Well, that was an interesting Wednesday. Between the wind being 7 hours late, and the NYC DEP sudddenly shutting the dam off, it was more than a bit stressful. First, the release was dropped to 0 CFS (yes, you read that right) yesterday to allow NYC to make a repair to an outflow pipe. This was done with basically NO notice (shocking, right?), but fortunatley only took a handful of hours to correct, so we are back to a 396 release at this point. We will see how it affects the fish up that direction. Otherwise, it was a pretty decent day of fishing out on the West Branch, with Caddis being the preferred food of the day. Today the winds are “supposed” to lay down, so it should only get better. Let’s just hope the Main and East are being a bit more cooperative today!
Rich Bauer holds a nice fish from his float on Tuesday. Photo: Steve Shen
What’s Hatching:
Ephemerella subvaria – Hendricksons – #12 & #14
Chimarra species – Charcoal Caddis – #16 & #18
Taeniopteryx fasciata – Early Black Stonefly- #18
Baetis species – BWO – #16 & #18 – Very sporadic, getting started
Paraleptophlebia adoptiva – Blue Quill – #16 & #18 – Same as Baetis
Current Flow Conditions:
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 394 cfs @ 40º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 715 cfs @ 49º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 366 cfs @ 46º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,320 cfs @ 49º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 2,380 cfs @ 49º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 814 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 99.5% – 401 CFS release |
