We found fish rising yesterday despite the wind and the brief period of sleet. During breaks in the wind the sun would pop out and we were seeing a mix of stoneflies, Quill Gordons, Blue Winged Olives, with a few Blue Quills mixed in for good measure. Nymphing was also productive in the riffles.
We woke up to a little snow on the ground this morning. It looks like 1/4″ fell overnight and we’re still seeing some lightly fall this morning. We did not receive the 1 -5″ predicted. Wind gusts will hit 26 mph today with a high air temperature of 32 degrees. The water temperatures dropped overnight and may keep falling this morning. If you are going to fish today it definitely looks like a nymphing day. Dress really warm and bring a thermos of coffee at the least. It’s cold out there this morning! It looks like we are in for a few days of extreme cold with the temperatures beginning to improve on Wednesday.
The recordings lists the release from Cannonsville at 48 cfs. This appears to be incorrect since the flow at Stilesville has been steady around 110 cfs. We are still under the ridiculous Chart 4A under the FFMP.
Peter with a nice brown yesterday. Photo by Bruce Miller
Hatching:
Blue Quill #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Blue Winged Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans (updated name: Baetis tricaudatus)
Quill Gordons #14 – Epeorus pluralis
Tiny Black Stoneflies #18 – Capniidae sp.
Early Black and Brown Stoneflies #14 – 16 – Taenopteryx & Strophopteryx spp.
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 107 cfs |
39° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 280 cfs |
42° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 167 cfs | 42° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 614 cfs | 44° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,210 cfs | 44° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 339 cfs | N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | ??? cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 43° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 393 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 91.4% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 91.7% |
