The cold nights and lack of sun over the last two days have dropped the water temps throughout the system. They’ll take a little longer to warm up this afternoon. The flows are dropping slowly as the runoff subsides. We should be dry for the next couple of days with cool nights and warm days but we are on a warming trend. Typical for April. Nymphs and streamers will probably be the most effective methods. Keep switching patterns until you find what the fish are looking for. The wind should peak around 12 mph today. There should be some dry fly shots in the late afternoon in protected areas and in between wind gusts. If you see a fish rise cover it. They can still be a little sporadic this time of year depending on the bugs.
Hale Eddy is dropping to a more manageable level
Hatching:
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Tiny Stonefly– #18- Capniidae spp.
Early Brown and Black Stoneflies – #14 -16 – Taeniopteryx spp.
Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans (light hatching)
Little Black Caddis – #18 – 20 – Chimarra
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 669 cfs | 37° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 1,140 cfs | 37° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 456 cfs | 36° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 2,180 cfs | 37° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 3,160 cfs | 37° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 1,070 cfs | 34° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 600 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 34° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 1,650 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 98.2% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 97.2% |
