It still stymies me that I am doing a river update in March, and it all revolves around the late-May-esq weather we are currently experiencing. Water temps have been jumping up above 50, so we anticipate the fish will be getting more and more active. Proof of that was Jeff White fishing Home Pool yesterday, and in a two-hour stretch caught a slew of pint-sized rainbows – which is in itself odd for this time of year. We have tons of little black stoneflies hatching, and some Chimmarra (black) caddis are starting to materialize as well. The temperature balance also helped create a bit of fog on the river yesterday – looked more like August than March. Yikes!
MARCH fog on Home Pool. Photo by: Bart Larmouth
Early black Stonefly. Photo by: Jeff White
Hatches:
Tiny Black Stoneflies – very infrequent, #18
Baetis species – #20
Chimmarra Caddis – #18 & #20
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 188 cfs @ 44º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy,NY | 373 cfs @ 51º |
| East Branch at Harvard,NY | 219 cfs @ 52º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy,NY | 1,900 cfs @ 52º |
| Mainstem at Lordville,NY | 2,460 cfs @ 52º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls,NY | 1,350 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level &Release | 91.1% –188 CFS release |
