The East Branch came through the storms in good shape and the West Branch has cleared up nicely overnight. Both rivers look great this morning. All of the rivers are running high and are definitely fishable from a boat. If you are looking to wade your best options are the upper Beaverkill and the Willowemoc. We are doing well on streamers in the high water. You may see some dry fly activity in the big, slow pools but streamers are the way to go today. White has been the color. If you happen to see a rising fish we are still seeing olives, blue quills, black caddis, and early stoneflies. Today feels like Spring with air temperatures in the low 50’s, winds 10 mph and below, and some great cloud cover. We shouldn’t see any additional rain today.
Tim found a few nice fish yesterday on streamers. Photo by Bruce Miller
Hatching:
Blue Quill – #16 – Paraleptophlebia. adaptiva
Quill Gordon – #14 – Epeorus pluralis
Blue Wing Olives – #18 – Baetis sp.
Little Black Caddis – #18-20 – Chimarra sp.
Tiny Black Stonefly – #18 – Capniidae sp.
Early Brown and Black Stoneflies – #14 – 16 – Taeniopteryx spp.
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 1,670 cfs |
46° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 3,450 cfs |
44° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 937 cfs | 46° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 2,180 cfs |
48° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 7,950 cfs |
48° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 1,120 cfs | 48° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 1,499 cfs |
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| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 46° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 1,850 cfs |
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| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 100.6% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 99.3% |
