Author: Jeff White

Delaware River Report / Conditions August 28, 2019

The forecast has changed and Wunderground is predicting only.16″ of rain today.  We’ll have a warmer air temp peaking in the high 70’s, good cloud cover, and wind 5 – 10 from the South. The rain should hold off until after lunch.  Sounds like a good day to be out there.  The olives were out again yesterday evening.  Small olives, isonychias, caddis, and a few small sulphurs should round out your selection today.  But it will probably be olives fro the most part.  Mid day nymphing was definitely the best bet.  We still have weeds floating down some pools.  The weeds generally filter out in the long slow pools.

 

Michael out for a family float yesterday

Michael out for a family float yesterday

Hatching:
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Sulphur  – #18 – 20 – E. dorothea
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 510 cfs 51°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY 632 cfs 53°
East Branch at Harvard, NY 182 cfs 55°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 238 cfs 63°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY 916 cfs 63°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 112 cfs 64°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release 500 cfs
West Branch at 191 Bridge N/A 58°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) 70 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity 71.2%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity 82.6%

 

Delaware River Report / Conditions August 27, 2019

If anyone found a rod and reel between the campground and Balls Eddy give us a call at the shop 570-635-5880

 

We had some sun yesterday with clouds moving in towards the evening.  It took the olives a while to get going where we were but there were good numbers of them at dark.  A few isonychias and caddis were mixed in too.  There are still a lot of small fish in the system so be patient and watch the rises to pick out larger fish.  We should see more clouds in the evening today with the air temp staying in the low 70’s.  Wind will be 5 – 10 from the South.  There are a lot of weeds in the long slow pools but they filter out.  If you want to nymph or swing wets you can usually move down below the tailouts and make it happen.  We have rain in the forecast tomorrow but the amount predicted has been reduced to a little over 1/4″.

Bob Lewis with a good fish after dark

Bob Lewis with a good fish after dark

Despite the cool nights water temps peaked over 70 degrees at Fishs Eddy on the East Branch and over 70 degrees on the Beaverkill at Cooks Falls.   Give the fish a break in those areas and fish colder water.

Hatching:
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Sulphur  – #18 – 20 – E. dorothea
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 510 cfs 50°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY 632 cfs 51°
East Branch at Harvard, NY 182 cfs 56°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 244 cfs 63°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY 925 cfs 64°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 116 cfs 62°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release 500 cfs
West Branch at 191 Bridge N/A 58°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) 73 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity 71.7%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity 82.9%

Delaware River Report / Conditions August 26, 2019

We’re in the 40’s this morning and it feels a bit like Fall.  We’ll have sunshine an hit the low 70’s so it will be a lot like yesterday.  If you see tricos this morning be patient.  They can fall later towards noon sometimes on these cold mornings.  We’re still finding some small sulphurs but we’ve been fishing more olives over the last few days.  Iosnychias, cahills, and some caddis are showing up too.  Nymphing is a good bet mid morning on the lower West Branch.

We’re coming off another cool night and river temps are starting off a few degrees lower than what we’ve seen for a while.  Any bright sun days have the potential to drive those temps back up in the low water so right now we’re still giving the warm water areas a break even if they drop to acceptable temps.  Despite the cool nights water temps peaked at 70 degrees at Fishs Eddy on the East Branch and over 70 degrees on the Beaverkill at Cooks Falls.   Give the fish a break in those areas and fish colder water.

Dan with a nice fish yesterday.  Bruce Miller photo

Dan with a nice fish yesterday. Bruce Miller photo

Hatching:
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Sulphur  – #18 – 20 – E. dorothea
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 510 cfs 50°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY 637 cfs 52°
East Branch at Harvard, NY 185 cfs 56°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 257 cfs 63°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY 953 cfs 63°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 122 cfs 62°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release 500 cfs
West Branch at 191 Bridge N/A 58°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) 79.5 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity 73.3%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity 83.9%

Delaware River Report / Conditions August 25, 2019

We’re at 57 degrees this morning with good cloud cover and a light sprinkle of rain.  The sun will break through in the afternoon with the air temp only reaching the low 70’s.  Wind will be from the East at 5 – 10 mph.  Not a bad sounding day to be on the water.  Reports varied yesterday but overall the people nymphing seemed to do well.  Olives are out with a few sulphurs and isonychias mixed in.  Caddis and cahills are showing in some river sections too.  Tricos have been around but they’re hit and miss pool to pool.  The release from Cannonsville has been dropped slightly but is still at a decent level for floating and wading.

