Yesterday was a beautiful sunny day. The weather has definitely helped the water temps and some of the rivers are peaking in the high 40’s everyday now. The bug activity has increased. There is a legitimate shot at catching a fish on a dry fly now. Saying that, nymph and streamer fishing will still be way more productive. Any dry fly action would be a gift. If you’re stuck on dries look for the highest water temps in the system, go there, and be patient. We need just a little more sun and warmth to get it going. The rivers are dropping throughout the system. That will help.
Sunny and 61 degrees today. Winds out of the South 5 – 10 mph. Sounds like a good day.
An unidentified angler makes his first catch of the season a paralep. He was a fighter!
Hatching:
Blue Quills #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Quill Gordon #14 0 Epeorus pluralis
Blue Wing Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Little Black Caddis #18 – 20 – Chimarra sp.
Early Black Stoneflies #14 – 16 – Taeniopteryx sp.
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 1,940 cfs | 38° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 2,350 cfs | 39° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 1,020 cfs | 39° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,930 cfs | 42° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 4,920 cfs | 42° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 803 cfs | 42° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 1,499 cfs | Spill = 467 cfs |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 39° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 928 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 102.5% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 100.7% |
