Confusion this morning – the release on the WB has been reduced to 1,350 CFS, which does not correlate with the FFMP, and the table they are quoting. We’d love to hear from anyone with a good explanation as to why they are not releasing to the defined levels.
Regardless, this drop won’t affect the fishing too much, as the fish will be able to mostly hold where they have been over the last few days. Last night we had bugs everywhere, and quite a few fish making appearances as well both on the Main and the West Branch. The fog rolled in around 8:00 PM (the air was 90 and the water is 50), which did pretty much kill the rest of the evening. We expect similar circumstances today, and hopefully bugs throughout the day.
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Pretty WB Brown caught before the fog last night. Photo by: Sasha Vaut
Hatches:
Isonychia bicolor – Iso/Slate Drake #12-2XL
Ephemerella dorothea – Sulphur- #16/18/20
Stenonema sp. – Light Cahill #12-#14
Ephemerella deficiens- Blue Wing Olive #14
Hydropsyche sp. – Tan Caddis – #16-#18
Emphemerella invaria – Light Cahill – #12
Brachycentrus sp. (Dark Grannom – Charcoal) #16- #18
Pseudocloeon – Little BWO’s- #22-#26
| FLOWS: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 1,370 cfs @ 43º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy,NY | 1,400 cfs @ 45º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 1,670 cfs @ 55º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 2,760 cfs @ 59º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 4,700 cfs @ 59º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 929 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 97.8% – 1,350 CFS |