 

We’re coming off another cool night and river temps are starting off a few degrees lower than what we’ve seen for a while.  Any bright sun days have the potential to drive those temps back up in the low water so right now we’re still giving the warm water areas a break even if they drop to acceptable temps.  Despite the cool nights water temps peaked at 68 degrees at Fishs Eddy on the East Branch, 69 degrees on the Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, and the Mainstem at Lordville peaked at 66 degrees yesterday.  Give the fish a break in those areas and fish colder water.

Hatching:
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Sulphur  – #18 – 20 – E. dorothea
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 485 cfs 50°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY 643 cfs 51°
East Branch at Harvard, NY 185 cfs 54°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 275 cfs 62°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY 991 cfs 63°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 134 cfs 64°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release 500 cfs
West Branch at 191 Bridge N/A 58°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) 87 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity 73.3%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity 83.9%

Delaware River Report / Conditions August 24, 2019

Yesterday seemed like a strange on on the water.  Conditions looked great, nymphing was tough followed by an early evening olive hatch on the West with happy fish.  Once the sun dropped the bugs and fish seemed to stop too.  We’ll have more sunshine today but the air temp will stay in the low 70’s.  wind will be from the North at 5 – 10 mph.  Sounds like a very pleasant day to be on the water.  We’re seeing more caddis and few flying ants so it feels like early fall is coming.  We have not seen a big ant fall yet.  Some sulphurs are still around but olives seem a bit more consistent on the lower West.  Tricos are spotty but out there.  It seems pool to pool so if you don’t see any action in the morning try a different river section.

We’re coming off another cool night and river temps are starting off a few degrees lower than what we’ve seen for a while.  Any bright sun days have the potential to drive those temps back up in the low water so right now we’re still giving the warm water areas a break eve if they drop to acceptable temps.  Water temps are hot on the Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, the East Branch at Fishs Eddy, and the Mainstem at Lordville.  Give the fish a break in those areas and fish colder water.

Hatching:
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Sulphur  – #18 – 20 – E. dorothea
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.

Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:

West Branch at Stilesville, NY 510 cfs 50°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY 659 cfs 50°
East Branch at Harvard, NY 188 cfs 54°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 300 cfs 63°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY 1,030 cfs 62°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 151 cfs 64°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release 500 cfs
West Branch at 191 Bridge N/A 56°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) 101 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity 73.3%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity 83.9%

Delaware River Report / Conditions August 23, 2019

It’s going to be much cooler today with a high air temp of 74 degrees.  We’ll see some clouds and sun with wind 5 – 10 from the North.  Tonight the air temp will drop back in to the 50’s.  That seems to the be weather we’re looking at for most of next week too.  There are still some sulphurs on the upper West but that is becoming a bit more sporadic.  Olives are going well with a few isonychias.  We are seeing more caddis in the last week or so- especially in the evenings.  Nymphing has worked well lately.  We’ve seen a lot of fish eating just under the surface so swinging unweighted wets could be a good technique to try.

John Papciak with the release

John Papciak with the release

Water temps are hot on the Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, the East Branch at Fishs Eddy, and the Mainstem at Lordville.  Give the fish a break in those areas and fish colder water.

Hatching:
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Sulphur  – #18 – 20 – E. dorothea
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.

Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:

West Branch at Stilesville, NY 510 cfs 50°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY 670 cfs 53°
East Branch at Harvard, NY 194 cfs 57°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 340 cfs 67°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY 1,080 cfs 67°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 176 cfs 68°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release 500 cfs
West Branch at 191 Bridge N/A 59°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) 124 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity 73.7%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity 84.2%

Delaware River Report / Conditions August 22, 2019

We have a light mist coming down this morning.  We’ll see a bit of sun mixed with the clouds early but the cloud cover should increase as the day goes on.  Total rainfall should be .02″ with wind from the West 5 – 10 mph.  If Wunderground is calling this right we should have a good day on the water.  They did not call it right yesterday and the sun broke through in the afternoon.  Olives, sulphurs, and few isonychias.  We’re still counting on some decent flying ants soon but it doesn’t hurt to throw them now on tough fish.

 

Water temps are hot on the Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, the East Branch at Fishs Eddy, and the Mainstem at Lordville.  Give the fish a break in those areas and fish colder water.

Hatching:
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Sulphur  – #18 – 20 – E. dorothea
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.

Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:

West Branch at Stilesville, NY 510 cfs 50°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY 670 cfs 54°
East Branch at Harvard, NY 194 cfs 58°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 319 cfs 69°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY 1,040 cfs 69°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 178 cfs 70°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release 500 cfs
West Branch at 191 Bridge N/A 61°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) 138 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity 74.1%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity 84.4%

Delaware River Report / Conditions August 21, 2019

Part of the Get Trashed cleanup volunteers.  They're awesome!

Part of the Get Trashed cleanup volunteers. They’re awesome!

The lower West fished best with nymphs yesterday.  There were some small fish rising in the evening but not a lot of bugs until after dark.  There are some weeds and a bit of color in the lower river from the runoff still so check your rig often.  The upper West is your better shot for dry fly fish during the day.  That may change if we get the afternoon storms they are calling for.  We should see some cloud cover come in by lunch time with .15″ of rain over the course of the afternoon.  If the rain does come have your olives ready.

 

Water temps are hot on the Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, the East Branch at Fishs Eddy, and the Mainstem at Lordville.  Give the fish a break in those areas and fish colder water.

Hatching:
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Sulphur  – #18 – 20 – E. dorothea
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.

Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:

West Branch at Stilesville, NY 510 cfs 50°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY 676 cfs 53°
East Branch at Harvard, NY 191 cfs 60°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 304 cfs 70°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY 1,060 cfs 70°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 144 cfs 70°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release 500 cfs
West Branch at 191 Bridge N/A 62°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) 103 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity 75%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity 85.1%

Delaware River Report / Conditions August 20, 2019

The clouds hung around for a bit yesterday morning but the sun popped out in the afternoon.  The runoff from the feeder streams is dropping and Hale Eddy is under 700 cfs this morning.  We are still in the same hatching pattern with sulphurs, olives, and isonychias.  There are still a few tricos around in the morning.  If you’re not finding them move around a bit since that hatch seems to vary pool to pool.  We’re also seeing some caddis again and just a few flying ants (but not in large numbers yet).  Today we’re looking at sunshine, air temp in the low 80’s, and light wind.

 

Georgia catching her 1st Delaware fish while picking garbage out the river.

Georgia catching her 1st Delaware fish while picking garbage out the river.

 

Pulling the loaded Get Trashed boats out Saturday.  Steve Spurgeon photo

Pulling the loaded Get Trashed boats out Saturday. Steve Spurgeon photo

Water temps are hot on the Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, the East Branch at Fishs Eddy, and the Mainstem at Lordville.  Give the fish a break in those areas and fish colder water.

Hatching:
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Sulphur  – #16 – 20 – E. dorothea
Slate Drake
 – #12 – 14 – Isonychia bicolor
Light Cahill – #14 – Stenocron spp.
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives  – #16 – 20 – E. lata, deficiens
Light Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – E. attenuata
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
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophilia sp.
Little Tan Sedge – #16 – 18 – Glossosoma sp.
Yellow Sally – #14 – Isoperla sp.

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West Branch at Stilesville, NY 510 cfs 50°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY 698 cfs 53°
East Branch at Harvard, NY 194 cfs 59°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 348 cfs 69°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY 1,170 cfs 73°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 167 cfs 69°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release 500 cfs
West Branch at 191 Bridge N/A 61°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) 128 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity 75%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity 85.1%

Delaware River Report / Conditions August 19, 2019

We had a good storm hit right around dinner time.  Rain and wind.  The flows are up slightly this morning but are already dropping back and the rivers seem to be in fine shape.  Fishing was okayt up until the storm.  There was a break in the evening just before dark that is was calm enough to fish again.  The West is clear enough to fish this morning.  We have olives and isonychias on the doors this morning.  Sulphurs on the upper river.  Today will be in the high 80’s with wind from the south 4 – 8 mph.  Partly cloudy sky.

 

Jim with one from the weekend.  Jeremy Shurites photo

Jim with one from the weekend. Jeremy Shurites photo

 

Another shot from the river cleanup.  Chris Calabrese photo

Another shot from the river cleanup. Chris Calabrese photo

Water temps are hot on the Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, the East Branch at Fishs Eddy, and the Mainstem at Lordville.  Give the fish a break in those areas and fish colder water.

