Take today off and regroup when the flows drop. We were hit with a lot of rain and all of the rivers are extremely high. Definitely unsafe for wading. The West Branch flow is already dropping. Generally the West Branch recovers to a fishable state in 24 hours. The flows will remain high for a while with reservoir spill. We’ll take a look at the flows again tomorrow morning. Here’s what is likely to happen over the next coupe of days. The West Branch flow will drop this morning but the flow will increase once the runoff above the reservoir increases the spill.
Yesterday fished well for the people who braved the weather. Streamers produced some decent fish and some people found fish on blue quills and hendricksons. It was a nice finish to April.
Today will be 53 degrees with a mix of sun and clouds. We may see a few showers totaling .07″ of rainfall. Wind will be 10 – 20 mph from the South.
What’s Hatching:
Dark Hendrickson – #14 – E. subvaria (male)
Light Hendrickson – #12 – 14 – E. subvaria (female)
Dark Blue Wing Olive – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Blue Quill – #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Quill Gordon – #14 – Epeorus pluralis
Apple Caddis – #16 – 18 – Brachycentrus sp. (Light)
Tiny Black Stonefly – #18 – Capniidae sp..
Little Black and Brown Stoneflies – #14 – 16 – Taeniopteryx sp..
Little Black Caddis – #18 – 20 – Chimarra sp.
View the current local weather conditions.
| Click on any gauge for the most recent data: | ||
|---|---|---|
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 1,590 cfs | 50° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 7,840 cfs | 49° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 2,890 cfs | 45° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 7,980 cfs | 46° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 19,300 cfs | 48° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 4,720 cfs | 47° |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | 46° | |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 3,270 cfs | 48° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 678 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 100.9% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 100.3% |
