Beaverkill Stream Conditions Report - April 14, 2024

Our rivers and streams had been in very fishable shape last week, with the early hatches of Quill Gordons and Blue Quills noted. Fishing below the surface with wet flies and nymphs has been productive, even when no hatches are detected. And Tuesday’s water temperatures reached that “magic” number of 50 degrees Fahrenheit - the temperature fly fishers watch for - that marks the beginning of the fly hatches we look forward to.

However, with Friday’s downpours and storms, water levels rose to a non-wadeable level of almost 6000 cubic feet per second. The unsettled weather over the weekend has kept many trout fishers indoors, waiting for more good weather.

Beaverkill Stream Conditions Report - April 7, 2024

Despite the return of winter this past week, with snow, sleet, rain, gusty winds and even an earthquake (!) trout fishers were out in good numbers and all were enthusiastic to open the season.

By Wednesday afternoon area rivers and streams were high and discolored. The Beaverkill had risen to slightly above the average flow but by Monday morning had receded somewhat to 985 cubic feet per second, below the Median average flow on this date of 1190 cubic feet per second over 110 years of record-keeping. It looks like a slightly warmer but rainy week ahead for the most part, typical of the traditional “April showers” we are used to.

Beaverkill Stream Report - Aug 6, 2023

Most of this past weekend brought picture-perfect weather – with mostly blue skies, warm summer sun, and just enough cooling breezes, a perfect antidote to the humidity, rains and thunderstorms we experienced in the past.

Area rivers and streams are still flowing at about double the average flow over 110 years of record-keeping and, coupled with water temperatures just at or below 70 degrees all the past week, bodes well for August fishing. However, mid-summer anglers would be wise to carry along a stream thermometer and plan their fishing excursions for the cooler mornings and evenings, and in places where the sun is off the water.

Fly hatches for the beginning of August are similar to those that were hatching last week, and still include Light Cahills, Sulphurs, and Blue Winged Olives, along withvarious caddises and Isonychias. August is typically the time of year we fish with terrestrials – so do include some ants, beetles, or grasshopper imitations in your flybox.