Yesterday was the first day we saw decent numbers of upright wings on the water. The Baetis vagans were hatching mid afternoon but only a few fish figured out there was food on top. The fish should eat on top more over the next few days once they figure that out and the water temps rise. The positive news is that means the nymphs are very active too so the nymphing should get really good. We are in a cold snap this week so the water temps are starting off around 4 degrees lower this morning. Most of the rain fell south of us yesterday so the rivers are in decent shape this morning. The insect activity may be pushed to a little later in the afternoon since the water will take longer to warm up. The West Branch under the 191 Bridge in Hancock is 41 degrees this morning and peaked at 46 degrees yesterday afternoon. Cannonsville Reservoir is at 98.6% capacity with an inflow at Walton of 1,200 cfs. Hopefully we spill a small amount over the next few days to make up for the pathetic release schedule for April under the current flow plan.
We’re finding a lot of blue quill nymphs getting ready to hatch. Coming soon.
Hatching:
Blue Winged Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Little Black Caddis #18 – 20 – Dark Chimarra sp.
Little Black Stoneflies #14 – 18 – Capnidae sp. and Taeniopteryx sp.
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 95 cfs @ 39º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 779 cfs @ 43º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 382 cfs @ 41º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,940 cfs @ 41º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 4,510 cfs @ 45º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 1,360 cfs @ N/A |
