Author: Jeff White
Delaware River Report / Conditions May 23, 2020
Yesterday we saw mid day fish slashing caddis and olives in the broken water despite the sunshine poling through the clouds. A few hendrickson and march browns are out there plus the hendrickson spinners. Nymphing worked well throughout the day. The flows didn’t bump much from the rain. The West Branch above the reservoir is the only river that came up so everything is starting off about he same as yesterday. We may see a few more showers this morning with another 1/4″. The vegetation soaks up a lot of the rain this time of year so the effect on the rivers should be minimal. The rivers are still high enough to float but low enough that wading is now a option just about anywhere.
Our lodging and fly shop are now open. Our fly shop will be limited to two customers at a time and masks are required. We will wipe down the shop before the next customers come inside. We are following CDC cleaning guidelines for both the rooms and the shop. We are still fulfilling mail orders in the online store: https://drc-fly-shop.myshopify.com
Curbside pickup is still a shipping option in the online store if you would rather not come inside.
We are now allowed to guide one client at a time in Pennsylvania, two anglers in NYS. If you would like a guided trip send us an email at flyfish@thedelawareriverclub.com or call 570-635-5880 and we’ll try to fit you in.
Matt with a good one yesterday. Steve Shen photo
Tim did well yesterday. Steve Shen photo
.Hatching:
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Dark Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Little Black Caddis – #16 – 20 – Chimarra sp.
Dark Hendrickson – #14 – E. subvaria (male)
Light Hendrickson – #12 – E. subvaria (female)
March Brown – 10 2xl – Maccaffertium vicarium (formerly S. vicarium)
Dark Grannom #14 – 18 – Dark Brachycentrus
Apple Caddis #16 – 18 – Light Brachycentrus
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 534 cfs | 45° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 721 cfs | 50° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 270 cfs | 54° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,020 cfs | 58° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,860 cfs | 60° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 481 cfs | 58° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 500 ish cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 56° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 1,010 cfs |
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| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 99.3% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 99.2% |
Delaware River Report / Conditions May 22, 2020
There were a lot of fish slashing a mix of caddis, spinners, and olives yesterday mid afternoon. It didn’t happen system wide but the people who were lucky enough to find them had a good day. Otherwise there were targets but the fish are getting a bit picky with the lower water and bright sunshine. It was a beautiful day to be on the water. Today sounds like a better fishing day with clouds coming and a chance of a shower in the afternoon. Wind will be light and variable. Light and variable sounds way better than the wind we’ve been dealing with all Spring. We may see 1/4″ of rain today and maybe another 1/4″ tomorrow but that will soak right into the ground. The release from Cannonsville is around 500 cfs.
Our lodging and fly shop are now open. Our fly shop will be limited to two customers at a time and masks are required. We will wipe down the shop before the next customers come inside. We are following CDC cleaning guidelines for both the rooms and the shop. We are still fulfilling mail orders in the online store: https://drc-fly-shop.myshopify.com
Curbside pickup is still a shipping option in the online store if you would rather not come inside.
We are now allowed to guide one client at a time in Pennsylvania, two anglers in NYS. If you would like a guided trip send us an email at flyfish@thedelawareriverclub.com or call 570-635-5880 and we’ll try to fit you in.
Hatching:
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Dark Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Little Black Caddis – #16 – 20 – Chimarra sp.
Dark Hendrickson – #14 – E. subvaria (male)
Light Hendrickson – #12 – E. subvaria (female)
March Brown – 10 2xl – Maccaffertium vicarium (formerly S. vicarium)
Dark Grannom #14 – 18 – Dark Brachycentrus
Apple Caddis #16 – 18 – Light Brachycentrus
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 534 cfs | 45° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 676 cfs | 48° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 266 cfs | 52° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,050 cfs | 55° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,950 cfs | 57° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 531 cfs | 52° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 500 ish cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 54° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 492 cfs |
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| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 99.1% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 99.4% |
May 21, 2020 Release Update
The release from Cannonsville has been dropped to 450 cfs
Delaware River Report / Conditions May 21, 2020
Yesterday sounded like a caddis day. There were some mayflies out there but we’re hearing most of the fish were landed on caddis. Better cloud cover certainly would have helped the mayflies but overall it sounded like a decent day. It was certainly a beautiful day on the water. Today will be even nicer with a high of 73 degrees and wind 5 – 10 mph from the South. It will be sunny again. There will be a few clouds coming in tomorrow. The release from Cannonsville has been dropped and the flow at Stilesville is 661 cfs this morning.
