Well that was an interesting storm yesterday. Lots of rain, some ice, and then some snow. The wind was a bonus! The West Branch is off color but starting to clear like normal. Today air temps are going to be in the mid 40’s and in the 20’s at night. If you are going to fish today the upper West Branch looks like the clearest and lowest water in the system. Above Oquaga Creek should be fine and the rest of the river will continue to clear throughout the day. Cannonsville is 98.1% and the release is 1502 cfs.
Lets look at the Cannonsville inflow. The West Branch above Walton is 4,220 cfs and Trout Creek is running 198 cfs. Add in all the little feeders to the reservoir and we have a lot of water flowing in right now. Great news for the next few weeks!
The view out front this morning- it will look better by the weekend!
Hatching:
Tiny Black Stoneflies #18 – Capniadae sp.
Early Black and Brown Stoneflies #14 – 16 Taeniopteryx sp.
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 1,610 cfs @ 38º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 3,450 cfs @ 40º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 2,320 cfs @ 40º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 6,990 cfs @52º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 15,700 cfs @ 41º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 3,390 cfs @ N/A |
