Yesterday was a good mix of clouds and sunshine. We did have some afternoon wind that made nymphing and streamers the best bet but it did die down in the evening. We’re mostly seeing olives with some heptagenias on the West Branch. The other rivers are a mix of olives, heptagenias, some isonychias, some cahills, and even a few white flies. The wind has made dry fly fishing tough over the last few days. The West Branch is high and we have that Fall tint in the river. It’s definitely clear enough for fish to rise. The East Branch is also high but dropping slowly. Wading is tough on both of those rivers. The Beaverkill and Willowemoc are still your best bets for decent wade conditions. Today will be a mix of sun and clouds with wind 10 – 15 mph from the North.
What’s Hatching:
Olive Sulphur – #18 – 20 – Heptagenia hebe
Light Cahill – #14 – Stenocron spp. , E. invaria
Slate Drake – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #20 – 24 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – D. deficiens, lata
Light Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – E. cornutella, attenuata
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 1,410 cfs |
56° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 1,730 cfs |
55° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 877 cfs | 47° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,690 cfs | 52° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 3,730 cfs | 56° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 690 cfs | 54° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 1,400 cfs |
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| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 57° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 708 cfs |
55° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 91% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 94.4% |
