The rivers are still dropping but the West Branch remains in good shape for wading and floating. Nymphing has been the best bet early but people have seen some fish eating junk / leftover spinners in the big, slow pools before the sun hits the water. Isonychias are still putting some fish in the net. Olives and flying ants are definitely on the menu now too.
The Main Stem, Beaverkill and lower East Branch are starting to warm up again now that the levels have dropped. Bring your thermometer if you’re fishing those areas.
Today will be 85 degrees sunny to partly cloudy. Wind will be light and variable.
Get Trashed
Our annual Get Trashed river cleanup is this Saturday, August 17. Meet at the shop at 10am.
What’s Hatching:
Dark Blue Wing Olive – #16 – 18 – Baetis spp.
Sulphur – #16 – 20 – Ephemerella dorothea
Slate Drake – 12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Light Cahill – #14 – Stenonema ithaca & canadense
Light Blue Wing Olive – #18 – 20 – Ephemerella attenuata, cornutella
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon 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 | 502 cfs | 47° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 698 cfs | 51° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 337 cfs | 58° |
| East Branch at Fishs Eddy, NY | 1,070 cfs | 63° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 2,110 cfs | 65° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 459 cfs | 69° |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | 59° | |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 603 cfs | 64° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 500 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 79.9% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 91.5% |
