After a very cold dry March we have been hoping for a cool wet April with enough rain to fill the reservoirs and keep the water temps cool- it looks like we are getting our wish so far. Accuweather is calling for an inch of rain over the next couple of days. Air temperatures continue to be pleasant for early April and water temps on the West Branch seem to be on a warming trend every morning bringing closer to the hatching. Streamers fish slow are still your best bet along with nymphing the upper WB above most of the feeder streams.
Rainbow head from last October
Hatching:
Tiny Black Stoneflies #18 – Capniadae sp.
Early Black and Brown Stoneflies #14 – 16 Taeniopteryx sp.
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 383 cfs @ 38º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 1,160 cfs @ 40º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 659 cfs @ 40º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 2,950 cfs @ 31º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 5,740 cfs @ 41º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 1940 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 91.8% – 391 CFS release |
