The bright sunny day have fished a lot like Summer days. Nymphing early with good bugs as the sun drops. Yesterday evening was a good mix of Cahills, caddis, and Sulphurs. Plus some river sections are still seeing March Browns, Gray Fox, Green Drakes, and Brown Drakes. Things definitely improved when the wind dropped towards dark. Today will be another sunny one but the air temp will peak at 75 degrees. Wind will be 5 – 10 mph from the North – so much better than yesterday.
The East Branch at Fishs Eddy and the Beaverkill at Cooks Falls peaked over 70 degrees yesterday. The Mainstem at Lordville came close at 69 degrees. It’s time to give these rivers a break until they cool back down.
What’s Hatching:
March Brown – #10-2xl – M. vicarium
Gray Fox – #12-2xl – M. vicarium
Sulphur – #16 – 18 – E. dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – E. vitreus (male), E. invaria, Stenacron spp.
Green Drake – #8-2xl – E. Guttalata
Yellow Sally Stonefly – #14 – Isoperla spp.
Dark Blue Sedge – #14 – Psilotreta sp.
Tan Spotted Sedge #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Grannom – #14 – 16 – Dark Brachycentrus sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olive– #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 487 cfs | 44° |
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 560 cfs | 45° |
East Branch at Harvard, NY | 274 cfs | 55° |
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 436 cfs | 61° |
Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,290 cfs | 62° |
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 215 cfs | 60° |
West Branch at 191 Bridge | 54° | |
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 82 cfs | 56° |
Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 500 cfs | |
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 94.4% | |
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 96.6% |