We were hit with some heavy rain last night but the West Branch came through in pretty good shape. The flow is 751 cfs at Hale Eddy. There is a lot of water coming in from the feeder streams. Oquaga Creek is only 58 cfs but it is still rising. We have a tint to the water in Homepool but it was definitely clear enough to fish at 6:30 am. If anything changes dramatically we’ll post an update. The flow at Stilesville is still 509 cfs so no change up there. We’re still finding some sulphurs on the upper West mixed with the olives. The lower West should fish well with streamers and nymphs. The cooler weather and cloud cover should help. The rivers should cool down a bit as the runoff subsides.
Today will be 71 degrees with clouds and slight chance of a rain shower. Wind will be light and variable.
The Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, the East Branch at Fishs Eddy, and the Mainstem water temps will climb too high. 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 | 509 cfs | 47° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 715 cfs | 51° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 531 cfs | 60° |
| East Branch at Fishs Eddy, NY | 1,420 cfs | 67° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 2,240 cfs | 68° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 999 cfs | 67° |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | 62° | |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 463 cfs | 68° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 500 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 65.2% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 80.9% |
