The rivers have dropped back as runoff subsides and we are in great shape on the West Branch for wading and floating. The West Branch has cleared overnight and is in great shape this morning. The Mainstem still has color so keep that in mind if you are going smallmouth fishing today. That should clear overnight since the feeder streams are running clear. The upper West Branch cleared enough to offer some dryfly fishing yesterday after. It does seem that the flush of high water helped push a lot of the algae out and reports are that the upper West had much less slime floating down last night. Sulphurs, cahills, and isonychias are still the flies of choice.
Dan with a nice fish yesterday. Photo by Michael Brewer
Hatching:
Slate Drake – 12-2xl- Isonychia bicolor
Sulphur – #16-18 – E dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – 16 – S. ithaca & canadense
Tiny Blue Winged Olive – #22 – 26 – Psuedocloeon spp.
Blue Winged Olive – #18 – 20 – E. lata
Light Blue Winged Olive – #16 – 20 E. attenuatta
Tan Caddis – #16 – 20 – Hydropsyche spp.
Dark Brachycentrus sp. – #14 – 18 – Dark Grannom
Little Black Caddis #18 – 20 – Chimarra sp.
Blue Winged Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans (updated name: Baetis tricaudatus)
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 510 cfs |
44° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 627 cfs |
49° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 167 cfs | 58° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 387 cfs | 64° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,260 cfs | 64° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 166 cfs | N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 500 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 56° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 144 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 88% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 93.3% |
