Today’s weather appears to be more than ideal; clouds, a little rain in the forecast, high of 66, and no wind! The Main yesterday yielded less bugs than the previous days, but fish in the quick water were eager to react to an Iso being blind cast. There were also a lot of #20-24 olives and a ton of #16 caddis by the evening. Dry fly fishing on the West Branch continues to be spotty but nymphing and streamer fishing the AM remains to be productive. The graph at Stilesville says 885 cfs so the West should become more wader friendly by this afternoon.
A nice brown from the upper main.
Hatching:
Olive/Sulphurs #18 -20 H. hebe
Summer Stenos #12-16 various species
Tan Caddis #16 – 18- Hydrosyche sp.
Tiny Blue Wing Olives #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Dark Blue Winged Olive #16 -20 – E. deficiens, lata, etc.
Slate Drakes #12 – 14 -Isonychia bicolor
Charcoal Caddis #16-18 – Dk Brachycentrus sp.
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 885 cfs @ 51º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 992 cfs @ 51º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 101 cfs @ 53º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 186 cfs @ 57º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,490 cfs @ 55º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 62 cfs @ N/A |
