Most of yesterday’s storms slid North of us here on the lower West Branch. The West is clear with a 500 cfs release. We did get hit with one storm but Oquaga Creek didn’t even bump so any rain we got soaked into the ground. We’ll have cloud cover today which should help the daytime fishing. Sulphurs, olives and Isonychias on the upper rivers. The mid to lower West will again be nymphing or wets early with the hatches coming as the sun drops. Blind casting Isonychias or cahills in the riffles could pay off too.
Today will be 78 degrees with some clouds and a slight chance of rain. Wind will be 5 – 10 mph from the South.
The Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, the East Branch at Fishs Eddy, and the Mainstem water temps are all starting over 70 degrees this morning. It’s time to give these rivers a break.
What’s Hatching:
Dark Blue Wing Olive – #16 – 18 – Baetis spp.
Sulphur – #16 – 20 – Ephemerella dorothea
Slate Drake – 12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Light Cahill – #14 – Stenonema ithaca & canadense
Light Blue Wing Olive – #18 – 20 – Ephemerella attenuata, cornutella
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Tan Caddis -#16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.
View the current local weather conditions.
| Click on any gauge for the most recent data: | ||
|---|---|---|
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 502 cfs | 45° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 556 cfs | 50° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 252 cfs | 64° |
| East Branch at Fishs Eddy, NY | 559 cfs | 72° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,240 cfs | 72° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 166 cfs | 73° |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | 62° | |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 96 cfs | 76° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 500 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 77.5% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 88.1% |
