The cold water continues on the West Branch keeping the Upper Mainstem in decent shape. The upper sections of the branches are seeing the normal sulphur and small olive hatches while cahills, isonychias, and olive are dominating the lower sections. We are still seeing a few golden drakes being taken in sections so definitely carry a few in your box on the lower WB and Main. The release from Pepacton has been cut back again. The current flow at Downsville is 191 cfs. The low release, sun, and warm air temperatures has caused the lower East Branch to warm up. Fishs Eddy peaked at 70 degrees yesterday. Stick to the upper EB, the upper Main, and the entire West Branch over the next few days as we go through this heat wave.
Bruce Miller’s rainbow head. Photo by Samantha Dennis
Hatching:
Slate Drake #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Sulphur #18-20 – E. dorothea
Light Cahills #14 – various steno species (invaria, etc)
Golden Drake #12-2xl – Potomanthus distinctus
PED / Pink Lady #14 – E. vitreus
Large Blue Winged Olive #14 – D. cornuta
Tiny Blue Wing Olives #22-26 – Pseudo sp. (now classified as Acentrella sp.)
Charcoal Caddis #14 -16 – dark Brachycentrus sp.
Tan Caddis #16-18 – Hydrosyche sp.
Blue Winged Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Little Black Caddis #18 – 20 – Dark Chimarra sp.
Flows and Temps as of 8:00 AM:
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| Flow | Temp | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 1,520 cfs | 41° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 1,600 cfs |
45° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 252 cfs | 53° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 924 cfs | 66° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 2,490 cfs |
59° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 362 cfs | N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 1,499 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 45° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 211 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 82.3% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 95.2% |
