April 11, 2011

River Report / Conditions April 11, 2011

Hard to believe I went outside of the shop and couldn’t see my breath today!! There was decent insect actvity yesterday until the wind picked up a bit. A few rising fish were seen as well!  The exciting news is that the Paraleps (Blue Quill) are out, and there were some good numbers on the West Branch yesterday, but still not many fish looking up for them due to the water temps. We are still seeing Chimmarra caddis and little black stones, but the Baetis vagans are still absent – let’s hope that changes! Here are your flows:

April 10, 2011

River Report / Conditions April 10, 2011

Overcast and warmer here at the club today – looking to be in the mid- to high-60s! There was decent insect actvity yesterday, and the first few rising fish as well!  The exciting news is that the Paraleps (Blue Quill) are out, and there were some good numbers on the West Branch yesterday, but still not many fish looking up for them due to the water temps. We are still seeing Chimmarra caddis and little black stones, but the Baetis vagans are still absent – let’s hope that changes! Here are your flows:

April 9, 2011

River Report / Conditions April 9, 2011

Bright sun and no fog today – hopefully getting to 60F today! It looks like Cannonsville is spilling a little bit, cooling off the upper West Branch – releases should mitigate the amount of spill and warm up the water a little bit, as will the warmer weather heading our way. The exciting news is that the Paraleps (Blue Quill) are out, and there were some good numbers on the West Branch yesterday, but still not many fish looking up for them due to the water temps. We are still seeing Chimmarra caddis and little black stones, but the Baetis vagans are still absent – let’s hope that changes! Here are your flows:

April 8, 2011

River Report / Conditions April 8, 2011

Overcast this morning with the temperature just above freezing – hopefully getting to 60F today! It looks like Cannonsville is spilling a little bit, cooling off the upper West Branch – releases should mitigate the amount of spill. Warm weather over the next few days should help get water temps up, and help get the bugs hatching! We have seen Chimmarra caddis and little black stones, but the Baetis vagans are still absent – let’s hope that changes! Here are your flows:

April 7, 2011

River Report / Conditions April 7, 2011

Cloudy this morning, but it is supposedly going to burn off – we will see what happens! The flows dropped pretty dramatically last night with the precipitation moving out of the area. Warm weather over the next few days should help get water temps up, and help get the bugs hatching! We have seen Chimmarra caddis and little black stones, but the Baetis vagans are still absent – let’s hope that changes! Here are your flows:

April 6, 2011

River Report / Conditions April 6, 2011

The clouds have left, and the sun is shining in Starlight! AFter a BIG jump in flow yesterday due to all the rain, the river has cleared, and is looking great! Warm weather over the next few days should help get water temps up, and help get the bugs hatching! We have seen Chimmarra caddis and little black stones, but the Baetis vagans are still absent – let’s hope that changes! Here are your flows:

April 5, 2011

River Report / Conditions April 5, 2011

We have had over an inch of rain during the last 36 hours, and the already-saturated hills have filled the river once again – hopefully we will drop by the weekend! As for bugs, we have reports still of little black stoneflies, and some Chimarra caddis flying around.

Here are your current flows:

April 4, 2011

River Report / Conditions April 4, 2011

Although the weathermen have promised 60 degree weather, we sit here in Starlight with overcast skies, high-humidity, and 48 degree temperatures – still a bit cooler than we’d like.  As for bugs, we have reports still of little black stoneflies, and some Chimarra caddis flying around, and a few mentions of rising fish in and around Stockport, which will hopefully catch on throughout the system!

Here are your current flows:

April 3, 2011

River Report / Conditions April 3, 2011

Bright sun at the shop this morning, hopefully it will help warm the water up a little bit. We are expecting rain tonight, up to 1.8 inches – it could make Cannonsville spill, which means more alewives in the river! As for bugs, we have reports still of little black stoneflies, and some Chimmara caddis flying around. As temps increase, we expect to see more of those along with our first mayflies of the year!

Jeff White Alwife pattern. Photo by: Jeff White

Here are your current flows:

April 2, 2011

River Report / Conditions Apr. 2, 2011

Good morning! The snow predicted for the last few days never materialized, but rain and cloudy weather did. The rivers came up a little bit, barely perceptible out the window here at the DRC. Little black stoneflies are still kicking around, and if the water temps come up, we will hopefully start seeing some Baetis vagans (little blue wing olives) kicking around! Give us a call for the most up-to-the-minute report!