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 Conditions Report - March 31, 2024

After several cold, gloomy and dreary days, this past Easter weekend brought glorious sunshine and lifted spirits. Our rivers and streams are in very fishable shape for the beginning of the trout season, and are actually at a lower than average flow. Up until last Wednesday flows were well above average, but dropped down by Thursday afternoon. Sunday evening showed that  the Beaverkill at Cooks Falls was flowing at 681 cubic feet per second - a very fishable flow - although lower than the Median average flow on this date of 956 cfs over 110 years of record-keeping. The lowest recorded flow on March 31 was 226 cfs in 2006, while the highest flow was 13,300 - above flood stage - back in 1951. With the weather forecast for April showers all week, and even some snow on Wednesday and Thursday, no doubt river levels will rise to at least the average flow again.