Our lodging is now open. Our fly shop will open to walk in business Friday morning at 8 am. It will be limited to two customers at a time and masks are required. We will wipe down the shop before the next customers come inside. We are following CDC cleaning guidelines for both the rooms and the shop. We are still fulfilling mail orders in the online store: https://drc-fly-shop.myshopify.com
Curbside pickup is still a shipping option in the online store if you would rather not come inside.
We are now allowed to guide one client at a time in Pennsylvania, two anglers in NYS. If you would like guided trip send us an email at flyfish@thedelawareriverclub.com or call 570-635-5880 and we’ll try to fit you in.
The flow at Hale Eddy is dropping to a good level for floating and wading
Hatching:
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Dark Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Little Black Caddis – #16 – 20 – Chimarra sp.
Dark Hendrickson – #14 – E. subvaria (male)
Light Hendrickson – #12 – E. subvaria (female)
March Brown – 10 2xl – Maccaffertium vicarium (formerly S. vicarium)
Dark Grannom #14 – 18 – Dark Brachycentrus
Apple Caddis #16 – 18 – Light Brachycentrus
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 661 cfs | 45° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 918 cfs | 45° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 349 cfs | 49° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,220 cfs | 53° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 2,580 cfs | 54° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 531 cfs | 52° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 650 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 48° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 636 cfs |
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| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 99.1% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 99.4% |
Delaware River Report / Conditions May 20, 2020
Yesterday we saw a lot of caddis, a few hendricksons, and a few hendrickson spinners. Other river sections are seeing caddis and the start of the march browns. The wind was not helpful at times but the fish were up and would eat. Overall it was a nice day on the river with decent fishing. Hard to complain about that. Today looks like a similar weather day with a little more sunshine. The air temp will hit 68 degrees with wind 10 – 15 from the East. The release from Cannonsville has been dropped slightly to 872 cfs.
Our lodging is now open. Our fly shop will open to walk in business Friday morning at 8 am. It will be limited to two customers at a time and masks are required. We will wipe down the shop before the next customers come inside. We are following CDC cleaning guidelines for both the rooms and the shop. We are still fulfilling mail orders in the online store: https://drc-fly-shop.myshopify.com
Curbside pickup is still a shipping option in the online store if you would rather not come inside.
We are now allowed to guide one client at a time in Pennsylvania, two anglers in NYS. If you would like guided trip send us an email at flyfish@thedelawareriverclub.com or call 570-635-5880 and we’ll try to fit you in.
Tim with a good one this week. Peter Glynn photo
Nicky Bulleit wheeled back into town yesterday. Steve Shen photo
Hatching:
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Dark Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Little Black Caddis – #16 – 20 – Chimarra sp.
Dark Hendrickson – #14 – E. subvaria (male)
Light Hendrickson – #12 – E. subvaria (female)
March Brown – 10 2xl – Maccaffertium vicarium (formerly S. vicarium)
Dark Grannom #14 – 18 – Dark Brachycentrus
Apple Caddis #16 – 18 – Light Brachycentrus
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 915 cfs | 45° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 1,230 cfs | 46° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 479 cfs | 48° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,430 cfs | 52° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 3,150 cfs | 54° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 572 cfs | 52° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 872 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 48° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 720 cfs |
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| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 99.3% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 99.3% |
Delaware River Report / Conditions May 19, 2020
Today is going to be another beautiful day on the water. The air temp will hit the high 60’s with some clouds rolling in during the afternoon. Wind will be from the East 5 – 10 mph. Yesterday was good. We’re still seeing a mix of hendricksons and blue quills and lots of caddis. The spinner fishing is picking up so definitely have # 14 and #16 rusty spinners handy. Some march browns are showing up here and there so the hatches seem a bit jumbled but are progressing well. The river flows are dropping slowly as the runoff subsides. The release from Cannonsville is 1,112 cfs.
