The West Branch is still low this morning with a release from Cannonsville right around 200 cfs. Hopefully we see some additional water released as the runoff works it’s way past the downstream flow targets. It’s not ideal fro a number of reasons but there’s no point going off on a rant here. At least it’s cold out. We’re coming off a cool night so temperatures look good throughout the system. 58 degrees today with a mix of clouds and sun. Wind will be 6 mph from the North. Tiny olives, caddis, and isonychias are making up the bulk of the bugs we’re seeing. Out of the three tiny olive patterns have been our best producers.
There is some color in the West Branch from the release. The cloudiness will increase if they raise the release. It happens every Fall when the reservoir begins to turn over.
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Slate Drake – #12 – 14 – Isonychia bicolor
Olive Sulphur – #18 -20 – Heptagenia hebe
Tiny Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Tan Caddis – #18 – 20 – Hydropsyche sp.
Ginger Caddis – #14 – 16 Limnephilis sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #18 – 20 – E. deficiens, lata
Flying Ants # 16 – 20
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 183 cfs |
49° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 212 cfs |
51° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 137 cfs | 52° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 511 cfs | 54° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 898 cfs | 56° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 333 cfs | 52° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 300 cfs |
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| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 53° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 246 cfs |
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| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 56.1% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 76.6% |
