Despite all the rain throughout the day and night yesterday, the West Branch is still flowing nice and clear. We did bump up about 100 cfs, but we are still below the 1,000 cfs mark, which is great news for all those waders out there. The East and Beaverkill are another story, however. It seems the storm hit that basin a bunch harder than it hit here, pushing the Beaverkill up over 2,000 cfs, and it is still rising. That will likely peak today, and drop quickly. As for the fishing, the “middle” West Branch (between Barking dog and Hale Eddy) was the place to be for the majority of the day, with thick sulphur hatching starting at 4 PM (once the water warmed up a bit). The lower experienced another good evening hatch with both sulphurs, Isos, and even a small spinner fall towards dark. As for today, the weather is in a bit of limbo with thunderstorms in the future, along with some mixed clouds and sun throughout the afternoon. Temps will be in the low 70s, and if the cloud cover holds, it could be another great day for the little yellow bugs!
Matt Fedrizzi with his first Delaware Rainbow! Photo: Billy Rivellini
What’s Hatching:
Ephemera guttulata – Green Drakes – #8-2XL
Isonychia bicolor – Iso – Slate Drake – #12-2XL
Stenonema fuscum – Grey Fox – #12-2xl
Hydropysche species – Tan Caddis – #16 & #18
Chimarra species – Charcoal Caddis – #16 & #18
Epeorus vitreus – PED, Pink Lady – #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 | 750 cfs @ 53º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 951 cfs @ 49º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 984 cfs @ 56º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 2,950 cfs @ 58º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 2,920 cfs @ 58º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 2,110 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 101.2% – 600 CFS release |