Hugo with a nice brown this week. Photo by Jared Makowski
We are now allowed to guide one client at a time in Pennsylvania. If you would like a solo guided trip or guided trip with an immediate family member from the same household, send us an email at flyfish@thedelawareriverclub.com or call 570-635-5880 and we’ll try to fit you in. Our lodging is now open.
We are following the State’s order and the shop is still closed to walk in business. It sounds like we will be able to let in a limited number of customers at a time beginning Friday May 22nd. We are still fulfilling mail orders in the online store: https://drc-fly-shop.myshopify.com
Curbside pickup is now a shipping option in the online store.
Hatching:
Click on the fly to see the patterns in our online store
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Blue Quill – #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Little Black Caddis – #16 – 20 – Chimarra sp.
Dark Hendrickson – #14 – E. subvaria (male)
Light Hendrickson – #12 – E. subvaria (female)
Quill Gordon – #14 – Epeorus pluralis
Dark Grannom #14 – 18 – Dark Brachycentrus
Apple Caddis #16 – 18 – Light Brachycentrus
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 1,140 cfs | 44° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 1,590 cfs | 46° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 648 cfs | 48° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,660 cfs | 51° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 3,810 cfs | 51° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 643 cfs | 51° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 1,112 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 48° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 804 cfs |
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| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 99.3% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 99.3% |
Delaware River Report / Conditions May 18, 2020
Yesterday turned out to be a pleasant one on the water. There was some wind but no where near as much as we’ve been dealing with most of the Spring. Today looks similar to yesterday with the air temp in the high 60’s, cloud cover, and wind 5 – 10 mph from the East. Hendricksons, blue quills, and caddis will make up most of the menu. Definitely carry your spinner patterns. There are some march browns hatching on some sections so add those to your box. The release from Cannonsville is 1,499 cfs.
We are now allowed to guide one client at a time in Pennsylvania. If you would like a solo guided trip or guided trip with an immediate family member from the same household, send us an email at flyfish@thedelawareriverclub.com or call 570-635-5880 and we’ll try to fit you in. Our lodging is now open.
We are following the State’s order and the shop is still closed to walk in business. It sounds like we will be able to let in a limited number of customers at a time beginning Friday May 22nd. We are still fulfilling mail orders in the online store: https://drc-fly-shop.myshopify.com
Curbside pickup is now a shipping option in the online store.
Peter found this one yesterday morning. Tim Glynn photo
Kevin with a good one yesterday. Steve Shen photo
Hatching:
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Dark Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Blue Quill – #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Little Black Caddis – #16 – 20 – Chimarra sp.
Dark Hendrickson – #14 – E. subvaria (male)
Light Hendrickson – #12 – E. subvaria (female)
Quill Gordon – #14 – Epeorus pluralis
Dark Grannom #14 – 18 – Dark Brachycentrus
Apple Caddis #16 – 18 – Light Brachycentrus
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 1,550 cfs | 44° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 2,140 cfs | 46° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 782 cfs | 49° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,830 cfs | 53° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 4,400 cfs | 53° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 690 cfs | 58° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 1,499 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 50° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 810 cfs |
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| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 99.4% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 99.5% |
Delaware River Report / Conditions May 17, 2020
The river flows have dropped since yesterday morning but are still running a bit high. By mid afternoon yesterday the clarity had really improved and there were fish eating on top in places. Hendricksons, blue quills, and caddis were on the water. We also saw some hendrickson and blue quill spinners in the evening. The air temp will hit 68 degrees today with south wind 5 – 10 mph. We should see some clouds move in with a slight chance of rain. Rain accumulation should be negligible. It looks like we have a nice week coming up. The best wade opportunities are over on the Beaverkill and Willowemoc. The flows on the East and West should continue to drop slowly as the runoff in the feeder creeks subside. The release from Cannonsville is 1,499 cfs.
