Shockingly, yesterday actually turned out as predicted! When there was wind, the bugs were down, but fish were active subsurface. When the wind died, we had fish working on the top. Overall, not a bad day to be on the river! Today, we have another cooler morning, with a fall-ish afternoon predicted – sun and clouds around 62 degrees. The fish will likely be asleep this morning, but will certainly turn on once the water starts to warm up. I am hoping for more dry fly action when that occurs, but I won’t be putting the boat in today – with flows at 875 at Lordville, that will only mean scratches I don’t need. Let’s hope for some rain to push things up a little bit.
Found another good one of Kal! A nice Main Stem Brown with big spots!
Photo: Bob Lewis
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 | 326 cfs @ 52º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 412 cfs @ 50º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 173 cfs @ 46º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 375 cfs @ 48º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 876 cfs @ 51º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 151 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 73.8% – 325 CFS release |
