Today is going to be a lot like yesterday except a couple of degrees warmer. There was a pretty heavy fog on the river this morning but it is already beginning to lift at 7 am. Wunderground is giving us a 20% chance of thunderstorms so we’ll be dealing with sunshine most of the day. There are still some tricos out there in the morning. Nymphing or swinging wets will be your best bet during the day. In the evening we’ve been seeing some olives and caddis. A few isonychias and cahills / stenos are around too. If you’re looking for dry fly activity check the water temps and concentrate on areas that peak around 61 degrees or less. Areas that peak in the mid 60’s are getting a lot of bugs after dark.
The lower Beaverkill, lower East Branch, and Mainstem temperatures are all peaking over 70 degrees. Give those rivers a break until they cool down.
Hatching:
Click on the fly to see the patterns in our online store
Slate Drake – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Light Cahill – #14 – Epeorus vitreus, stenocron sp., invaria
Sulphur – #18 – 20 – E. dorothea
Tiny Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Tan Caddis – #18 – 20 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #18 – 20 – E. deficiens, lata
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 408 cfs |
48° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 570 cfs |
50° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 194 cfs | 60° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 397 cfs | 68° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,080 cfs | 67° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 169 cfs | 67° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 500 cfs |
|
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 60° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 119 cfs |
|
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 75.6% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 84.8% |
