Dry fly time is here! Yesterday was the day we were waiting for. Hendricksons on the water and fish eating on top. It seems everyone we talked to found and landed fish on dry flies. Besides the hendricksons some sections of river saw decent blue quill hatches. Definitely carry your small black caddis patterns too. The best part is that yesterday was only the beginning. The forecast looks great for the rest of the week with only slight chances of showers, come cloud cover, and manageable winds. the water levels are dropping and looking better each day. The reservoir spills are subsiding so we may get some decent wading levels in the next few days.
John with beautiful dry fly brown. Photo by Jared Makowski
Hatching:
Hendrickson – #12 – 14 – Ephemerella subvaria
Blue Quill – #16 – Paraleptophlebia. adaptiva
Quill Gordon – #14 – Epeorus pluralis
Blue Wing Olives – #18 – Baetis sp.
Little Black Caddis – #18-20 – Chimarra sp.
Tiny Black Stonefly – #18 – Capniidae sp.
Early Brown and Black Stoneflies – #14 – 16 – Taeniopteryx spp.
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 1,240 cfs |
47° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 1,960 cfs |
45° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 901 cfs | 46° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,560 cfs |
51° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 4,680 cfs |
51° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 643 cfs | 53° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 1,499 cfs |
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| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 46° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 911 cfs |
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| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 101% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 100% |
