It seemed like yesterday took longer to get going than the day before but that was likely due to the bright sunshine. People did catch fish during the day but the fish seemed more reluctant to get steady. Shaded areas produced best early. There are still some green drakes, sulphurs, cahills, isonychia, and cornutas hatching. Today should be even better with good cloud cover, air temp in the mid 70’s, and wind from the South at 5 – 10 mph. The Beaverkill at Cooks Falls flow dropped back under 1,000 cfs opening up more areas or wading. The releases are still high and the night time air temps are still dropping into the 50’s keeping the rivers cold.
Pete Z with a good fish yesterday
Bruce with a nice rainbow yesterday. Tim Glynn photo
Hatching:
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Sulphur – #16 – 18 – E. dorothea
Slate Drake – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Light Cahill – #14 – E. vitreus, S. ithaca & canadense, E. rotunda
Green Drake – # 8 -2xl – E. guttulata
Light Blue Winged Olive – #14 – D. cornuta
Dark Blue Sedge – #14 – Psilotetra sp.
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.
Yellow Sally – #14 – Isoperla sp.
Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Tiny Blue Winged Olives – #22 – 26- Pseudo sp.
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 1,590 cfs | 46° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 1,870 cfs | 46° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 932 cfs | 48° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,910 cfs | 56° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 4,340 cfs | 57° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 809 cfs | 57° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 1,499 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 49° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 718 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 99.2% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 99.8% |
