We had some additional rain overnight but the West Branch is clear enough to fish out front this morning. The flow at Hale Eddy has dropped quite a bit from yesterday and is starting off at 150 cfs this morning. The West Branch above Oquaga Creek should be low and clear at 571 cfs. The upper West will be your best bet for a consistent hatch sulphurs and / or olives. Streamers should work well on the mid to lower WB but I would also carry some dry flies there too. Today will be warmer hitting 82 degrees with 3 – 10 mph from the South. We should keep the cloud cover and have a chance at some afternoon thundershowers. So we’re looking at a warmer version of yesterday.
The flow at Hale Eddy is already dropping this morning.
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 | 571 cfs |
46° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 1,750 cfs |
59° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 1,510 cfs | 57° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 3,540 cfs | 61° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 6,580 cfs | 64° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 1,830 cfs | 62° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 500 cfs |
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| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 62° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 2,230 cfs |
65° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 94.5% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 98.1% |
