Yesterday was a mix of haze and clouds so the water temps climbed but not as high as we thought they would. The lack of direct sun definitely helped. The upper river sections are still fishing with mid afternoon sulphurs plus a few olives and cahills. In the evening the lower West had some small olives hatching. A lot of fish are eating just under the surface thoughout the river so it’s a good tim eto play with wet flies or cut back your dries to make them sink in the film. Blind casting Isonychias in the riffles lets you fish big bugs with some success. We’ll have more sunshine today with a few clouds so watch those water temps on the East, Main, and Beaverkill. 84 degrees with light and variable wind.
What’s Hatching:
Sulphur – #18 – 20 – E. dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – E. invaria
Slate Drake – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #20 – 24 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – D. deficiens, lata
Light Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – E. cornutella, attenuata
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 594 cfs |
49° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 658 cfs |
51° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 355 cfs | 53° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 547 cfs | 62° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,470 cfs | 65° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 184 cfs | 66° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 650 cfs |
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| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 57° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 214 cfs |
67° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 96.6% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 98% |
