There were legitimate dry fly shots yesterday. The wind made finding consistent fish difficult but the shots were there if you could take advantage of them. Stoneflies and olives made up the bulk of the bugs we saw. Nymphing was definitely the most productive method. The feeder streams were adding some color to the river by mid afternoon and there were some people fishing streamers. We had some rain. The West Branch is a bit high at 944 cfs at Hale Eddy but it looks okay this morning. The Beaverkill and East Branch are sending a lot of water down the Mainstem this morning and the flow at Lordville is over 5,000 cfs. We should see a little more rain this morning. The NYS water is not open yet so fish the border water this weekend.
Tim Glynn found a nice West Branch brown yesterday
Hatching:
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Tiny Stonefly– #18- Capniidae spp.
Early Brown and Black Stoneflies – #14 -16 – Taeniopteryx spp.
Blue Wing Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans (light hatching)
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 203 cfs | 39° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 944 cfs | 44° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 561 cfs | 43° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 3,330 cfs | 43° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 5,070 cfs | 45° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 2,260 cfs | 39° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 200 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 40° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 1,780 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 96.4% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 95.3% |
