Yesterday was a pleasant one in between wind gusts. Once the sun popped out and the gusts stopped in the afternoon it felt good to be outside. The forecast has changed slightly and we have a couple more days of cold nights ahead of us before we warm up a bit. It is beautiful out this morning but there will be some strong winds coming through by lunch time. The water temps are up a bit from yesterday morning and should climb throughout the day with the sunshine. Nymphs and streamers will be your best bets in the wind today. Most of the nymph fish are coming on flies that match the size of the naturals although some people are getting a few on larger nymphs like Pat’s Rubber Leg. Both tightline and indicator nymphing seem to work fine right now.
Finally some signs of Spring in the Catskills
Hatching:
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Tiny Stonefly– #18- Capniidae spp.
Early Brown and Black Stoneflies – #14 -16 – Taeniopteryx spp.
Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans (light hatching)
Little Black Caddis – #18 – 20 – Chimarra
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 669 cfs | 37° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 1,050 cfs | 39° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 382 cfs | 39° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,850 cfs | 39° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 3,690 cfs | 40° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 1,070 cfs | 34° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 600 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 38° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 1,440 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 98.6% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 97.8% |
