Oquaga Creek was pushing a lot of water into the West Branch yesterday. The river was a chalky color rather than brown making it decent for throwing streamers. We found mixing up the streamer selection made the difference and finally settled on small, dark patterns. The water was clear enough for fish to rise and there were some eating in the evening when the olives hatched. The Upper West Branch above Oquaga was in fine shape and had the normal hatches of sulphurs and olives. We are coming off a cool night so the water temperatures are starting off a couple of degrees cooler this morning. Today looks good with partly cloudy skies and air temperatures in the low 70’s. Winds should stay in the single digits.
Tim with a nice one yesterday. Photo by Bruce MIller
Hatching:
Slate Drake #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Sulphur – #16 – 20 – Ephemerella dorothea
Golden Drake – 12-2xl – Potomanthus distinctus
Light Cahill – #14 – Ephemerella rotunda
Light Cahill – #14 – Ephemerella invaria
Little BWO – #22 – 26- Pseudocloeon sp.
Blue Wing Olives – #18 – Baetis sp.
Little Tan Sedge – #16 – 18 – Glossosoma sp.
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophilia sp.
Tan Caddis #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche spp.
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 526 cfs |
46° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 654 cfs |
49° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 237 cfs | 56° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 539 cfs |
62° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,590 cfs |
64° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 216 cfs | 63° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 500 cfs |
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| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 56° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 231 cfs |
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| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 89.6% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 93.8% |
