Happy Fourth of July! The fly shop is open this morning.
The sun yesterday didn’t help the hatches or the water temps. There were opportunities but waiting until dark was the best option. We are starting the day with clouds and scattered rain around the area. Hopefully the clouds will stay – great for fishing, less desirable for July 4th parties. Have your summer mayflies ready – sulphurs, Isos, cahills, olives. Look out for spinners in the last light.
Today will be cloudy with a high of 83. Winds light and variable from the South and WSW.
The Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, East Branch at Fishs Eddy, and Mainstem at Lordville water temps all peaked at 70 degrees or higher yesterday. It’s still 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 | 494 cfs | 44° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 538 cfs | 48° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 167 cfs | 61° |
| East Branch at Fishs Eddy, NY | 436 cfs | 69° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,090 cfs | 69° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 173 cfs | 68° |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | 60° | |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 90 cfs | 71° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 500 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 81.4% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 90.1% |