We are now allowed to guide one client at a time in Pennsylvania. If you would like a solo guided trip or guided trip with an immediate family member from the same household, send us an email at flyfish@thedelawareriverclub.com or call 570-635-5880 and we’ll try to fit you in. Our lodging is now open.
We are following the State’s order and the shop is still closed to walk in business. We are still fulfilling mail orders in the online store: https://drc-fly-shop.myshopify.com
Curbside pickup is now a shipping option in the online store.
Kurt with a good brown yesterday. Jared Makowski photo
Chris landed this one yesterday. Steve Shen photo
Hatching:
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Dark Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Blue Quill – #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Little Black Caddis – #16 – 20 – Chimarra sp.
Dark Hendrickson – #14 – E. subvaria (male)
Light Hendrickson – #12 – E. subvaria (female)
Quill Gordon – #14 – Epeorus pluralis
Dark Grannom #14 – 18 – Dark Brachycentrus
Apple Caddis #16 – 18 – Light Brachycentrus
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 1,550 cfs | 44° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 2,290 cfs | 46° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 1,100 cfs | 51° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 2,270 cfs | 54° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 4,760 cfs | 54° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 782 cfs | 58° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 1,499 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 48° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 886 cfs |
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| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 99.4% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 99.5% |
Delaware River Report / Conditions May 16, 2020
We had some pretty good rain last night so all of the river flows are up this morning. The flow at Hale Eddy peaked a little over 3,000 cfs and is already beginning to drop. The West Branch is off color. Hopefully it clears as it drops today. We shouldn’t see any more precipitation until Monday. If you want to wade look towards the headwaters of the Beaverkill and Willowemoc. Those upper stretches will drop first.
We are now allowed to guide one client at a time in Pennsylvania. If you would like a solo guided trip or guided trip with an immediate family member from the same household, send us an email at flyfish@thedelawareriverclub.com or call 570-635-5880 and we’ll try to fit you in. Our lodging is now open.
We are following the State’s order and the shop is still closed to walk in business. We are still fulfilling mail orders in the online store: https://drc-fly-shop.myshopify.com
Curbside pickup is now a shipping option in the online store.
Tom and Nick with the rare Mainstem double rainbow!
Hatching:
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Dark Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Blue Quill – #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Little Black Caddis – #16 – 20 – Chimarra sp.
Dark Hendrickson – #14 – E. subvaria (male)
Light Hendrickson – #12 – E. subvaria (female)
Quill Gordon – #14 – Epeorus pluralis
Dark Grannom #14 – 18 – Dark Brachycentrus
Apple Caddis #16 – 18 – Light Brachycentrus
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 1,350 cfs | 44° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 3,020 cfs | 49° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 1,100 cfs | 51° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 2,270 cfs | 55° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 4,980 cfs | 55° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 1,180 cfs | 55° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 1083 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 51° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 1,370 cfs |
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| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 99.7% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 99.6% |
Delaware River Report / Conditions May 15, 2020
Both Cannonsville and Pepacton have stopped spilling. The water levels are starting off this morning pretty close to yesterday’s numbers. The Beaverkill is up slightly form the rain last night. Yesterday was a tough day despite the great looking conditions. Bugs still hatched and people landed fish so overall it was decent. It seemed to take a while to get going. Hendricksons, blue quills, and caddis are still making up most of the food out there. Today is going to be warmer with a chance of some showers. The cloud cover and light wind should help the fishing. The release from Cannonsville is 1,083 cfs.
We are now allowed to guide one client at a time in Pennsylvania. If you would like a solo guided trip or guided trip with an immediate family member from the same household, send us an email at flyfish@thedelawareriverclub.com or call 570-635-5880 and we’ll try to fit you in.
We are following the State’s order and the shop is still closed to walk in business. We are still fulfilling mail orders in the online store: https://drc-fly-shop.myshopify.com
Curbside pickup is now a shipping option in the online store.
Nicky Bulleit found this one yesterday. Steve Shen photo
Hatching:
Click on the fly to see the patterns in our online store
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Blue Quill – #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Little Black Caddis – #16 – 20 – Chimarra sp.
