Well the weather report said there was a chance of a thunderstorm yesterday. We definitely got one. We had a good rain, wind, and a little hail. We lost power for a few hours in the afternoon but everything returned to normal by the evening. Balls Creek seemed to be the only one spewing color in the afternoon. That’s due to some construction farther upstream. That cleared by dark and all of the rivers look good this morning. The flows bumped slightly on the eastern drainage and all of the river temps are starting off a few degrees colder than yesterday. The upper West Branch had the usual small olives and sulphurs. The lower West definitely fished better with nymphs. Today looks decent with cloud cover and air temperatures in the high 70’s. Winds should stay under 5 mph. There is another chance of a late afternoon thunderstorm but we’ll have to watch the radar to see how it tracks.
Hatching:
Slate Drake #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Sulphur – #16 – 20 – Ephemerella dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – Ephemerella rotunda
Light Cahill – #14 – Ephemerella invaria
Little BWO – #22 – 26- Pseudocloeon sp.
Blue Wing Olives – #18 – Baetis sp.
Little Tan Sedge – #16 – 18 – Glossosoma sp.
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophilia sp.
Tan Caddis #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche spp.
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 526 cfs |
46° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 590 cfs |
49° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 284 cfs | 56° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 855 cfs |
63° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,600 cfs |
64° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 462 cfs | 64° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 500 cfs |
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| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 57° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 423 cfs |
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| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 90.2% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 93.9% |
