While we had a cold start yesterday morning, the sun came out and warmed the water up quite a bit in the early afternoon. Unfortunately, it did bring some pretty significant wind gusts throughout the day as well, adding a little degree of difficulty to everyone’s casting. There were decent hatches of March Browns on the Main and East, but the fish were a bit spotty on them, preferring some caddis in certain areas. Today, we are expecting a MUCH warmer day, so water temps should rise quickly back into the 60s, and our hatches should start off right with them. It is certainly going to be bright, so we are not expecting to see many olives out today, and there will be some wind with the sun as well, so be ready for some opposite shoulder casting!
Drew holds his first Delaware trout! A beautiful Main Stem Rainbow! Photo: Bruce Miller
What’s Hatching:
Ephemerella subvaria – Hendricksons – #12 & #14 (waning)
Stenonema vicarium – March Browns – #10-2xl
Stenonema fuscum – Grey Fox – #12-2xl
Hydropysche species – Tan Caddis – #16 & #18
Chimarra species – Charcoal Caddis – #16 & #18
Epeorus vitreus – PED, Pink Lady – #14 – Getting Started
Baetis species – BWO – #16 & #18 – Very sporadic
Paraleptophlebia adoptiva – Blue Quill – #16 & #18 – Waning, spinners still around
Current Flow Conditions:
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 161 cfs @ 42º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 280 cfs @ 52º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 259 cfs @ 50º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 965 cfs @ 51º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,760 cfs @ 54º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 564 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 98.0% – 150 CFS release |
