The West Branch flows dropped back slightly overnight to normal levels for the current release. It’s in great shape this morning with good temperatures and clarity throughout it’s length. The lower East Branch and Upper Mainstem are still warm and off color this morning. Both of those rivers are starting off in the high 60’s this morning despite the cold night so the best fishing will be above Harvard on the East Branch and the entire West Branch. Air temperatures should only reach the high 70’s today with mostly sun. Winds should not be a factor with gusts staying below 8 mph. Along with the sulphurs and small olives definitely carry your flying ants in #18 – 22.
West Branch Prime Time
Note: There are a lot of green weeds floating on the upper West Branch so check your fly often
Hatching:
Slate Drake #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
Flying ants #16-24
Flows and Temps as of 8:00 AM:
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| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 494 cfs | 45° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 570 cfs |
48° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 209 cfs | 59° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 795 cfs | 65° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,800 cfs |
66° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 372 cfs | N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 500 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 55° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 310 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir CapacityDes | 69.6% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 88.1% |
