The Cannonsville release was raised to 160 cfs yesterday. The spill is ending so the net gain in flow will not amount to much additional water in the West Branch. Yesterday was a great fishing day with overcast skies and moderate winds. The blue quills, hendricksons, and little black caddis continue to hatch. The amount of mayflies on the water is increasing each day so the dry fly fishing is improving each day. The rivers should warm up more today with a forecast of sun, 70 degree air temps, and maybe a very brief rain shower in the afternoon. The winds should be around 5 mph with gusts peaking around 8 mph. Overall this should turn out to be a great fishing day.
Cannonsville Reservoir is 100.4% capacity with an inflow at Walton of 423 cfs. The West Branch under the 191 Bridge peaked at 55 degees yesterday and is starting off at 49 degrees this morning.
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Steve with a brown on the Mainstem. Photo by Samantha Dennis
Hatching:
Hendrickson – #14 – E. subvaria (male)
Hendrickson – #12 – E. subvaria (female)
Blue Quill – #16 – Paralep. adoptiva
Quill Gordon #14 – Epeorus pluralis
Blue Winged Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Little Black Caddis #18 – 20 – Dark Chimarra sp.
Little Black Stoneflies #14 – 18 – Capnidae sp. and Taeniopteryx sp.
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 213 cfs @ 42º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 341 cfs @ 47º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 130 cfs @ 46º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 832 cfs @ 49º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,510 cfs @ 53º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 441 cfs @ N/A |
