Fishing Report

April 12th at 8:ooam

Beaverkill River

The current flow is 515 cfs. The gage height is 2.81 with a water temperature of 44 degrees.

This river is now at a perfect flow for some good early spring surface activity to begin.

This weekend we have started to see our first notable may fly emergences.

Anglers in the campground have reported fish feeding on the surface rising to blue quills size 16 and Quill Gordons size 12. and even a hendrickson or two.

I still feel we are still about a week away from a steady hendrickson hatch.

With the river in perfect spring time flow we will do our first major spring time stocking this week!

Pepacton Reservoir

The Pepacton Reservoir is about twenty miles long and averages about one-half mile wide and is a 5700 surface acre New York City owned water shed that provides the East Branch of the Delaware with it's cool releases.

The Pepacton offers great trout fishing as the large brown trout that live here quickly grow to an average size of 5 pounds with some up to 15 pounds!

Casting lures and bait from shore ,or trolling from row boats are the most effective methods for catching these giants.

Small mouth and large mouth bass, perch,rockbass,crappie and bullhead are also sought after by shore anglers.

Currently the Pepacton is at 100.2 capacity, normal for this time is 99.7.

Angler are reporting good spring trolling activity with fish being caught at 3 colors on lead core rigs.

Shore fishermen have also been productive with kastmasters and other spoons imitating sawbellies.

Soon the water temp will rise into the 50,s.At that time anglers can start fishing live sawbellies.

We will keep you posted when this occurs.