The West Branch came through yesterday’s storms in decent shape and is fishable this morning. It’s off-color but may be clearer the farther upstream you go. It’s at wadeable levels this morning so all is good there. We should see our normal caddis, cahills, sulphurs, and isonychias. Streamers may be a better option than nymphs right out of the gate but there will be spots to nymph before the hatches start. The East Branch in Hancock is running dirty this morning but should start to clear as the Beaverkill drops quickly and that water flows through. We shouldn’t see any storms today, just sunshine and air temperatures close to 80. The release from Cannonsville is 401 cfs this morning. We may spill later as the runoff comes across the reservoir but it will happen gradually.
Theo with a nice fish yesterday. Photo by Thorn May
Hatching:
Slate Drake #12-2xl – Isonychia bicolor
Sulphur – #16 – 20 – Ephemerella dorothea
Brown Drakes #10-2xl – Ephemera simulans
Light Cahill – #14 – Ephemerella rotunda
Light Cahill – #14 – Ephemerella invaria
Pale Evening Dun / Pink Lady – #14 – Epeorus vitreus
Little BWO – #22 – 26- Pseudocloeon sp.
Light BWO – #14 – Drunella cornuta (previously Ephemerella cornuta)
Blue Wing Olives – #18 – Baetis sp.
Dark Blue Sedge – #14 – Psilotreta spp.
Little Tan Sedge – #16 – 18 – Glossosoma sp.
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophilia sp.
Tan Caddis #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche spp.
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 365 cfs |
45° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 841 cfs |
55° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 392 cfs | 58° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 2,030 cfs |
62° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 4,530 cfs |
64° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 1,290 cfs | 62° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 401 cfs |
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| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 60° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 1,120 cfs |
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| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 99.1% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 99.8% |
