We had another freak rainstorm last night. The West Branch is high and very off color below Oquaga Creek and is not wadeable this morning. The flow at Hale Eddy is over 4,000 cfs. Above Oquaga to the dam should be fine flowing at 515 cfs. The release is 460 cfs so there is some runoff coming in from Cold Spring Creek in Stilesville. The West Branch flow has peaked and should drop quickly throughout the day.
We shouldn’t see any additional rain today. We’ll hit 85 degrees with sun and clouds. The wind will be 5 – 10 mph from the North. Wunderground shows us cooling off over the weekend with no more rain until Sunday.
Above Oquaga stick with small sulphurs and olives. Maybe a few flying ants will show in the afternoon. Below Oquaga it looks like floating throwing streamers is the only option until the flows drop back. That will be better if it clears up a bit by the afternoon.
Dan landed this one yesterday afternoon. Bruce Miller photo
Hatching:
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Slate Drake – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Light Cahill – #14 – Epeorus vitreus, stenocron sp., invaria
Sulphur – #18 – 20 – E. dorothea
Tiny Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophillia sp.
Tan Caddis – #18 – 20 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #18 – 20 – E. deficiens, lata
Light Blue Wing Olive – 16 -20 – E. attenuata, cornutella
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 515 cfs |
48° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 4,150 cfs |
54° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 1,370 cfs | 62° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,860 cfs | 68° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 3,630 cfs | 70° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 846 cfs | 68° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 450 cfs |
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| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 63° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 1,090 cfs |
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| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 76.9% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 86.7% |
