It looks like the spill from the reservoir has stopped, which meas that all that water coming down from Stilesville is release water, and COLD water at that! It is always nice to see the temp at Hale Eddy start under 50 degrees in the morning! That has caused a pretty substantial fog bank up and down the river this morning as well, but with the hot temps predicted today, along with “partly sunny” weather, it should burn off by mid day. Yesterday there was definite dry fly action in the afternoon / evening on the lower West Branch, but the streamer bite was off a little bit, likely due to the patchy sun sneaking out from the clouds with a bit more frequency than we like to see. Today looks to be more of the same, but with the colder temps, we could see the shift to more “normal” summer sulphur conditions way up river in Deposit.
Spotify? I’ve got your Spot-i-fy right here! Photo: Bob Lewis
What’s Hatching:
Isonychia bicolor – Iso – Slate Drake – #12-2XL
Hydropysche species – Tan Caddis – #16 & #18
Chimarra species – Charcoal Caddis – #16 & #18
Stenonema species – Various Light Cahills – #14
Pseudocloeon species – BWO – #22 – sporadic
Ephemerella invaria– Sulphurs – #14
Ephemerella dorthea – Sulphurs – #16
Current Flow Conditions:
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 897 cfs @ 45º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 1,220 cfs @ 49º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 670 cfs @ 53º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 998 cfs @ 62º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 2,910 cfs @ 63º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 324 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 99.9% – 903 CFS release |