Hatching:
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Sulphur  – #16 – 20 – E. dorothea
Slate Drake
 – #12 – 14 – Isonychia bicolor
Light Cahill – #14 – Stenocron spp.
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives  – #16 – 20 – E. lata, deficiens
Light Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – E. attenuata
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
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophilia sp.
Little Tan Sedge – #16 – 18 – Glossosoma sp.
Yellow Sally – #14 – Isoperla sp.

Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:

West Branch at Stilesville, NY 510 cfs 50°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY 841 cfs 55°
East Branch at Harvard, NY 200 cfs 60°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 393 cfs 70°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY 1,170 cfs 73°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 226 cfs 70°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release 500 cfs
West Branch at 191 Bridge N/A 62°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) 249 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity 76.4%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity 85.8%

Delaware River Report / Conditions August 18, 2019

Get Trashed was a great event and now there is a lot less garbage in the West Branch.  All of the volunteers gave it their all and we’re looking forward to next year’s August river clean up.  We’d like to thank everyone who showed up.  It’s awesome to see people really care ab out the health of the Upper Delaware.

The rain held off until just about dark.  It was a brief but heavy storm again.  The river looks fine this morning with no real discernible change in flow.  The sulphur hatch is slowly waning on the upper river but the bugs are still showing up in fishable numbers.  There are quite a few olives on the door this morning.  We’re looking at a possibility of another isolated storm today with around 1/10″ of rain.  We have clouds now.  The air temp will hit the high 80’s with wind 3 – 8 mph from the south.  These hot humid days can be great for flying ants so make sure you have a few in your box.

 

The Zmijewski brothers got off to a good start right at the boat ramp

The Zmijewski brothers got off to a good start right at the boat ramp

Water temps are hot on the Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, the East Branch at Fishs Eddy, and the Mainstem at Lordville.  Give the fish a break in those areas and fish colder water.

Hatching:
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Sulphur  – #16 – 20 – E. dorothea
Slate Drake
 – #12 – 14 – Isonychia bicolor
Light Cahill – #14 – Stenocron spp.
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives  – #16 – 20 – E. lata, deficiens
Light Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – E. attenuata
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
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophilia sp.
Little Tan Sedge – #16 – 18 – Glossosoma sp.
Yellow Sally – #14 – Isoperla sp.

Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:

West Branch at Stilesville, NY 510 cfs 50°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY 687 cfs 53°
East Branch at Harvard, NY 206 cfs 61°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 323 cfs 67°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY 1,160 cfs 69°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 203 cfs 70°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release 500 cfs
West Branch at 191 Bridge N/A 62°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) 99 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity 76.4%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity 85.8%

Delaware River Report / Conditions August 17, 2019

We had a great turn out for the Iron Fly last night.  There will be a lot of volunteers picking up garbage on the river today.  We’ll finish up with prizes and Troegs!  If you’re in the area pick up some trash and swing through for a beer.  We start at 10 am here at the shop.

Better conditions yesterday with good cloud cover and no real rain hitting us on the lower West.  Some areas were hit with scattered storms but we came through it just fine.  Today’s weather looks similar with a chance of afternoon scattered thunderstorms but no meaningful amount of precipitation.  Wind will be 5 – 10 from the South and the air temp will hit the low 80’s.  Olives, sulphurs, and isonychias.  If we do get the rain we may see some early olives on the lower West.  Otherwise head towards the dam for the afternoon sulphurs or nymph and swing wets until you see some fish rise.   There are a lot of small fish in the river right now so watch the rise forms carefully and be patient to find good sized fish.

 

Kicking off the cleanup at Tink's Riverside Tavern last night

Kicking off the cleanup at Tink’s Riverside Tavern last night

 

Water temps are hot on the Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, the East Branch at Fishs Eddy, and the Mainstem at Lordville.  Give the fish a break in those areas and fish colder water.

Hatching:
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Sulphur  – #16 – 20 – E. dorothea
Slate Drake
 – #12 – 14 – Isonychia bicolor
Light Cahill – #14 – Stenocron spp.
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives  – #16 – 20 – E. lata, deficiens
Light Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – E. attenuata
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
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophilia sp.
Little Tan Sedge – #16 – 18 – Glossosoma sp.
Yellow Sally – #14 – Isoperla sp.

Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:

West Branch at Stilesville, NY 510 cfs 49°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY 676 cfs 53°
East Branch at Harvard, NY 191 cfs 58°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 323 cfs 67°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY 1,130 cfs 66°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 167 cfs 67°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release 500 cfs
West Branch at 191 Bridge N/A 60°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) 104 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity 76.4%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity 85.8%
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