We woke up to a nice mix of light snow and rain this morning. It’s not sticking here in the lower elevations but you can see it on the trees on the ridges so be careful if you’re driving in early. It won’t last long as the air temperatures climbs up close to 50 degrees today. Tomorrow we’ll have sun and 70 degrees. The sunshine and warmer temps should warm the water pushing the bugs this week. We’re still seeing blue quills, caddis, stoneflies, and Quill Gordons. There have been a few hendricksons spotted but not in great numbers. That hatch will get stronger as the rivers warm. Streamer fishing was the most productive method over the weekend but there were fish caught on dry flies. There are enough bugs out there that the fish are going to start looking up very soon.
Bob with a nice fish last week. Photo by Bruce Miller
Hatching:
Blue Quills #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Quill Gordon #14 – Epeorus pluralis
Blue Wing Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Little Black Caddis #18 – 20 – Chimarra sp.
Early Black Stoneflies #14 – 16 – Taeniopteryx sp.
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 1,920 cfs | 40° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 2,420 cfs | 40° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 1,270 cfs | 40° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 2,560 cfs | 43° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 5,760 cfs | 43° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 1,040 cfs | 43° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 1,499 cfs | Spill = 438 cfs |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 41° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 1,350 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 101.1% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 100.1% |
