It;s in the low 30s ths morning but we should heat up to 61 degrees today. Cloud cover and wind 5 mph from the South. Not a bad weather forecast for October. The rivers are still low due to low releases. There is no real rain in the short term forecast so the releases are going to come down to the downstream flow targets. The flow at Montague, NJ is 1,850 this morning so the runoff has mostly passed through. They will either have to release from up here or from the Lackawaxen / Mongaup to make up the difference.
Nymphing / wet flies have still been the best bets during the day. Caddis and isonychias are around but the afternoon tiny olives have brought the most dry fly fish to net.
Dylan with a nice rainbow yesterday. Bruce Miller photo
Tim Glynn with a rainbow yesterday afternoon
There is some color in the West Branch from the release. The cloudiness will increase if they raise the release. It happens every Fall when the reservoir begins to turn over.
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Slate Drake – #12 – 14 – Isonychia bicolor
Olive Sulphur – #18 -20 – Heptagenia hebe
Tiny Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Tan Caddis – #18 – 20 – Hydropsyche sp.
Ginger Caddis – #14 – 16 Limnephilis sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #18 – 20 – E. deficiens, lata
Flying Ants # 16 – 20
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 184 cfs |
48° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 209 cfs |
50° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 127 cfs | 50° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 412 cfs | 52° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 775 cfs | 54° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 277 cfs | 50° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 300 cfs |
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| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 51° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 246 cfs |
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| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 56.1% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 76.6% |
