Yesterday was another sunny day and it fished that way. Nymphing or wets early with most of the hatching happening as the sun dropped. Sulphurs, cahills, and small olives were on the water. A few Isonychias were hatching sporadically so keep an eye out for them too. If you don’t feel like nymphing try blind casting Iso patterns in the riffles. Your best shot at daytime dry fly action on sunny days will be the sections with the coldest water. You will find some sulphurs hatching. Not a super strong hatch yet but some. Today will be 83 degrees, partly cloudy (so sunshine), with wind 5 – 10 mph from the North.
The East Branch at Fishs Eddy, The Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, and the Mainstem at Lordville all peaked close to 70 degrees yesterday. Even with the cooler weather it’s time to give these sections a break until we get cooler temps.
What’s Hatching:
Slate Drake – 12-2xl – 12- Isonychia bicolor
Sulphur – #16 – 18 – E. dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – E. vitreus (male), E. invaria, Stenacron spp.
Dark Blue Wing Olive – #18 – 20 – deficiens, lata
Yellow Sally Stonefly – #14 – Isoperla spp.
Tan Spotted Sedge #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.
View the current local weather conditions.
| Click on any gauge for the most recent data: | ||
|---|---|---|
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 496 cfs | 46° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 569 cfs | 47° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 229 cfs | 57° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 547 cfs | 62° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,530 cfs | 64° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 205 cfs | 63° |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | 56° | |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 144 cfs | 65° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 500 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 86.3% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 92.4% |
