Most of the river fished yesterday with good hatches in the afternoon. Nymphing worked well in the morning but the olives and blue quills came in the afternoon offering good dry fly fishing. It was cold, wet, and unpleasant out for a while but well worth it for those who stuck it out. Today looks just as good but even warmer. We should hit the high 50’s with cloud cover and a chance of a shower. Wind will be 5 – 10 from the North. It should fish really well today.
It’s good to finally see solid hatching after the long winter. The 10 day forecast looks good for mid April.
Jasmine with an awesome fish yesterday. Dan Treadwell photo
Theo with a solid dry fly fish to start his season
What’s Hatching:
Blue Quill – #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Early Black / Brown Stone – #14 – 16 – Taeniopteryx fasciiata, Brachytera sp.
Tiny Black Stonefly – #18 – Capniidae sp.
Little Black Caddis – #18 – 20 – Chimarra sp.
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 585 cfs |
43° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 637 cfs |
43° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 303 cfs | 44° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,180 cfs | 45° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 2,250 cfs | 45° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 627 cfs | 44° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 350 cfs |
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| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 43° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 606 cfs |
45° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 98.2% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 98.5% |
