Author: Jeff White
Delaware River Report / Conditions September 20, 2019
During yesterday’s mid day bright sun nymphing, wets, and streamers were the best bet. Enough sporadic fish were eating on top to make it worth keeping an eye out but sticking underneath was your best bet until the evening. Once the sun started to drop it was all about the olives. There were some heptagenia, some isos, some caddis, and even a few yellow sallies but mostly the water was covered in small olives. The flow at Stilesville is steady at 719 cfs. We should have the same sunshine as yesterday with a warmer air temp hitting 76 degrees. Wind should not be a factor.
Hatching:
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Olive Sulphur – Hept. hebe – #18 – 20
Slate Drake – #12 – 14 – Isonychia bicolor
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – E. lata, deficiens
Tiny Blue Winged Olives – #22 – 26- Pseudo sp.
Trico – #22 – 26 – Tricorythodes sp.
Golden Drake – #10-2xl – Potamanthus sp.
Little Tan Sedge – #16 – 18 – Glossosoma sp.
Yellow Sally – #14 – Isoperla sp.
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West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 719 cfs | 53° |
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 847 cfs | 52° |
East Branch at Harvard, NY | 137 cfs | 53° |
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 146 cfs | 58° |
Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 991 cfs | 58° |
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 76 cfs | 56° |
Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 687 cfs | |
West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 55° |
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 44 cfs |
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Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 56% | |
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 75.1% |
Delaware River Report / Conditions September 19, 2019
We’re starting off in the 40’s again and will hit 70 degrees this afternoon. Sunshine and wind 3 – 4 mph from the South. The release from Cannonsville has been increased a little to 687 cfs so the flow at Stilesville is 719 cfs. Not much of a change. Today pretty much looks like a repeat of yesterday. Nymphing was the best bet mid day but by late afternoon fish were beginning to show on small olives and heptagenia. A few caddis and yellow sallies were in the air but mostly mayflies on the water. Some river sections saw some isonychia spinners towards dark too. There’s no rain the forecast for the next few days and the feeder streams are really low. Any rain that comes soon will soak into the ground.
Hatching:
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Olive Sulphur – Hept. hebe – #18 – 20
Slate Drake – #12 – 14 – Isonychia bicolor
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – E. lata, deficiens
Tiny Blue Winged Olives – #22 – 26- Pseudo sp.
Trico – #22 – 26 – Tricorythodes sp.
Golden Drake – #10-2xl – Potamanthus sp.
Little Tan Sedge – #16 – 18 – Glossosoma sp.
Yellow Sally – #14 – Isoperla sp.
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West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 719 cfs | 53° |
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 860 cfs | 52° |
East Branch at Harvard, NY | 140 cfs | 53° |
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 152 cfs | 58° |
Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 981 cfs | 59° |
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 78 cfs | 57° |
Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 687 cfs | |
West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 55° |
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 46 cfs |
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Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 56.7% | |
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 75.4% |
Delaware River Report / Conditions September 18, 2019
The air was filled with Tricos mid morning yesterday. We were off before they hit the water but hopefully they did and someone was there. Olives came later in the evening but the fish seemed to be sporadic and in an eat and move in the slow tailouts mood. There were good Heptagenias mixed in for a bit plus a few isonychias. If you were patient the fish would come back around. Nymphing was the best option during the day. Once the sun hit the water it felt like Summer again.
We’re in the low 40’s gain this morning but it will warm up to the 70’s. We’ll have sunshine and wind 5 – 6 mph from the North. The release from Cannonsville has been dropped slightly to 656 cfs.
Hatching:
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Olive Sulphur – Hept. hebe – #18 – 20
Slate Drake – #12 – 14 – Isonychia bicolor
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – E. lata, deficiens
Tiny Blue Winged Olives – #22 – 26- Pseudo sp.
Trico – #22 – 26 – Tricorythodes sp.
Golden Drake – #10-2xl – Potamanthus sp.
Little Tan Sedge – #16 – 18 – Glossosoma sp.
Yellow Sally – #14 – Isoperla sp.
