Today is looking a lot like yesterday and should fish the same. Nymphs and wet flies will be the best bets early. Blind casing bigger flies like March Browns and Gray Foxes could work well in the riffles. Keep an eye on the riffles for fish eating caddis. There may be a few cornutas hatching early so don’t necessarily write off mid morning for dries. The mayflies should come later in the evening led by the sulphurs and a few cahills.
Again – yesterday 5/24. Both the East Branch at Fishs Eddy and the Mainstem at Lordville peaked at 69 degrees yesterday. The Beaverkill at Cooks Falls hit 67 degrees. The rivers are starting off cooler this morning but please check the water temps before fishing these river sections.
Today will be 82 degrees with sunshine. Wind will be 5 – 10 mph from the South.
What’s Hatching:
Dark Blue Wing Olive – #16 – 18 – Baetis spp.
March Brown – #10-2xl – Maccaffertium vicarium
Gray Fox – #12-2xl – Maccaffertium vicarium (formerly Stenonema fuscum)
Sulphur – #16 – 18 – Ephemerella dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – Stenonema ithaca & canadense
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 | 426 cfs | 43° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 498 cfs | 46° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 179 cfs | 56° |
| East Branch at Fishs Eddy, NY | 676 cfs | 61° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,480 cfs | 64° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 311 cfs | 60° |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | 56° | |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 231 cfs | 62° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 450 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 95.9% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 97.7% |
