We had just enough rain overnight to knock the dust down on the dirt roads but no enough to bump the river flows. The clouds stuck around most of the afternoon and some decent fish were landed. Sulphurs and cahills seemed to land most of the fish with a few on olives. Today we’ll have a bit more sun with a slight chance of an afternoon thunderstorm. The air temp will hit 84 degrees with wind 5 – 10 mph from the West. Nymphing, swinging wets, and blind casting isonychias and cahills in the riffles are all good bets. The sulphurs have been coming in the evening but may shift earlier if we get an afternoon thunderstorm.
The Lower East Branch, Mainstem, and Beaverkill at Cooks Falls all peaked just under 70 degrees yesterday. They are starting off warmer today and will peak higher due to the sunshine. It’s time to give those rivers a break and fish cold water areas.
Ed with a good fish yesterday. Ron Reedy photo
Brad in the afternoon. Steve Shen photo
Kyle with a good one yesterday. Jeremy Shurites photo
What’s Hatching:
Dark Blue Sedge – #14 – Psilotreta sp.
Sulphur – #16 – 18 – E. dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – E. vitreus (male), invaria
Pink Lady – #14 – E. vitreus (female)
Slate Drake – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #20 – 24 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 514 cfs |
45° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 562 cfs |
49° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 188 cfs | 58° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 319 cfs | 65° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,150 cfs | 64° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 157 cfs | 64° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 500 cfs |
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| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 56° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 222 cfs |
64° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 97.4% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 98.4% |
