Yesterday was a beautiful day to be on the water. The sunshine made it feel like it was 70 degrees in the afternoon. Just a few olives and isonychias on the water. Most of the caddis seemed to stay in the bushes but there are still a lot of them out there. Today looks more like an olive day with some rain starting around 1 pm. We should see showers most of the afternoon with the heavier rain coming after dark. Total rainfall by tomorrow morning could be close to .75″. The wind may get tough at times today as the front pushes in giving us 10 – 20 mph from the South. If that happens finding a windbreak and nymphing behind an island may be a good bet. The weather settles down tomorrow and we’ll see the sun again.
The border water on the West Branch and Mainstem are open to fishing year round. The Upper West that flows only in NY is closed. That puts it roughly around the Beaver Mountain Log Homes display on Rte 17. The lower EB stays open until November 30th. Check here for exact regulations: http://www.eregulations.com/newyork/fishing/delaware-county/
Hatching:
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Olive Sulphur – Hept. hebe – #18 – 20
Slate Drake – #12 – 14 – Isonychia bicolor
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – E. lata, deficiens
Tiny Blue Winged Olives – #22 – 26- Pseudo sp.
Little Tan Sedge – #16 – 18 – Glossosoma sp.
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 186 cfs | 54° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 352 cfs | 52° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 252 cfs | 49° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,270 cfs | 50° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,530 cfs | 51° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 519 cfs | 50° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 135 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 52° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 662 cfs |
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| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 47.3% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 69.8% |
