Yesterday fished well with decent hatches and happy fish. We’re still seeing hendricksons on some river sections while others have progressed on to march browns. There are caddis everywhere. The rivers are still high but there is wadeable water on sections of the Beaverkill and Willowemoc. The Beaverkill at Cooks Falls is 1,200 cfs and falling. The flow on the West Branch increased yesterday but has leveled off. NYC DEP likely increased the release. We should begin to drop slowly over the next few days as long as they don’t screw with the release.
We’re going to see some sunshine this afternoon. The air temp will hit 55 degrees with wind 10 – 15 mph from the North. There’s no significant rain in the 10 day forecast so the rivers should drop slowly as the spill and runoff subside.
Bob with a good one yesterday. Steve Shen photo
What’s Hatching:
March Brown – #10-2xl – M. vicarium
Dark Hendrickson – #14 – E. subvaria (male)
Light Hendrickson – #12 – E. Subvaria (female)
Blue Quill – #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Apple Caddis – #16 – 18 – Light Brachycentrus sp.
Grannom Fly – #14 – 18 – Dark Brachycentrus sp.
Little Black Caddis – #18 – 20 – Chimarra sp.
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 1,830 cfs |
55° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 2,640 cfs |
47° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 1,830 cfs | 45° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 3,230 cfs | 46° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 7,280 cfs | 47° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 1,270 cfs | 46° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 600 cfs |
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| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 46° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 1,410 cfs |
47° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 102.1% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 100.6% |
