Last night’s cool weather helped dropped the water temps. Most of the rivers are starting off a few degrees colder today than we saw yesterday. The runoff has pushed through and the Beaverkill, East Branch, and Mainstem are back to reasonable levels. Today will feel totally different from the rest of the week with the air temp only reaching the low 60’s. We’ll have sunshine and wind 10 – 15 mph from the North. We’re still seeing a bit of everything on the water but the transition to sulphurs and isonychias is happening. The higher up the system you fish the more likely you are to see the other mayflies. Nymphing may be your best bet during the bright sunshine unless the caddis get active over the riffles.
Paul in yesterday’s sunshine. Steve Shen photo
Hatching:
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Slate Drake – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Light Cahill – #14 – Epeorus vitreus, stenocron sp., invaria
March Brown – 10 2xl – Maccaffertium vicarium (formerly S. vicarium)
Gray Fox – 12-2xl – Maccaffertium vicarium (formerly S. fuscum)
Sulphur – #16 – 18 – E. dorothea
Green Drake – #8-2xl – E. guttalata
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophillia sp.
Tan Caddis – #18 – 20 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Dark Blue Sedge– #16 – Psilotetra sp.
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 574 cfs | 46° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 632 cfs | 48° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 246 cfs | 56° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,030 cfs | 61° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,830 cfs | 63° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 523 cfs | 59° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 500 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 55° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 203 cfs |
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| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 96% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 97.8% |
