It felt like summer on the river yesterday. Sunshine and warm temps were followed by a couple of unexpected brief showers in the evening. The showers did not drop enough rain to bump the river flows and all the rivers are still dropping slowly this morning. There are a lot of bugs out the and fish are rising. Things will definitely improve as the water levels drop. Most people are fishing streamers early and then looking for risers in the long, slow pools in the afternoons. It’s going to be cooler today with some wind. Tomorrow the air temp jumps back up to the high 60’s.
Hatching:
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Dark Hendrickson – #14 – E. subvaria (male)
Light Hendrickson – #12 -14 – E. subvaria (female)
Blue Quills – #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Quill Gordon – #14 – Epeorus pluralis
Tiny Stonefly– #18- Capniidae spp.
Early Brown and Black Stoneflies – #14 -16 – Taeniopteryx spp.
Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Little Black Caddis – #18 – 20 – Chimarra
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 2,670 cfs | 46° |
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 3,310 cfs | 45° |
East Branch at Harvard, NY | 1,990 cfs | 44° |
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 3,840 cfs | 44° |
Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 7,940 cfs | 48° |
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 1,310 cfs | 50° |
Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 1,499 cfs | |
West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 46° |
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 1,480 cfs | |
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 102.5% | |
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 100.9% |