Wunderground describes today as having “plentiful sunshine” Which genreally means the best bet for rising fish in the middle of the day will be in the coldest water. Sulphurs, olives, and some isonychias. The same bugs should be around early and late on the other river sections. Plus the Dark Blue Sedges and tan caddis in the evening. Blind casting cahills and isonychias in broken water is still a decent option during the day. Swinging larger wets could produce some fish during the day since the Isonychia hatch seems to be getting better. Try to find areas that get shade early in the afternoon. 77 degrees, sunny, with wind 10 – 15 from the South. The Beaverkill, lower East Branch, and Upper Mainstem water temps held on yesterday but will probably rise quickly today when the sun beats on the exposed rocks. Check the temps with a thermometer on those rivers.
If you’re free Saturday come help these guys do some good for the System
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 | 549 cfs |
47° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 182 cfs | 56° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 361 cfs | 62° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,200 cfs | 63° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 176 cfs | 59° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 500 cfs |
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| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 54° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 198 cfs |
61° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 95.4% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 97.5% |
