We had some additional thunderstorms and rain hit over night but the West Branch looks fine this morning. There is slight tint in the water but it is definitely fishable. The color in the water will probably help the fishing on the lower West today. The West Branch at Hale Eddy peaked at 900 cfs again but is already dropping. Oquaga Creek peaked at just under 100 cfs so most of the runoff is coming from other creeks. That should mean a sharper drop at Hale Eddy and less color in the water. These were very spotty and isolated storms. The East Branch and the Beaverkill flows are up this morning and probably adding a lot of color to the Main. Today we’ll see more sun and a high of 76 degrees. wind will be 5 -10 from the North. Olives, sulphurs, Isonychias, cahill, and tan caddis should cover most of your needs.
What’s Hatching:
Sulphur – #16 – 20 – E. dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – E. invaria
Slate Drake – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #20 – 24 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – D. deficiens, lata
Light Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – E. cornutella, attenuata
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 521 cfs |
45° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 779 cfs |
53° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 597 cfs | 57° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 3,100 cfs | 60° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 4,790 cfs | 64° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 1,710 cfs | 60° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 530 cfs |
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| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 56° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 476 cfs |
64° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 90.8% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 95.7% |
