It looks like most of the rain slid NW of us and after the morning showers we settled into a nice overcast day. The rivers bumped a little but not enough to really make a difference. They are already dropping back and everything looks clear this morning. The color was fine throughout the day yesterday. That is the third big forecasted rain storm to miss us in the last few weeks. We had had a little rain this morning but it is not going to even bump the river. We are still fishing a lot of caddis mixed with a few March Browns and Gray Fox. The sulphurs are starting and will end up being the next big hatch within the next week. Some sections are seeing fishable numbers of cahills too. This looks like a good weekend to fish. They are downgrading the amount of rain in the forecast and the rivers are in decent shape for wading and floating.
Jim with a nice rainbow yesterday. Photo by Steve Shen
Hatching:
Sulphur – #16 – Ephemerella dorothea
Hendrickson – #16 – Ephemerella X
Blue Quill – #16 – Paraleptophlebia. adaptiva
March Brown – #10 -2xl – Maccaffertium vicarium
Gray Fox – #12-2xl – Maccaffertium vicarium (Stenonema fuscum)
Blue Wing Olives – #18 – Baetis sp.
Dark Grannom – #14 – 18 – Brachycentrus spp.
Apple Green Caddis #16 – 20 – Light Brachycentrus sp.
Tan Caddis #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche spp.
Little Black Caddis – #18-20 – Chimarra sp.
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 317 cfs |
49° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 534 cfs |
51° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 209 cfs | 52° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 857 cfs |
56° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,590 cfs |
57° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 375 cfs | 56° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 299 cfs |
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| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 55° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 431 cfs |
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| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 100.6% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 99.9% |
