It’s been raining since yesterday morning so the river flows are up this morning. This morning we will change to rain mixed with snow for a bit and then hit 40 degrees in the afternoon. It’s going to be a cold weekend and then warm back up next week. The flow at Hale Eddy is already dropping but keep an eye on the gauge for the latest flows since it is still raining. Streamers and nymphs will be your best bets this weekend but you may get a shot at little olives in the slow pools and tailouts.
There is some color in the West Branch from the release. The higher the release the more color will be in the river. It happens every Fall when the reservoir begins to turn over.
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Slate Drake – #14 – Isonychia bicolor
Tiny Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Tan Caddis – #18 – 20 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #18 – 20 – E. deficiens, lata
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 288 cfs |
55° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 1,090 cfs |
50° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 419 cfs | 46° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,700 cfs | 48° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 2,820 cfs | 49° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 1,050 cfs | 46° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 325 cfs |
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| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 49° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 1,200 cfs |
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| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 43.8% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 72% |
