The olives were out again by mid afternoon yesterday. Unfortunately so was the sun and wind. There were some fish eating off the surface early but it was tough to find a steady one that would stay up in the sun. Nymphing and swinging wets was definitely more productive until the sun dropped behind the hills. There are enough isonychias and cahill / stenos around that you can try some larger nymphs along with the small olive nymphs. Mix it up until you find something the fish want. Streamer fishing has been decent in the morning from first light until the fog burns off the water. Today is another sunny day but the winds will be lighter. We are on a warming trend so keep an eye out for flying ants over the next few days.
Hatching:
Slate Drake #12 – 14 – Isonychia bicolor
Light Cahill – #14 – Summer Sulphurs, Stenocron spp.
Little BWO – #22 – 26- Pseudocloeon sp.
Blue Wing Olives – #18 – Baetis sp.
Tricos – #22 – 26 – Tricorythodes
Olive Sulphur – #18 – 20 – Heptagenia hebe
Little Tan Sedge – #16 – 18 – Glossosoma sp.
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophilia sp.
Tan Caddis #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche spp.
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 316 cfs |
48° |
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 404 cfs |
50° |
East Branch at Harvard, NY | 156 cfs | 51° |
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 421 cfs |
56° |
Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 981 cfs |
58° |
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 191 cfs | 55° |
Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 325 cfs |
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West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 54° |
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 147 cfs |
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Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 78.3% | |
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 86.2% |