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West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 688 cfs | 53° |
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 841 cfs | 52° |
East Branch at Harvard, NY | 151 cfs | 53° |
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 166 cfs | 59° |
Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,080 cfs | 59° |
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 82 cfs | 59° |
Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 656 cfs | |
West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 55° |
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 47 cfs |
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Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 57.4% | |
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 75.8% |
Delaware River Report / Conditions September 17, 2019
The release from Cannonsville bumped up slightly over night and the flow at Stilesville is 771 cfs this morning. It’s 44 degrees this morning so water temps good great and there is just a little fog out there now. Wunderground is calling for sunshine, 72 degrees, and wind 5 – 10 from the North. Heptagenia, olives, isonychias, and a few caddis should round out the flies. If you’re fishing the Main until dark have some white flies in your box. Ants are around and we are catching fish on them. We just haven’t seen one massive fall yet. The sun may keep the dry fly fishing sporadic until the evening when the olives hatch. Nymphing and swinging wets may be good options during the afternoon. Blind casting large flies in the riffles can also produce.
Hatching:
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Olive Sulphur – Hept. hebe – #18 – 20
Slate Drake – #12 – 14 – Isonychia bicolor
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – E. lata, deficiens
Tiny Blue Winged Olives – #22 – 26- Pseudo sp.
Trico – #22 – 26 – Tricorythodes sp.
Golden Drake – #10-2xl – Potamanthus sp.
Little Tan Sedge – #16 – 18 – Glossosoma sp.
Yellow Sally – #14 – Isoperla sp.
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West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 771 cfs | 52° |
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 985 cfs | 52° |
East Branch at Harvard, NY | 153 cfs | 52° |
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 178 cfs | 60° |
Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,050 cfs | 60° |
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 89 cfs | 60° |
Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 743 cfs | |
West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 55° |
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 51 cfs |
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Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 58.1% | |
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 76.2% |
Delaware River Report / Conditions September 16, 2019
The flow at Stilesville is steady at 719 cfs this morning. We have a 50% chance of some rain this morning but the amount should be negligible. We may have some fog moving in and out until the rain clears out. We should see 70 degrees with wind 5 -10 from the North. The sun will break through a little and mix with cloud cover in the afternoon. This is a nice change after the sunshine yesterday. Olive sulphurs, isos, caddis, and olives will cover most of what you’ll see. Definitely have flying ants, cahills, white flies, and yellow sallies just in case. The bugs came a little later yesterday due to the sunshine but overall it fished well we found some nice fish.
Hatching:
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Olive Sulphur – Hept. hebe – #18 – 20
Slate Drake – #12 – 14 – Isonychia bicolor
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – E. lata, deficiens
Tiny Blue Winged Olives – #22 – 26- Pseudo sp.
Trico – #22 – 26 – Tricorythodes sp.
Golden Drake – #10-2xl – Potamanthus sp.
Great Brown Stonefly – #6-2xl – 10-2xl – Pene capita
Little Tan Sedge – #16 – 18 – Glossosoma sp.
Yellow Sally – #14 – Isoperla sp.
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West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 719 cfs | 53° |
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 853 cfs | 54° |
East Branch at Harvard, NY | 170 cfs | 56° |
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 202 cfs | 63° |
Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,080 cfs | 63° |
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 97 cfs | 64° |
Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 678 cfs | |
West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 58° |
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 52 cfs |
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Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 60.4% | |
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 77.2% |
Delaware River Report / Conditions September 15, 2019
The release from Cannonsville has been decreased a bit to 678 cfs. We had some rain yesterday morning and again overnight. It wasn’t enough precipitation to change the flows much but it did bring in some fog on the river. We saw good olive hatches yesterday mixed with some flying ants. There are still some isonychias and yellow sallies out there too. If you are fishing the Mainstem have your white flies ready for the evening. We’re going to be a little warmer today with the air temp hitting 75 degrees. Wind will not be a factor with a mix of sun and clouds.
Hatching:
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Olive Sulphur – Hept. hebe – #18 – 20
Slate Drake – #12 – 14 – Isonychia bicolor
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – E. lata, deficiens
Tiny Blue Winged Olives – #22 – 26- Pseudo sp.
Trico – #22 – 26 – Tricorythodes sp.
Golden Drake – #10-2xl – Potamanthus sp.
Great Brown Stonefly – #6-2xl – 10-2xl – Pene capita
Little Tan Sedge – #16 – 18 – Glossosoma sp.
Yellow Sally – #14 – Isoperla sp.
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West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 719 cfs | 53° |
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 879 cfs | 53° |
East Branch at Harvard, NY | 170 cfs | 54° |
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 199 cfs | 60° |
Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,190 cfs | 58° |
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 99 cfs | 61° |
Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 678 cfs | |
West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 55° |
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 54 cfs |
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Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 60.4% | |
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 77.2% |
Delaware River Report / Conditions September 14, 2019
The release from Cannonsville has been bumped slightly to 811 cfs this morning. This is the perfect situation to increase the release from Pepacton by a couple hundred cfs and decrease Cannonsville. Mainstem temperatures are not a problem so some kind of balance between the two reservoir releases would actually make sense. Yesterday’s bump added some extra weeds coming down that took a while to filter out. The 10 – 15 mph wind from the South was the main problem. There were some wind breaks on bends and behind islands. Today we’ll have the same wind but a really good chance of afternoon showers. The precip total should be less than 1/4″ so we could be in for a really good olive day. The West Branch has the fall tint to it so streamers are now a good option too.
