The release from Cannonsville was dropped slightly overnight to 542 cfs. The West Branch is still at decent levels for floating and wading and ha been the best option for fishing. We are still seeing some tricos in the morning. Nymphing has been productive during the day until the hatches start in the afternoon. Look for shaded banks early. The flying ants can come at anytime and the fish generally rise to them regardless of the weather. The hatches have remained the same with olives plus a few sulphurs, isonychias, and cahills. The lower East Branch temperatures peaked over 70 degrees yesterday and the Mainstem at Lordville was right there too so we’re still leaving those rivers alone. We are looking at mid to high 80’s air temperatures today with sunny skies. Winds should be calm.
Steve landing one as the fog rolls in. Photo by Jared Makowski
Hatching:
Slate Drake #12 – Isonychia bicolor
Sulphur #18-20 – E. dorothea
Tricos #22 – 26 – Tricorythodes sp.
Light Cahills #14 – various steno species (invaria, etc)
Tiny Blue Wing Olives #22-26 – Pseudo sp. (now classified as Acentrella sp.)
Charcoal Caddis #14 -16 – dark Brachycentrus sp.
Tan Caddis #16-18 – Hydrosyche sp.
Blue Winged Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis sp.
Flying ants #16-24
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 538 cfs | 46° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 616 cfs |
50° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 156 cfs | 56° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 252 cfs | 67° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,020 cfs |
65° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 102 cfs | N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 542 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 55° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 104 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 67.8% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 84.3% |
