Another cold night is behind us but we are looking at daytime temperatures hitting the mid 60’s today. Winds are going to be light coming out of the Southwest at 6 – 8 mph. By mid afternoon we should be fishing a very comfortable fall afternoon. If Accuweather is correct we should hold these temperatures for a couple of days and then cool down slightly for the weekend with air temperatures in the mid 50’s.
We have some sunshine in the forecast and lately that means the olives come a little later in the day. On days like this we’ve seen most of the dry fly activity late in the afternoon around 3 pm. Nymphing is still a great option on the lower East Branch and Mainstem. Streamers are your best option during the day on the West Branch but watch the slow tailouts for rising fish.
Jamie started this week out well. Photo by Bob Lewis
Hatching:
Slate Drake #14 – Isonychia bicolor
Olive Sulphur #18 – 20 – Heptagenia hebe
Light Cahills #14 – various steno species (invaria, etc)
Tiny Blue Wing Olives #22-26 – Pseudo sp. (now classified as Acentrella sp.)
Charcoal Caddis #14 -16 – dark Brachycentrus sp.
Tan Caddis #16-18 – Hydrosyche sp.
Blue Winged Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis sp.
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 1,030 cfs |
59° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 1,170 cfs |
56° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 115 cfs | 42° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 198 cfs | 43° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,330 cfs | 53° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 88 cfs | N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 56° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 128 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 50.6% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 71.7% |