Hatching:
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Olive Sulphur – Hept. hebe – #18 – 20
Slate Drake – #12 – 14 – Isonychia bicolor
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – E. lata, deficiens
Tiny Blue Winged Olives – #22 – 26- Pseudo sp.
Trico – #22 – 26 – Tricorythodes sp.
Golden Drake – #10-2xl – Potamanthus sp.
Great Brown Stonefly – #6-2xl – 10-2xl – Pene capita
Little Tan Sedge – #16 – 18 – Glossosoma sp.
Yellow Sally – #14 – Isoperla sp.
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West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 871 cfs | 53° |
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 1,020 cfs | 53° |
East Branch at Harvard, NY | 173 cfs | 56° |
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 202 cfs | 61° |
Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,140 cfs | 60° |
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 94 cfs | 62° |
Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 811 cfs | |
West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 57° |
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 64 cfs |
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Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 60.4% | |
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 77.2% |
Delaware River Report / Conditions September 13, 2019
People had a good day out there yesterday mostly with flying ants. There were some olives, isos, cahills, and caddis but most people were talking about the ants. Bigger fish showed and were happy on top mid afternoon. The light rain and cloud cover definitely helped. We’ll have a lot more sunshine today. Wind will be 5 – 10 mph from the South and the air temp will reach 70 degrees. The lower release cleared the river a little bit and it looks like there are fewer weeds making nymphing or even throwing streamers good options early.
It appears NYC DEP is going to continue their historical yo yo releases. The release from Cannonsville was dropped yesterday and then increased again. The flow at Stilesville is 761 cfs this morning. This is likely due to the Montague flow target. The releases from Lake Wallenpaupack should be low this week so the release from Cannonsville was increased. There is a whitewater release tomorrow from the Mongaup River so they decided they could save a few drops of water by dropping our release for a few hours.
Hatching:
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Olive Sulphur – Hept. hebe – #18 – 20
Slate Drake – #12 – 14 – Isonychia bicolor
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – E. lata, deficiens
Tiny Blue Winged Olives – #22 – 26- Pseudo sp.
Trico – #22 – 26 – Tricorythodes sp.
Golden Drake – #10-2xl – Potamanthus sp.
Great Brown Stonefly – #6-2xl – 10-2xl – Pene capita
Little Tan Sedge – #16 – 18 – Glossosoma sp.
Yellow Sally – #14 – Isoperla sp.
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West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 761 cfs | 52° |
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 834 cfs | 53° |
East Branch at Harvard, NY | 182 cfs | 54° |
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 241 cfs | 60° |
Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,030 cfs | 60° |
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 109 cfs | 62° |
Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 753 cfs | |
West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 56° |
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 64 cfs |
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Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 61% | |
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 77.5% |
Delaware River Report / Conditions September 12, 2019
We should see on and off showers today with good cloud cover. the air temp should peak at 71 degrees with wind 5 – 10 mph from the North. We had a good storm roll through overnight but it seems like most of the rain soaked into the ground. The release from Cannonsville has been dropped back to 753 cfs. There are still a lot of small olives hatching mixed with a few isonychias, cahills, caddis, and yellow sallies. There are white flies hatching on the Mainstem. We are catching fish on flying ants but haven’t seen a massive fall yet. They may just stay spotty so ants are a good bet right now if you find fish rising and don’t see much on the water.
Hatching:
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Olive Sulphur – Hept. hebe – #18 – 20
Slate Drake – #12 – 14 – Isonychia bicolor
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – E. lata, deficiens
Tiny Blue Winged Olives – #22 – 26- Pseudo sp.
Trico – #22 – 26 – Tricorythodes sp.
Golden Drake – #10-2xl – Potamanthus sp.
Great Brown Stonefly – #6-2xl – 10-2xl – Pene capita
Little Tan Sedge – #16 – 18 – Glossosoma sp.
Yellow Sally – #14 – Isoperla sp.
