We had a few morning rain showers yesterday but the West Branch flows didn’t bump at all. Today looks mostly sunny so the best shot at dry fly fishing should be the midday sulphurs and olives on the upper river sections. If we do get hit by a stray shower or afternoon storm there is a chance of some olives and a few Isonychias on the mid to lower West Branch. It’s been spotty but there have been some fish eating left over spinners and olives in the bigger pools before the sun hits the water.
Today will be 86 degrees with a mix of clouds and sun. There is a chance of a stray shower or thunderstorm. Wind will be 10 – 15 mph from the South.
The Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, the East Branch at Fishs Eddy, and the Mainstem water temps will climb too high in today’s sunshine. It’s time to give these rivers a break.
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 | 46° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 590 cfs | 50° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 266 cfs | 59° |
| East Branch at Fishs Eddy, NY | 553 cfs | 66° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,370 cfs | 68° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 162 cfs | 70° |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | 59° | |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 293 cfs | 70° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 500 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 67% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 81.6% |
