We have good cloud cover this morning with a slight chance of a stray shower. We shouldn’t see any real precipitation. The air temp will hit 77 degrees with wind 10 – 15 mph from the South. Sounds like a pleasant day to be on the water compared to the sunny hot days we;ve been dealing with lately. There are some Tricos out in the morning. If you don’t see fish eating them by 10 am switch spots. The cloud cover may help the lower WB daytime fishing but the best bet for dry fly action mid day is still going to be closer to the dam. There are mid day sulphurs and olives up there along with the occasional cahill and isonychia. Lower down it’s still a lot of nymphing and wet flies until the sun drops. There was no pulse release last night since today will be cooler with cloud cover.
The lower Beaverkill, lower East Branch, and Mainstem temperatures all peaked over 70 degrees yesterday. Even the East Branch at Harvard peaked over 70 degrees.
Give those rivers a break until they cool down.
Hatching:
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Slate Drake – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Light Cahill – #14 – Epeorus vitreus, stenocron sp., invaria
Sulphur – #16 – 18 – E. dorothea
Tiny Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophillia sp.
Tan Caddis – #18 – 20 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #18 – 20 – E. deficiens, lata
Light Blue Wing Olive – 16 -20 – E. attenuata, cornutella
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 534 cfs | 48° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 543 cfs | 52° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 185 cfs | 63° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 478 cfs | 71° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,110 cfs | 71° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 217 cfs | 69° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 540 cfs |
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| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 62° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 71 cfs |
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| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 83.8% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 91.2% |
