The river flows have dropped but remain high with spill and runoff. We are floating the rivers again. Wading is not an option on the main rivers but it possible in the feeder and headwater streams. There are a lot of alewives in the West Branch along with some blue wing olives. It;s tough to find spots slow enough for the fish to eat the olives but that will improve as the flows continue to drop. That may take a few more days so it’s still mainly a streamer game. The Beaverkill is still too high to wade but is dropping too. The water temps are mostly hovering around 39 degrees. Hopefully they come up a bit with today’s sunshine and 60 degree weather. Wind will be 5 – 10 mph from the South. The overnight low will only drop to 47 degrees so that will be a welcome change.
What’s Hatching:
Little Black Stonefly – #18 – Capniidae sp.
Little Black and Brown Stonefly – #14 – 16 – Taeniopteryx fasciata & Brachytera sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olive– #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Little Black Caddis – #18 – 20 – Chimarra sp.
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 5,140 cfs | 39° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 5,550 cfs | 39° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 4,060 cfs | 39° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 6,550 cfs | 39° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 12,200 cfs | 39° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 1,610 cfs | 39° |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | 38° | |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 2,450 cfs | 40° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 1,499 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 105.4% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 103.2% |
