We did get hit with some afternoon storms yesterday. The were brief and did not affect the river flows too much besides adding some fog. We have a better percentage chance of storms today but so far the forecast is only predicting 1/4″. The best dry fly fishing on the West Branch seems to be from the dam down to Hale Eddy. We are mostly fishing sulphurs in #18 – 20 with the occassional isonychia and cahill. The lower West Branch is in decent shape for nymphing and we are finding a few fish willing to eat isonychias blind casted in the riffles. The upper East Branch should fish the same as the upper West Branch right now.
Mike Brewer photo
Hatching:
Slate Drake – 12-2xl- Isonychia bicolor
Sulphur – #16-20 – E dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – 16 – S. ithaca & canadense
Tiny Blue Winged Olive – #22 – 26 – Psuedocloeon spp.
Blue Winged Olive – #18 – 20 – E. lata
Light Blue Winged Olive – #16 – 20 E. attenuatta
Tan Caddis – #16 – 20 – Hydropsyche spp.
Dark Brachycentrus sp. – #14 – 18 – Dark Grannom
Little Black Caddis #18 – 20 – Chimarra sp.
Blue Winged Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans (updated name: Baetis tricaudatus)
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 502 cfs |
45° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 575 cfs |
51° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 165 cfs | 62° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 375 cfs | 70° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,120 cfs | 70° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 178 cfs | N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 500 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 61° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 85 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 84.9% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 90% |