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West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 815 cfs | 53° |
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 1,060 cfs | 54° |
East Branch at Harvard, NY | 219 cfs | 60° |
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 214 cfs | 66° |
Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,210 cfs | 60° |
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 95 cfs | 66° |
Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 753 cfs | |
West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 57° |
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 64 cfs |
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Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 61.8% | |
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 77.7% |
Delaware River Report / Conditions September 11, 2019
For some people yesterday’s dry fly action was mid afternoon and then tapered off in the evening. Good olives with some yellow sallies and caddis. There were a few isonychias and cahills out too. We’re in for one oddly warm day today hitting the low 80’s and then we drop back to more normal temps tomorrow. We may see a little rain this morning but should be left with just clouds in the afternoon. Total precip today looks negligible with 1/4″ coming tomorrow. The release from Cannonsville dropped slightly to 896 cfs. The West Branch is okay to wade in some spots but the best wading is on the Mainstem right now.
Hatching:
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Slate Drake – #12 – 14 – Isonychia bicolor
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – E. lata, deficiens
Tiny Blue Winged Olives – #22 – 26- Pseudo sp.
Trico – #22 – 26 – Tricorythodes sp.
Golden Drake – #10-2xl – Potamanthus sp.
Great Brown Stonefly – #6-2xl – 10-2xl – Pene capita
Little Tan Sedge – #16 – 18 – Glossosoma sp.
Yellow Sally – #14 – Isoperla sp.
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West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 978 cfs | 52° |
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 1,110 cfs | 52° |
East Branch at Harvard, NY | 167 cfs | 55° |
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 183 cfs | 62° |
Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,210 cfs | 60° |
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 87 cfs | 63° |
Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 896 cfs | |
West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 56° |
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 49 cfs |
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Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 62.6% | |
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 78% |
Delaware River Report / Conditions September 10, 2019
There was some dry fly action in the evening but early nymphing was the best bet in the sun. There is some color in the West Branch with the higher release so streamers are working too. Isonychas, lots of olives, a few caddis, a few cahills, and a few flying ants. Today should be similar to yesterday with a high of 72 degrees, wind 5 – 10 from the South, and maybe a few more clouds. We’re going to warm up tomorrow with some rain and then drop right back into our normal late summer / early fall weather pattern. Hopefully the rain and heat bring out good numbers of flying ants tomorrow.
Hatching:
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Slate Drake – #12 – 14 – Isonychia bicolor
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – E. lata, deficiens
Tiny Blue Winged Olives – #22 – 26- Pseudo sp.
Trico – #22 – 26 – Tricorythodes sp.
Golden Drake – #10-2xl – Potamanthus sp.
Great Brown Stonefly – #6-2xl – 10-2xl – Pene capita
Little Tan Sedge – #16 – 18 – Glossosoma sp.
Yellow Sally – #14 – Isoperla sp.
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West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 943 cfs | 52° |
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 1,060 cfs | 52° |
East Branch at Harvard, NY | 167 cfs | 54° |
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 189 cfs | 61° |
Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,270 cfs | 60° |
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 90 cfs | 62° |
Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 913 cfs | |
West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 54° |
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 52 cfs |
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Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 63.5% | |
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 79.4% |
Delaware River Report / Conditions September 9, 2019
The release from Cannonsville has been bumped up slightly again to 913 cfs. This is likely due to water needed to meet the Montague flow target. Wading is possible on some West Branch river sections and is fine on the Mainstem. Today’s weather looks like a repeat of yesterday with sunshine and a high of 72 degrees. Wind will be a non factor. Nymphing and wet flies will probably be your best bet until the afternoon olive hatches. Blind casting isonychias in the riffles may also be a good choice. The morning tricos are still around but fish rising to them seems to still be spotty. We’re still patiently waiting for a big flying ant fall but there are some around.
Hatching:
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Slate Drake – #12 – 14 – Isonychia bicolor
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – E. lata, deficiens
Tiny Blue Winged Olives – #22 – 26- Pseudo sp.
Trico – #22 – 26 – Tricorythodes sp.
Golden Drake – #10-2xl – Potamanthus sp.
Great Brown Stonefly – #6-2xl – 10-2xl – Pene capita
Little Tan Sedge – #16 – 18 – Glossosoma sp.
Yellow Sally – #14 – Isoperla sp.
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West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 995 cfs | 52° |
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 1,110 cfs | 52° |
East Branch at Harvard, NY | 167 cfs | 54° |
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 194 cfs | 60° |
Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,190 cfs | 60° |
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 91 cfs | 61° |
Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 913 cfs | |
West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 54° |
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 55 cfs |
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Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 65.5% | |
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 79.4% |