We had a few sprinkles yesterday afternoon and a shower overnight but it wasn’t enough to bump the river flows. Today looks like another good day to be on the river with clouds all day. There is a chance of thunderstorms but Wunderground is calling for only .08″ of rain and hopefully they’ll just slide around us. It should fish similarly to yesterday with a mix of Hendricksons, blue quills, olives, tan caddis, and apple caddis. Different river sections have different concentrations of bugs so have a little of everything ready. Nymphing is working early with the hatches coming in the afternoon. The exact timing and concentration of the hatches has been shifting a little with the weather so patience can pay off. If you’re fishing the lower East or lower Main it wouldn’t hurt to have a few march browns, gray fox, and cahills in your box. Everything is a little early already and the warmer temps may push some hatches this week.
Today will be 74 degrees with cloudy skies in the morning and maybe a few afternoon thunderstorms. Total rainfall will be .08″. Wind will be 5 – 10 mph from the WSW.
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What’s Hatching:
Little Black Caddis – #16 – 18 – Chimarra sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olive – #16 – 18 – Baetis spp.
Quill Gordon – #14 – Epeorus pluralis
Blue Quill – #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Dark Hendrickson – #14 – Ephemerella subvaria (male)
Light Hendrickson – #12 – 14 – Ephemerella subvaria (female)
Apple Caddis – #16 – 18 – Brachycentrus sp.
Tan Caddis -#16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.
View the current local weather conditions.
| Click on any gauge for the most recent data: | ||
|---|---|---|
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 942 cfs | 42° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 992 cfs | 43° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 370 cfs | 46° |
| East Branch at Fishs Eddy, NY | 1,060 cfs | 48° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 2,410 cfs | 49° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 473 cfs | 48° |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | 45° | |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 502 cfs | 49° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 896 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 99.9% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 99.3% |
