While there is still some color in the water the West Branch is clear enough to fish throughout it’s length. We are expecting a couple of light showers today but they shouldn’t be enough to affect the river. We had a light mix of small sulphurs, cahills, and isonychias spread throughout the day yesterday. It looked like a lot of the action was going to happen right at dark due to the sun. We should have more clouds today so hopefully the hatching starts earlier. Some of the sulphurs are #20 now so definitely carry those in your box. The water temps stayed below 70 most of the system yesterday and the temps at the 191 Bridge are starting slightly lower this morning than yesterday. Nymphing in Deposit has been effective and streamers are still bringing some fish to the net on the river.
Doug found one in the dark. Photo by Bruce Miller
Hatching:
Slate Drake #12-2xl – Isonychia bicolor
Sulphur #18-20 – E. dorothea
Light Cahills #14 – various steno species (invaria, etc)
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:
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| Flow | Temp | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 448 cfs | 41° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 1,210 cfs | 59° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 403 cfs | 56° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,200 cfs | 62° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 2,440 cfs | 64° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 551 cfs | N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 400 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | 58° | |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 568 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 94.8% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 96.7% |
