Yesterday the West Branch provided us with decent afternoon suphur hatches to land a few decent fish. A few fish were also taken on streamers, but not as many were eager to chase now that the water is dropping. More of the river is becoming more wade accessible for release from Cannonsville has been cut back to 1,000 cfs. The rain from last night has brought Walton, the Cannonsville inflow, up to 800 cfs and it still continues to rise.
The sun is supposed to shine today and the wind will speak subtly with gusts up to 15mph from the NW. Despite the sun, one should expect to see Sulphurs, Isonychia’s, Golden Drakes, and small Olives. Patience is the key as the hatches might not be strong early in the day. Stay vigilant and look for big heads on the banks and in eddies.
A nice fish from yesterday afternoon. Photo by Jared Makowski
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
Little Black Caddis #18 – 20 – Dark Chimarra sp.
Flows and Temps as of 8:00 AM:
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| Flow | Temp | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 1,020 cfs | 40° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 1,350 cfs | 48° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 581 cfs | 49° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,660 cfs | 58° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 2,890 cfs | 57° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 761 cfs | N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 1,000 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 50° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 813 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 99.5% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 99.3% |
