Yesterday morning there was a brief, heavy storm that dropped rain somewhere along Oquaga Creek. We never got a drop here but by mid morning the West Branch came up and had color in it that eventually made it’s way all the way down the Mainstem. The bugs still hatched and the fish still ate in the slower pools and edges. We were seeing good numbers of blue quills and hendricksons. Everything looks clearer this morning and definitely fishable. Most of the off color water seems to be pushing through the lower Mainstem this morning while things look good up here on the West, East, and Upper Main. The bugs will come so it’s just a matter of being in the right place at the right time. The best wading is still on the Beaverkill / Willowemoc systems and the Neversink.
Peter with a nice one yesterday. Photo by Steve Shen
Hatching:
Hendrickson – #12 – 14 – Ephemerella subvaria
Blue Quill – #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia. adaptiva
Quill Gordon – #14 – Epeorus pluralis
Blue Wing Olives – #18 – Baetis sp.
Little Black Caddis – #18-20 – Chimarra sp.
Tiny Black Stonefly – #18 – Capniidae sp.
Early Brown and Black Stoneflies – #14 – 16 – Taeniopteryx spp.
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 2,290 cfs |
51° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 3,870 cfs |
49° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 2,180 cfs | 48° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 3,450 cfs |
49° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 10,100 cfs |
50° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 1,160 cfs | 49° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 475 cfs |
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| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 49° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 1,760 cfs |
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| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 102.6% |
