BUGS! Ok, before you get excited, let em explain: a) there were bugs yesterday b) for only about an hour. Out of the entire day. c) the fish were as surprised as we were. d) we were on the East Branch. That being said, for all the mayflies out and about, there were relatively few fish up and taking them. There were caddis, several different size and species of Isos, as well as a small, size 16 mayfly of indeterminate species – we weren’t able to catch one, something I intend to remedy today. The color was VERY off on the upper East Branch, possibly the result of construction going on near Downsville, but it improved as the clear water from the Beaverkill came in. Overall, the day was a pretty big beating. We rolled MAYBE fish on streamers across a 10+ mile float. That’s unacceptable, but the little burst of dries dulled the pain a bit.
The levels are dropping, so hopefully clarity on both it and the West Branch will continue to improve.
You can tell by my expression what a beating the day was until this point. Photo by: Jeff White
Henry Lingenfelder with his first Delaware Rainbow (He thinks. The memory is the first to go). Photo by: Jeff White
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 | 1,860 cfs @ 57º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 1,280 cfs @ 57º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 2,130 cfs @ 49º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 4,610 cfs @ 53º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 715 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 98.5% – 1,500 CFS release |
