There were Hendricksons, blue quills and caddis hatching yesterday. The fish were eating them. The fishing was a little slower than Monday but it was still really good. There was a decent number of bugs and fish. You can get spoiled and picky up here. Yesterday’s cooler water temperatures may have held some of the hatching back. The nice thing about the Spring mayflies is they are hardy. Once the start hatching the intensity of the hatch will vary day to day but they will keep hatching. Today looks similar to yesterday with good cloud cover and an air temp in the low to mid 50’s. Winds will be 12 from the South. We’re going to warm up a bit beginning tomorrow with some chances of rain over the weekend. The Beaverkill has dropped below 1,000 cfs so there are places to wade over there. The main rivers are dropping slowly as the the runoff and spills subside.
Nicky Woodford’s first appearance of the season. Steve Shen photo
David with a good one yesterday. Bruce Miller photo
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 | 2,040 cfs | 48° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 2,580 cfs | 43° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 1,220 cfs | 43° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 2,620 cfs | 46° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 5,950 cfs | 45° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 991 cfs | 46° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 1,499 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 45° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 1,200 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 101.5% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 100.3% |
