The 1500 cfs release from Cannonsville and cool nights continue to do wonders for the West Branch and the Upper Mainstem. The water temperature at Lordville peaked at 60 degrees yesterday. It would be nice to see DEP give a little more water to the East Branch under the circumstances. The bright sun made the fish a little shy early on and unfortunately the clouds moved in a little later than we wanted but there were bugs hatching and fishing rising anyway. Sulphurs, isonychias, olives, and cahills. The olives have ranged from #14 cornutas down to #26 pseudos so carry a decent range of sizes. The golden drakes seem to be coming to an end but you may still see a few on the water in the late afternoon.
Denis with a nice fish at dark. Photo by Samantha Dennis
Hatching:
Slate Drake #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Sulphur #18-20 – E. dorothea
Light Cahills #14 – various steno species (invaria, etc)
Golden Drake #12-2xl – Potomanthus distinctus
PED / Pink Lady #14 – E. vitreus
Large Blue Winged Olive #14 – D. cornuta
Tiny Blue Wing Olives #22-26 – Pseudo sp. (now classified as Acentrella sp.)
Charcoal Caddis #14 -16 – dark Brachycentrus sp.
Tan Caddis #16-18 – Hydrosyche sp.
Blue Winged Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Flows and Temps as of 8:00 AM:
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| Flow | Temp | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 1,520 cfs | 42° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 1,580 cfs |
45° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 176 cfs | 57° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 486 cfs | 68° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 2,040 cfs |
58° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 159 cfs | N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 1,499 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 46° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 211 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 77.1% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 94.8% |
