speak. With air temps down slightly, we could see even a bigger rush of sulphurs and isos starting earlier in the day.
Guide Bruce Miller always looks so enthused when having his picture taken! Photo: Bernie Halderman
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 | 478 cfs @ 45º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 601 cfs @ 47º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 284 cfs @ 54º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 694 cfs @ 62º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,780 cfs @ 63º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 375 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 99.9% – 500 CFS release |
