Just received a funny email from a customer, describing the West Branch flow chart from USGS as looking like “a saw blade.” What a perfect analogy! We’re heading up the tooth right now, with an “announced” release of 571 CFS, up from yesterday. This shouldn’t shock the river in a big way, but may shut down the morning fishing just a little bit. Yesterday was definitely tough depending on where you were with the bright sun keeping things down a bit, but the evening saw some fish sporadically rising to Heptagenias. With cloudier weather moving in there should be a little bit more predictable action throughout the day today, and the slightly bigger release should help the Main Stem fish even better.
Tricorythodes species – #22 male and female (waning)
Isonychia bicolor – Isos – #12-2XL and BIGGER!
Heptagenia hebe – Olive Sulphur – #16 & #18
Pseudocloeon– Tiny BWO- #22-26
Epeorus vitreus – Light Cahill – (Male)- #14 (sporadic)
Ephemerella invaria – Large Sulphurs / Light Cahills – #14 (waning)
Ephemerella deficiens– Dark. BWO -#12-20 (when cloudy)
Ephemerella attenuata– Light BWO- #16-20 (when cloudy)
Hydropsyche- Tan Caddis- #18
Ryacophilia- Olive Caddis- #16
Baetis species – #18 & #20 (when cloudy)
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 577 cfs @ 48º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy,NY | 556 cfs @ 50º |
| East Branch at Harvard,NY | 143 cfs @ 55º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy,NY | 267 cfs @ 62º |
| Mainstem at Lordville,NY | 830 cfs @ 62º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls,NY | 105 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 57.9% – 571 CFS release |
