The West Branch release was raised again yesterday afternoon and is now 699 cfs. Still a decent level for wading and floating. We had a few passing showers but the most of the precipitation has soaked into the ground and the East Branch and Beaverkill dropped slightly overnight. We may see some storms this afternoon but we’re taking a wait and see attitude on the forecasts this season. The cloud cover looks great this morning and there were some fish landed already. If you don’t find fish rising either nymph the drop offs or blind cast an isonychia or cahill in the riffles. It looks like we could see decent olives today so definitely pack those in #18 – 26. Caddis and spinners should round out the patterns for the weekend. We’ve seen some small olive spinners on the water mid day so look closely if you see fish rising but no bugs.
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 | 704 cfs |
45° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 732 cfs |
47° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 176 cfs | 57° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 594 cfs |
65° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,390 cfs |
64° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 232 cfs | 63° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 600 cfs |
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| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 53° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 218 cfs |
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| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 98.4% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 98.4% |
