All of the rivers in the system are now wadeable and most are great for floating. Yesterday was an interesting mix of clouds, light rain, and bright sun. The majority of the daytime thunderstorms seemed to go north of us but we could definitely hear them! On the section I fished we had an interesting mix of bugs, mostly March Browns, Gray Fox, a few Hendricksons, plus some other smaller stenos. The bugs should have been stronger and the fish should have been happier with what they had but there were fish eating on top. It’s hard to complain when you find decent fish willing to eat a March Brown on top. The picky fish fell for a floating pheasant tail emerger. You’ll find more hendricksons and hendrickson spinner further up the system but it is coming to an end and the March Browns are showing there too.
close up in the net- Photo by Bob Lewis
Hatching:
March Brown #10 – 2xl – S. Vicarium
Gray Fox # 12-2xl – S. Vicarium (formerly fuscum)
Small Dark Hendrickson #16 – E. X
Dark Hendrickson #14 – E. Subvaria
Charcoal Caddis #16-18 – Dk Brachycentrus sp.
Blue Winged Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 653 cfs @ 52º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 779 cfs @ 50º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 425 cfs @ 57º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,060 cfs @ 61º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 2,170 cfs @ 61º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 434 cfs @ N/A |
