Wunderground nailed the wind forecast yesterday. 10 – 20 mph from the North with higher gusts. Spot on. Today should be about the same with the wind dropping slightly in the afternoon. Mid 40’s with a bit of rain this morning and the possibility of snow showers in some higher elevations. The 10 day forecast looks pretty good overall. We have a good amount of water in the system with the Upper West Branch Walton flowing in to Cannonsville over 1,000 cfs this morning. We may see some spilling reservoirs in the next few days. Stoneflies and olives will cover you on dries but the wind will make this a streamer and nymph day.
This is what we’re hearing from the State: It’s okay to fish locally. It’s not okay to travel long distances to fish. So stay local for now. It’s a bit early up here anyway and hopefully we won’t see any additional restrictions before the bugs start hatching and the fishing improves.
We are following the State’s order and are closed right now. We are still fulfilling mail orders in the online store: https://drc-fly-shop.myshopify.com/ Our flies are stocked and we will be adding new products over the next few weeks. Hopefully this all passes soon.
Hatching:
Click on the fly to see the patterns in our online store
Tiny Black Stonefly – #18 – Capniidaie sp.
Little Brown and Black Stoneflies #14 – 16 – Taeniopteryx sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #18 – Baetis vagans
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 645 cfs | 40° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 924 cfs | 40° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 571 cfs | 42° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,680 cfs | 43° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 3,090 cfs | 43° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 766 cfs | 42° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 600 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 42° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 1,050 cfs |
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| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 99.5% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 98.8% |
