The lower West Branch has dropped down to 898 cfs at Hale Eddy this morning and is definitely clear enough for dry fly action. The flow at Stilesville has level at 609 cfs and is in great shape. Today’s forecast is calling for a few periods of light rain and clouds- perfect weather for the Olives and Isonychias to hatch. We are still seeing summer Sulphurs hatching sporadically throughout the day offering some decent opportunitites for those who are patient and hunt for the risers. The sulphurs on the Upper West Branch are continuing mid day but look out for the masking hatch of the small pseudos. Most of the recent storms have been slightly south of the reservoir. Cannonsville is at 97.1% capacity with an inflow from the WEst Branch at Walton of 269 cfs. The rest of the system is still high but is dropping and slowly clearing. The rainy days and cool nights have helped hole the cooler water temperatures and the West Branch under the hancock Bridge is 59 degrees this morning.
Theo with a mid day brown on a small olive
Hatching:
Sulphurs #16 -20 E. dorothea
Light Cahill #14 – E. Invaria
Pale Evening Dun #14 Epeorus vitreus
Summer Stenos #12-16 various species
Tan Caddis #16 – 18- Hydrosyche sp.
Tiny Blue Wing Olives #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Dark Blue Winged Olive #16 -20 – E. deficiens, lata, etc.
Light Blue Winged Olive #16 -20 – E. conutella, etc
Slate Drakes #12-2xl – Isonychia bicolor
Charcoal Caddis #16-18 – Dk Brachycentrus sp.
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 609 cfs @ 45º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 898 cfs @ 51º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 952 cfs @ 52º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 3,180 cfs @ 60º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 5,250 cfs @ 64º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 1,750 cfs @ N/A |
