Cannonsville, Pepacton, and the Neversink Reservoirs are now all spilling. Good thing they starved the rivers in May and saved all that water for the drougt.
The rivers are off color this morning but the West Branch has cleared enough to fish. It looks like a streamer day but there is always a shot of finding risers in the eddies and tailouts of longer pools. The flows are up so wading is not a great option but fishing from a boat is safe at this level. You’ll notice the water temperature is higher at Stilesville this morning due to the warmer water spilling over the top of the dam. The gauge at Stilesville 5:45 am update still shows the upper West Branch on the rise so keep an eye on that throughout the day. There is no additional rain in the forecast for the next few days. The release from Cannonsville Reservoir is 701 cfs and the current spill is 925 cfs.
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:
Click on the gauge below to view the latest update
| Flow | Temp | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 1,760 cfs | 60° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 2,990 cfs | 56° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 1,590 cfs | 52° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 2,950 cfs | 56° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 8,410 cfs | 58° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 947 cfs | N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 701 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 57° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 2,330 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 100% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 100% |