Dark Hendrickson – #14 – E. subvaria (male)
Light Hendrickson – #12 – E. subvaria (female)
Quill Gordon – #14 – Epeorus pluralis
Dark Grannom #14 – 18 – Dark Brachycentrus
Apple Caddis #16 – 18 – Light Brachycentrus
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 1,100 cfs | 45° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 1,340 cfs | 46° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 382 cfs | 49° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,150 cfs | 51° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 2,570 cfs | 51° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 531 cfs | 51° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 1083 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 44° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 521 cfs |
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| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 99.7% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 99.6% |
Delaware River Report / Conditions May 14, 2020
We are now allowed to guide one client at a time in Pennsylvania. If you would like a solo guided trip or guided trip with an immediate family member from the same household, send us an email at flyfish@thedelawareriverclub.com or call 570-635-5880 and we’ll try to fit you in.
It seems like a funny complaint but yesterday afternoon was a bit too sunny. Things picked up in the late afternoon and we saw good apple caddis, blue quills, and hendricksons. Today looks much better. We’re starting off with some frost on the ground but we should see 68 degrees today. Wind will be light at 5 – 10 mph from the South. Wunderground has the clouds moving in around lunchtime but no rain until just about dark. We’ll see around 1/4″ fall overnight.
We are following the State’s order and the shop is still closed to walk in business. We are still fulfilling mail orders in the online store: https://drc-fly-shop.myshopify.com
Curbside pickup is now a shipping option in the online store.
Harry had a few good days on the Delaware this week
Hatching:
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Dark Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Blue Quill – #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Little Black Caddis – #16 – 20 – Chimarra sp.
Dark Hendrickson – #14 – E. subvaria (male)
Light Hendrickson – #12 – E. subvaria (female)
Quill Gordon – #14 – Epeorus pluralis
Dark Grannom #14 – 18 – Dark Brachycentrus
Apple Caddis #16 – 18 – Light Brachycentrus
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 1,100 cfs | 44° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 1,310 cfs | 44° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 370 cfs | 45° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,150 cfs | 46° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 2,580 cfs | 49° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 585 cfs | 44° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 600 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 44° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 544 cfs |
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| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 100% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 99.8% |
Delaware River Report / Conditions May 13, 2020
We are now allowed to guide one client at a time in Pennsylvania. If you would like a solo guided trip or guided trip with an immediate family member from the same household, send us an email at flyfish@thedelawareriverclub.com or call 570-635-5880 and we’ll try to fit you in.
There were a lot of bugs hatching yesterday getting pushed around by the wind. People still found rising fish and some nice ones were landed. Blue quills, hendricksons, and olives were the mixed menu. Some sections had a great mix of light and dark brachycentrus caddis too. We’ll have more sunshine today with the air temp reaching 51 degrees. That will feel a lot warmer than yesterday. Wind will be 10 – 15 mph from the North. That seems like a lot but it’s a lot less than what we’ve been dealing with for most of the Spring. Pepacton has stopped spilling so there are a lot of wade opportunities in the Eastern drainage. The West Branch is still spilling a little but there are spots to wade at 1,300 cfs. The West and Mainstem are at good floating levels too.
We are following the State’s order and the shop is still closed to walk in business. We are still fulfilling mail orders in the online store: https://drc-fly-shop.myshopify.com
Curbside pickup is now a shipping option in the online store.
Nicky Bulleit starting his season out right. Steve Shen photo
Denis Fay found a few bugs washed into an eddy yesterday
Hatching:
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Dark Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Blue Quill – #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Little Black Caddis – #16 – 20 – Chimarra sp.
Dark Hendrickson – #14 – E. subvaria (male)
Light Hendrickson – #12 – E. subvaria (female)
Quill Gordon – #14 – Epeorus pluralis
Dark Grannom #14 – 18 – Dark Brachycentrus
Apple Caddis #16 – 18 – Light Brachycentrus
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 1,110 cfs | 43° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 1,330 cfs | 43° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 382 cfs | 44° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,250 cfs | 46° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 2,760 cfs | 47° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 585 cfs | 44° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 600 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 43° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 617 cfs |
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| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 100.3% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 99.9% |
