Today’s forecast is similar to what we saw yesterday. Good cloud cover, air temp in the 50’s, and wind 5 – 10 from the West. Maybe a chance of a shower in the morning. The olives hatched in stronger numbers yesterday and it was definitely good to see upright wings on the water. Caddis and stoneflies were also in the mix. The release from Cannonsville was increased slightly to 910 cfs. The flow at Hale Eddy is just over 1,200 cfs this morning. We should start seeing more little black caddis and blue quills as the weather warms up this week.
This is what we’re hearing from the State: It’s okay to fish locally. It’s not okay to travel long distances to fish. So stay local for now. It’s a bit early up here anyway and hopefully we won’t see any additional restrictions before the bugs start hatching and the fishing improves.
We are following the State’s order and are closed right now. We are still fulfilling mail orders in the online store: https://drc-fly-shop.myshopify.com/ Our flies are stocked and we will be adding new products over the next few weeks. Hopefully this all passes soon.
Hatching:
Click on the fly to see the patterns in our online store
Tiny Black Stonefly – #18 – Capniidaie sp.
Little Brown and Black Stoneflies #14 – 16 – Taeniopteryx sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 902 cfs | 40° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 1,210 cfs | 41° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 515 cfs | 44° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,480 cfs | 46° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 2,960 cfs | 46° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 648 cfs | 45° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 910 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 44° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 966 cfs |
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| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 99.7% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 99.1% |
