The aqueduct work has been pushed off again. It is now scheduled for Fall of 2024.
The West Branch flow at Hale Eddy has dropped back to 834 cfs this morning and is looking good out front. There is a tint to the water but it is definitely clear enough to fish. Nymphing will be the best option on the lower West. People are moving fish on streamers early and late in the day. The best shot at daytime dry fly fishing will be in the coldest river sections near the dams. Small sulphurs and olives.
The Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, East Branch at Fishs Eddy, and Mainstem at Lordville will peak over 70 degrees today. It’s time to give these sections a break and fish the colder water.
Today will be much warmer hitting 86 degrees with sunshine and just a few clouds. Wind will be 5 – 10 mph from the South.
What’s Hatching:
Sulphur – #16 – 20 – E. dorothea
Slate Drake – 12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Dark Blue Wing Olive – #18 – 20 – deficiens, lata
Pale Evening Dun – #14 – Epeorus vitreus
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocleon sp.
Light Cahill – #14 – E. invaria, rotunda, Stenocron spp.
Olive Caddis – #16 – 18 – Ryacophilia sp.
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olive – #16 – 18 – Baetis spp.
View the current local weather conditions.
| Click on any gauge for the most recent data: | ||
|---|---|---|
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 488 cfs | 45° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 834 cfs | 52° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 324 cfs | 56° |
| East Branch at Fishs Eddy, NY | 846 cfs | 62° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,870 cfs | 65° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 333 cfs | 65° |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | 57° | |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 321 cfs | 67° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 500 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 81.6% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 92.8% |
