Hooray! We are officially below flood stage! Unfortunately, we are still WELL above 10,000 down here in Starlight.
Home Pool at 10,000 + CFS but clearing. Photo by: Bart Larmouth
The water is clearing, and on spots that are drying out, we’re finding some really cool things:
BIG Alwives brought over by the flood, found on the grass after flood water receded. Photo by: Jeff White
Dead Alwives found on shore. Photo by: Jeff White
This is the reason that Jeff ties streamers bigger than some of the fish in this river – big browns will POUNCE on a 6″ Alwife! Once the river gets down, the steamer fishing will be outstanding!!
Hatches:
Black Flying Ants #14-#20
Isonychia bicolor – Iso/Slate Drake #12-2XL
Ephemerella dorothea – Sulphur- #16/18/20
Stenonema sp. – Light Cahill #12-#14
Ephemerella deficiens- Blue Wing Olive #14
Hydropsyche sp. – Tan Caddis – #16-#18
Emphemerella invaria – Light Cahill – #12
Brachycentrus sp. (Dark Grannom – Charcoal) #16- #18
Pseudocloeon – Little BWO’s- #22-#26
| FLOWS: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 8,050 cfs @ 66º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy,NY | 10,300 cfs @ 65º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 7,180 cfs @ 64º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 12,000 cfs @ 62º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 25,200 cfs @ 64º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 2,150 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | OVER 100% – 1,500 CFS & Spilling |
