The bugs were back yesterday with people finding good numbers of hendricksons, blue quills, olives, and caddis. The sun was out and it was actually hot out there for a while. The sunshine did push the water temperatures up and they are starting off a little higher this morning. The flows are dropping throughout the system. The East Branch, Beaverkill, and parts of the Mainstem are the easiest to wade but people are finding their way out on the West Branch. The air temp will be in the high 70’s today with some afternoon thunderstorms. It’s always tough to tell if the thunderstorms will hit us or slide a bit north. We’ll do an afternoon update if conditions change.
Larry fighting a fish yesterday. Photo by Art Bartholomew
Hatching:
Hendrickson #12 – 14 – E. subvaria
Blue Quills #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Blue Wing Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Tiny Blue Wing Olives #20 – 26 – Psuedo sp. (
Little Black Caddis #18 – 20 – Chimarra sp.
Dark Grannom – #14 – 18 – Dark Brachycentrus sp.
Apple Caddis – #16 – 18 – Light Brachycentrus sp.
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 1,050 cfs | 44° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 1,320 cfs | 45° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 456 cfs | 53° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,250 cfs | 55° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 3,040 cfs | 54° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 551 cfs | 56° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 1,035 cfs | Spill = 20 cfs |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 49° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 590 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 100.3% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 100.1% |
