The released another brief pulse from Cannonsville overnight. The flow at Hale Eddy is 822 cfs this morning but should drop during the day. The recording says the release from Cannonsville is 699 cfs until further notice. The flow at Stilesville is 629 cfs so we’ll have to watch the graph to see where we end up. They are doing these pulses to prevent the water temp at Lordville from exceeding 75 degrees and “protect” the Mainstem. The temperature target of 75 degrees used to be farther downstream in Hankins, NY.
On a brighter note we should have decent cloud cover today with the chance of some showers or afternoon storms. Total rainfall will be negligible at less than 1/10″. Wind will be 5 – 10 mph from the North. We may see some larger gusts if the storms push through but it’s much easier to hide from with the trees leaved out. As long as the release stays in the 400 to 500 cfs range the best daytime dry fly activity will be in the coldest river sections closest to the dams. The lower West Branch will fish best for dries in the morning and again in the evening as the sun drops behind the hills. Nymphing, swinging wets, and blind casting isonychias or cahills are all good bets when there is no surface activity.
The lower Beaverkill, lower East Branch, and Mainstem temperatures all peaked over 70 degrees yesterday. Give those rivers a break until they cool down.
Steve Bechard from Rise Fishing Company found some willing rainbows yesterday
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
Dark Blue Sedge– #16 – Psilotetra sp.
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 637 cfs | 46° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 822 cfs | 49° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 176 cfs | 63° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 397 cfs | 70° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,250 cfs | 70° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 161 cfs | 70° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 699 cfs ???? |
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| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 59° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 117 cfs |
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| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 88.6% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 93.6% |
