We had some good thunderstorms yesterday but the rivers held together and fished well. There were hendricksons, caddis, and just a few gray fox hatching – plus some spinners. It wasn’t blanket hatching but it was enough to make the fish happy. There was a lull in the afternoon when the bright sun popped out but things picked up again as the sun dropped behind the hills. Today looks good with a cloudy sky and an air temp of 64 degrees. We’ll have winds 10 – 20 mph from the north- that will be the only challenging part. The trees are leafed out so hopefully we’ll find some wind breaks out there. Pepacton has stopped spilling so there there are more areas to wade on the Upper East Branch. The Beaverkill and Willowemoc are still fine. The West Branch is still too high to really move around out there.
Chris had a good day. Steve Shen photo
Patrick in between the rain storms yesterday. Bob Lewis photo
Hatching:
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Dark Hendrickson – #14 – E. subvaria (male)
Light Hendrickson – #12 -14 – E. subvaria (female)
March Brown – #10- 2xl – Maccaffertium vicarium (Stenonema vicarium)
Gray Fox – 12-2xl – Maccaffertium vicarium (Stenonema fuscum)
Apple Caddis – #16 – 18 – Brachycentrus sp.
Dark Grannom – #16 – Dark Brachycentrus sp.
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.
Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Little Black Caddis – #18 – 20 – Chimarra
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 1,870 cfs | 53° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 2,330 cfs | 47° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 702 cfs | 49° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,730 cfs | 55° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 4,380 cfs | 53° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 671 cfs | 55° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 1,499 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 50° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 963 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 101.5% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 99.4% |
