Happy 4th of July! Once again we had a line of thunderstorms hit the system and the West Branch came through just fine. The flow at Hale Eddy bumped last night but has come back down to a decent level and the clarity looks fine this morning. The Upper East may offer some additional opportunity with a flow of 531 at Harvard this morning (it may be climbing slowly so watch the gauges). We were seeing decent sulphur activity mixed with a few Isonychias on the WB yesterday afternoon until the rain became to heavy. We have clouds and some light rain this morning so we are hoping for a continuation of the daytime hatching. As of the reservoir update yesterday morning Pepacton was at 99.9% capacity so you may see the flows increase on the East Branch if it spills. Cannonsville was at 98.7% capacity and the current inflow at Walton is 563 cfs. The temperature at the Hancock Bridge this morning is 61 degrees.
The West Branch is in great shape this morning
Hatching:
Sulphurs #16 -20 E. dorothea
Light Cahill #14 – E. Invaria
Pale Evening Dun #14 Epeorus vitreus
Summer Stenos #12-16 various species
Tan Caddis #16 – 18- Hydrosyche sp.
Tiny Blue Wing Olives #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Slate Drakes #12-2xl – Isonychia bicolor
Charcoal Caddis #16-18 – Dk Brachycentrus sp.
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 502 cfs @ 45º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 627 cfs @ 50º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 531 cfs @ 61º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 5,670 cfs @ 63º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 8,770 cfs @ 67º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 4,400 cfs @ N/A |
