Yesterday’s weather was an interesting mix with less wind and more early clouds than forecasted. There were some mid-day olives on some sections. The fish were happiest during cloud cover but there were a few found in shaded areas too. Nymphing during low light periods has been decent. We were hit with a brief unexpected thunderstorm last night but the rain soaked right into the ground and didn’t bump the flows at all. The air temperature dropped into the high 40’s last night which is great for the system. This week looks great with most of the days overcast with a chance of small storms and very cool nights. Daytime temperatures have dropped back around 8 degrees too with today’s high only around 70 degrees. Olives, caddis, cahills, sulphurs, and isonychias are being spotted on the water at various times.
Hatching:
Slate Drake #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Sulphur – #16 – 20 – Ephemerella dorothea
Brown Drakes #10-2xl – Ephemera simulans
Light Cahill – #14 – Ephemerella rotunda
Light Cahill – #14 – Ephemerella invaria
Pale Evening Dun / Pink Lady – #14 – Epeorus vitreus
Little BWO – #22 – 26- Pseudocloeon sp.
Light BWO – #14 – Drunella cornuta (previously Ephemerella cornuta)
Blue Wing Olives – #18 – Baetis sp.
Dark Blue Sedge – #14 – Psilotreta spp.
Little Tan Sedge – #16 – 18 – Glossosoma sp.
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophilia sp.
Tan Caddis #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche spp.
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 390 cfs |
44° |
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 494 cfs |
50° |
East Branch at Harvard, NY | 209 cfs | 58° |
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 737 cfs |
64° |
Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,340 cfs |
66° |
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 300 cfs | 63° |
Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 401 cfs |
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West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 57° |
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 288 cfs |
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Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 99.8% | |
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 99.6% |