A bit of a strange day out there yesterday, as conditions were great, but there weren’t a ton of bugs out until later on into the evening. And a TON was a good description – blanket hatches of dortheas on the Main made for some rip roaring fun in the evening, making the long wait through the day well worth it.
We woke up to a little bit of rain this morning here at the club – looks like it was enough to stabilize the drop of the West Branch, keeping us up above 400 CFS. We have about an inch of rain in the forecast over the next 36 hours or so, which will hopefully bring the West Branch back up to floatable levels. We expect overcast skies all day, with low wind and high humidity – a perfect recipe for bug soup!
Bob Lewis holding Doug Kriebel's chunky Brown. Photo by: Dick Kriebel
Hatches:
Ephemerella subvaria – Hendricksons – #16 – West Branch Only
Stenonema vicarium – March Browns – #10-2xl
Ephemerella dorthea – Sulphurs – #16
Ephemerella invaria – Large Sulphurs / Light Cahills – #14
Dark Brachycentrus Caddis – Charcoal – #16 & #18
Baetis species – #18 & #20
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 144 cfs @ 45º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy,NY | 404 cfs @ 56º |
| East Branch at Harvard,NY | 284 cfs @ 54º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy,NY | 1,210 cfs @ 56º |
| Mainstem at Lordville,NY | 2,170 cfs @ 61º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls,NY | 643 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level &Release | 95.1% – 150 CFS release |
