The rain was light but pretty steady for most of yesterday. And the bugs hatched again in the afternoon. Overall the people who braved the weather were rewarded. Streamers worked but a lot of fish were caught on top in the afternoon. Hendricksons, blue Quills, and a few Quill Gordons were hatching. You will see some little black caddis and stoneflies but most of the fish seem to be looking for the mayflies. Many others of us were waiting for the much, much nicer weather today will bring. Today will reach the mid 50’s, sunshine, with winds around 5 mph. Hopefully we’ve seen the last of the frost and snow. The long range shows pretty nice temperatures coming our way. The main rivers are still too high to wade but some up the upper reaches of the Beaverkill and Willowemoc should be fine. The flows are dropping slowly due to yesterdays rain but are headed in the right direction.
Mark
Theo
Hatching:
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Dark Hendrickson – #14 – E. subvaria (male)
Light Hendrickson – #12 -14 – E. subvaria (female)
Blue Quills – #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Quill Gordon – #14 – Epeorus pluralis
Tiny Stonefly– #18- Capniidae spp.
Early Brown and Black Stoneflies – #14 -16 – Taeniopteryx spp.
Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Little Black Caddis – #18 – 20 – Chimarra
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 2,270 cfs | 45° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 3,000 cfs | 42° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 1,560 cfs | 41° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 3,380 cfs | 42° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 7,660 cfs | 43° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 1,270 cfs | 42° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 1,499 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 42° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 1,540 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 101.2% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 100.3% |
