The release from Cannonsville was increased for a brief time overnight. The flow is already dropping at hale Eddy this morning and will likely settle where it’s been around 530 cfs. We had some rain overnight but most of the water soaked right into the ground. We expect that to happen with most of the rain today. Sulphurs, olives, and a few Isonychias are hatching mid day in the colder water. There are some cahills / Stenocrons hatching too so #14 yellow mayflies patterns are still producing fish. Hopefully we get some rain that pushes the bugs earlier on the mid West Branch. If it misses us the hatches will probably come as the sun drops. The air temp cools down to the high 70’s tomorrow but today we’ll be in the high 80’s.
Sean an Jeremy with one in yesterdays’ heat. Andy Shurites photo
Andy with a rainbow yesterday. Jeremy Shurites photo
The Lower East Branch, Mainstem, and Beaverkill at Cooks Falls are all starting off over 70 degrees today. It’s time to give those rivers a break and fish cold water areas.
What’s Hatching:
Sulphur – #16 – 18 – E. dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – E. invaria
Slate Drake – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #20 – 24 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – D. deficiens, lata
Light Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – E. cornutella, attenuata
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 587 cfs |
46° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 738 cfs |
49° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 188 cfs | 64° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 282 cfs | 75° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,160 cfs | 72° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 114 cfs | 75° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 530 cfs |
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| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 58° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 111 cfs |
70° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 92.1% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 96.1% |
