There were the normal sulphur and olive hatches on the upper river yesterday but the wind wasn’t helpful. The lower West had some evening activity with sulphurs and olives too. Nymphing or swinging wets was the the way to go early. Isonychias are always a good bet this time of year. The water levels are about the same as yesterday morning and the water temps have dropped back a couple of degrees due to yesterday’s cloud cover and the cool night time air temps. The air temp will hit the high 70’s today and we will have mostly sunshine. Wind 5 – 10 mph from the North.
Water temps are hot on the Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, the East Branch at Fishs Eddy, and the Mainstem at Lordville. Give the fish a break in those areas and fish colder water.
Hatching:
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Sulphur – #16 – 20 – E. dorothea
Slate Drake – #12 – 14 – Isonychia bicolor
Light Cahill – #14 – Stenocron spp.
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – E. lata, deficiens
Light Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – E. attenuata
Tiny Blue Winged Olives – #22 – 26- Pseudo sp.
Trico – #22 – 26 – Tricorythodes sp.
Golden Drake – #10-2xl – Potamanthus sp.
Great Brown Stonefly – #6-2xl – 10-2xl – Pene capita
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophilia sp.
Little Tan Sedge – #16 – 18 – Glossosoma sp.
Yellow Sally – #14 – Isoperla sp.
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 461 cfs | 49° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 627 cfs | 51° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 203 cfs | 56° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 421 cfs | 64° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,170 cfs | 65° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 201 cfs | 62° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 500 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 58° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 120 cfs |
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| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 79.7% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 88.1% |
