The runoff is subsiding and the rivers are dropping back to normal flows. The West Branch is already at a wadeable level at 750 cfs at Hale Eddy. We’ll be a bit chilly today at 44 degrees with wind from the North 10 – 20 mph. The lower West Branch looks good this morning with just a slight tinge. That all settles down tomorrow when we get an air temp back in the 50’s, sunshine, and wind under 5 mph. It looks like a nice weekend for mid October.
The West Branch is in good shape this morning
The border water on the West Branch and Mainstem are open to fishing year round. The Upper West that flows only in NY is closed. That puts it roughly around the Beaver Mountain Log Homes display on Rte 17. The lower EB stays open until November 30th. Check here for exact regulations: http://www.eregulations.com/newyork/fishing/delaware-county/
Hatching:
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Olive Sulphur – Hept. hebe – #18 – 20
Slate Drake – #12 – 14 – Isonychia bicolor
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – E. lata, deficiens
Tiny Blue Winged Olives – #22 – 26- Pseudo sp.
Little Tan Sedge – #16 – 18 – Glossosoma sp.
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 177 cfs | 56° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 750 cfs | 50° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 589 cfs | 48° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 3,180 cfs | 49° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 4,490 cfs | 49° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 1,750 cfs | 48° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 135 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 50° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 2,260 cfs |
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| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 43.7% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 67.8% |
