Well, the river certainly jumped right up as the day went along yesterday. What was good for the folks out there ahead of the surge was that the bugs and fish did the same. Isos, sulphurs, March Browns, caddis, you name it, it was there regardless of the rain coming down. As the air cooled in the evening, the action did slow slightly on the West Branch, but remained fairly consistent on the Main. Today, we’re looking at a nice, cool, overcast day with passing showers – which will hopefully give us a repeat performance of yesterday! The West Branch out front is off-color, but has dropped in CFS steadily since cresting late yesterday afternoon. The clarity should improve dramatically as the day goes on and it drops further. The Beaverkill is running INCREDIBLY high, and is likely not to fall as quickly as the West or upper East Branches, so that fork of the river will likely remain higher and cloudier than the rest for some time. It remains to be seen how this will affect the Main Stem, which just peaked this morning. I’ll stop back by here later today to update conditions when I get some live reports from the guides.
Hatches:
Ephemerella subvaria – Hendricksons – #16
Stenonema vicarium – March Browns – #10-2xl (sporadic, just getting started)
Light Brachycentrus Caddis – Apple Green – #16 & #18
Dark Brachycentrus Caddis – Charcoal – #16 & #18
Baetis species – #18 & #20
FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 146 cfs @ 45º |
West Branch at Hale Eddy,NY | 978 cfs @ 52º |
East Branch at Harvard,NY | 638 cfs @ 51º |
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy,NY | 3,690 cfs @ 52º |
Mainstem at Lordville,NY | 7,260 cfs @ 54º |
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls,NY | 2,450 cfs @ N/A |
Cannonsville Reservoir Level &Release | 93.4% – 150 CFS release |