Well despite the rain and off-colored water, there were still fish to be found yesterday on the West Branch – both with streamers and also on dries (albeit few and far between!). Black appears to be the streamer color of choice, while fish were found eating both Isos and Pseudos when they could be found – which was typically in calmer, slower water. Today is calling for scattered rain showers, so we expect similar conditions to yesterday, hopefully with more hungry, pre-spawn browns!
Hatches:
Isonychia bicolor – Iso/Slate Drake #12-2XL
Pseudocloeon – Little BWOs- #22-#26
Stenonema sp. – Light Cahill #12-#14
Ephemerella deficiens- Blue Wing Olive #14
Brachycentrus sp. (Dark Grannom – Charcoal) #16- #18
| FLOWS AS OF 9:00 AM : | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 1,550 cfs @ 57º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy,NY | 2,400 cfs @ 58º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 2,760 cfs @ 53º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 6,400 cfs @ 54º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 8,890 cfs @ 55º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 1,950 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 97.7% – 1,500 CFS release |
