Yesterday started off warm but cooled down a bit as the front pushed through in the afternoon. Most of the rain slid North of us. The rivers fished well with streamers and you can tell we are just on the edge of the dry fly fishing. Alewife patterns are still the most productive fly. Stoneflies and little black caddis are making up the bulk of the bugs. There are some olives mixed in too.
The Beaverkill dropped below 900 cfs and there are definitely wade opportunities there and on the Willowemoc. The tailwaters and Mainstem are still to high to wade but are in really good shape for floating. Today will be a little cooler at 63 degrees. We’ see sunshine and wind 10 – 20 mph from the South.
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 | 2,530 cfs | 41° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 2,930 cfs | 40° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 1,740 cfs | 40° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 3,210 cfs | 43° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 6,790 cfs | 45° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 831 cfs | 46° |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | 40° | |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 1,310 cfs | 50° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 1,499 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 103.3% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 100.9% |
