Yesterday was another day of strong hendricksons and blue quills followed by a decent caddis hatch in the evening. The sun made some of the fish a little shy but there were enough rising to keep everyone busy out there. Nymphing before the hatch was productive and there were even a few scattered fish eating caddis on the surface mid morning. The hendrickson hatch is still progressing up the system and getting stronger each day. They have been hatching in heavy numbers for a while now and we are getting warmer weather each day. It’s time to stay out there a little later and look for spinner falls. Cannonsville Reservoir capacity is 99% with the West Branch in Walton flowing in at 855 cfs.
Bob Lewis with a nice fish yesterday. Photo by Steve Shen
Hatching:
Hendrickson- #12 – 14 – E. subvaria
Blue Quill #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Little Black Caddis #18 – 20 – Chimarra sp.
Blue Winged Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans (updated name: Baetis tricaudatus)
Quill Gordons #14 – Epeorus pluralis
Tiny Black Stoneflies #18 – Capniidae sp.
Early Black and Brown Stoneflies #14 – 16 – Taenopteryx & Strophopteryx spp.
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 413 cfs |
41° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 670 cfs |
43° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 303 cfs | 44° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,260 cfs | 45° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 2,510 cfs | 48° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 657 cfs | N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 402 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 45° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 855 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 99% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 96.8% |
