The wind was tough during the day yesterday but it finally dropped back in the evening. The general plan has been olives and heptagenias in the flat water and caddis and isonychias in the moving water. So far that’s been working out. Nymphing has worked well with flies that match the size of the naturals hatching. Today looks great with 75 degrees, wind 5 – 7 mph from the West and few a clouds. So mostly sunny but with way less wind than yesterday.
Ralph with a nice one yesterday. Rick Becker photo
We’re beginning to see a bit of cloudiness 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
Light Cahill – #14 – stenocron sp.
Olive Sulphur – #18 -20 – Heptagenia hebe
Tiny Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Tan Caddis – #18 – 20 – Hydropsyche 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 | 349 cfs |
49° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 444 cfs |
50° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 132 cfs | 53° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 205 cfs | 56° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 760 cfs | 66° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 118 cfs | 58° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 400 cfs |
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| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 54° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 72 cfs |
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| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 60% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 77.8% |
