The wind made dry fly fishing tough yesterday but people did find some fish willing to eat on top. Today looks better with wind 5 – 10 mph from the North. We’ll have sunshine and 75 degrees by mid afternoon. Last night was chilly so the water temps dropped a bit throughout the system. Definitely a bonus for the Beaverkill, lower East Branch, and Mainstem. The cool down is much needed until we see a bump in the cold water releases. The green drakes are working their way up the system but caddis patterns are still catching a lot of fish. A few march brown and gray fox spinners are out at night mixing with some coffin flies.
Theo sent us this one from the weekend
Hatching:
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March Brown – 10 2xl – Maccaffertium vicarium (formerly S. vicarium)
Gray Fox – 12-2xl – Maccaffertium vicarium (formerly S. fuscum)
Sulphur – #16 – E. dorothea
Green Drake – #8-2xl – E. guttalata
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophillia sp.
Tan Caddis – #18 – 20 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Dark Blue Sedge– #16 – Psilotetra sp.
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 574 cfs | 46° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 616 cfs | 48° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 194 cfs | 54° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 500 cfs | 60° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,270 cfs | 61° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 198 cfs | 59° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 500 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 54° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 196 cfs |
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| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 97.5% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 98.6% |
