Yesterday almost felt like summer with sunshine and the air temp hitting the high 70’s. It was a beautiful day to be on the water and the fish cooperated. It’s still mostly a streamer game but we’re seeing enough bugs that the dry fly fishing will b here soon. We just need the water to drop a bit more. Stoneflies and little black caddis are making up the bulk of the bugs. There are some olives mixed in too.
The river flows are still dropping but still too high to wade. Both reservoirs are still spilling so the tailwaters will take a while to drop to comfortable levels. The Willowemoc is your best bet for wading. The Beaverkill just dropped below 1,000 cfs so it’s getting close to a decent level. Today will hit 70 degrees again with sun early. We may see some clouds and 1/4″ of rain in the afternoon. Wind will be 10 – 15 mph from the South. it looks like another good day to be floating the river.
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 | 2,940 cfs | 40° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 3,290 cfs | 40° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 1,980 cfs | 42° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 3,700 cfs | 45° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 6,340 cfs | 45° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 939 cfs | 50° |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | 42° | |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 1,390 cfs | 51° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 1,499 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 104.7% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 101.6% |
