Sometimes, the fish are just bastards. With cloudy, misty skies and nice cooler temps, we actually had what we hoped for yesterday afternoon – bugs! Good numbers of Psuedos, Hebes, and even a decent flush or two of Isos came down the pipe. The fish were rising from about 3 o’clock on, but I am still trying to find someone who figured out what the heck they were eating. Early on, a few would take Iso duns or emergers, but that quickly ceased, and the mystery rises began. Pseudos going untouched, then an immediate sub-surface rise right afterwards. Emergers, wets, spinners – the didn’t want any of it. Sometimes I guess the river just needs to take you to school. We are expecting a similar day today, but with warmer temps predicted. I would predict we’ll see some of the same action timing-wise – let’s just hope the fish decide they want to cooperate a bit more!
A few of these were actually hatching as well, but the fish ignored them too. Photo by: Jeff White
What’s Hatching:
Isonychia bicolor – Iso – Slate Drake – #12-2XL, #12
Stenonema species – Various Light Cahills – #14
Pseudocloeon species – BWO – #22 – sporadic
Ephemerella lata – Dark BWO – #18
Heptagenia hebe – Olive Sulphurs – #16
Current Flow Conditions:
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 232 cfs @ 51º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 370 cfs @ 53º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 188 cfs @ 48º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 453 cfs @ 51º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 994 cfs @ 53º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 182 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 76.4% – 227 CFS release |
