Well that was disappointing. By ‘that’ I definitely mean yesterday. What a complete waste of an olive day – very few bugs coming out, and as such not many fish at all up and working, despite what many consider to be optimal conditions (myself included). You’ve gotta love this fickle river! As most of you have cheated and looked at the graph below, I’ve got no amusing lead-in for today. Cheaters. It has been steadily raining since yesterday afternoon, but on our side (West Branch) of the basin, we have avoided any torrential downpours, so we are coming up, but not as fast as the East and Beaverkill are. I would expect with the continued precipitation to see the river muddy up at some point, but currently out front as of 7:45 AM we are barely off-color. The guides will go on a drive-about to see what the rest of the system looks like after they are caffeinated, and I will update if anything unusual comes to light.
New slave... er.... INTERN Jim Swift III with a great Brown. Photo by: Bob Lewis
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 | 150 cfs @ 45º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy,NY | 1,160 cfs @ 53º |
| East Branch at Harvard,NY | 479 cfs @ 53º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy,NY | 2,180 cfs @ 53º |
| Mainstem at Lordville,NY | 3,540 cfs @ 61º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls,NY | 1,920 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level &Release | 95.0% – 150 CFS release |
