We had some snow on Easter but most of it melted as soon as it hit the ground here along the river. Some places in the hills received three inches which will be great for the reservoirs. The runoff has subsided a bit and the rivers are dropping. The best opportunity for wading is still on the Upper West Branch due to the low release from Cannonsville. The water temps are cold this morning but the air temp should hit 58 degrees later today. Below Oquaga Creek streamers fished slow should be your best option. There are some stoneflies around so keep an eye on long slow sections by mid-afternoon.
Jared Makowski’s variation of a Willie Gunn for swinging in the cold.
Hatching:
Little Black Stoneflies #14 – 18 – Capnidae sp. and Taeniopteryx sp.
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 90 cfs @ 36º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 1,110 cfs @ 35º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 871 cfs @ 36º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 2,320 cfs @ 36º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 6,390 cfs @ 36º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 1,380 cfs @ N/A |
