The Upper West Branch is now closed, and based on how it fished yesterday, it is not as sad as one would think. The increased water shocked the fish a bit, and they were slow to take, and slow to move, no matter what you were doing. The Main Stem however, fished pretty darn well. The dry fly fishing was spotty but there, and those who did swing nymphs and throw streamers saw some very active fish. Today we’ve got similar weather, and another baby bump in the flows from Cannonsville, but a few more thick clouds predicted, which will hopefully make the bugs a bit happier than yesterday, and get the fish off their lazy fins.
Feed ’em a streamer! Photo: Bruce Miller
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 | 529 cfs @ 53º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 687 cfs @ 53º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 173 cfs @ 51º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 367 cfs @ 56º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,120 cfs @ 58º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 140 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 75.2% – 530 CFS release |
