Most of yesterday’s rain skirted around us. We did have a bit fall overnight that brought the rivers up but they are already dropping back this morning.  There is some color in the West Branch but it is fishable. Stilesville is a steady 1,490 and should be clear above Oquaga Creek. It looks like a good morning to throw streamers and then switch to dries in the afternoon. Sulphurs, olives, and isonychias should cover the majority of the bugs.  There are some caddis and yellow sallies around in fewer numbers.

We’re hearing there are a couple of areas you can still smell diesel on the Route 17 side of the river near Hale Eddy.  We haven’t seen any evidence of any diesel for a few days in Home Pool.  People are fishing the length of the river.

We should see some thunderstorms today with somewhere between 1/4″ and 1/2″ of rain falling – probably.  The storms have been spotty and hard to predict.  Keep an eye on the radar for the latest info.  Yesterday Wunderground changed the forecast every hour.

Hatching:
Sulphur – #16 -20 – E. dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – 16 – S. ithaca & canadense
Isonychia – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Light Blue Winged Olives – #16 – 20 – E. attenuata
Dark Blue Winged Olives – #18 – 22 – E. lata
Tiny Blue Wing Olives #20 – 26 – Psuedo sp.
Tricos – #22 – 24 – Tricorythodes
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophila sp.
Tan Caddis #14 – 16 – Hydropsyche sp.

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There is no diesel smell out front and people were fishing the lower West yesterday.  If you do find any along an eddy or on the bank call DEC or National Park Service.Most of the rain in yesterday’s forecast missed us.  We had a few brief, light showers that didn’t do much to the rivers.  The flows are still dropping this morning.    There are more caddis on the door this morning and some small stoneflies.  Blind casting isonychias in the riffles has worked down here too.  There are still mid day sulphurs in Deposit along with some olives and isonychias.  The lower West should get cooler as the runoff subsides and the release makes up a larger part of the flow.  Today’s forecast calls for the possibility of thunderstorms with a little more than 1/4″ possible.

Hatching:
Sulphur – #16 -20 – E. dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – 16 – S. ithaca & canadense
Isonychia – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Light Blue Winged Olives – #16 – 20 – E. attenuata
Dark Blue Winged Olives – #18 – 22 – E. lata
Tiny Blue Wing Olives #20 – 26 – Psuedo sp.
Tricos – #22 – 24 – Tricorythodes
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophila sp.
Tan Caddis #14 – 16 – Hydropsyche sp.

There is construction on Winterdale Road. A short stretch is closed near the Methodist Camp between us and Hancock. We have detours listed on our website here:  http://thedelawareriverclub.com/welcome-to-the-drc/getting-here/

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We can’t smell any diesel on the lower West Branch this morning.  It sounds like the trains have been removed from the water.  Just about every state and federal agency you could think of are here monitoring the river.  So far the reports sound good.  We are still finding good numbers of olives on the door in the morning.

A little more rain fell over night bringing the flows up slightly. The rivers are already dropping back to normal levels this morning. The West Branch at Stilesville is steady at 1,490 cfs while the East Branch at Downsville is 1,220 cfs.  The sulphurs are still hatching on the upper river with some olives and isonychias mixed in.  We are finding more olives than anything else on the lower West.

The sun is breaking through this morning but there is .13″ precipitation in today’s forecast- that should just give us good afternoon cloud cover.

Hatching:
Sulphur – #16 -20 – E. dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – 16 – S. ithaca & canadense
Isonychia – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Light Blue Winged Olives – #16 – 20 – E. attenuata
Dark Blue Winged Olives – #18 – 22 – E. lata
Tiny Blue Wing Olives #20 – 26 – Psuedo sp.
Tricos – #22 – 24 – Tricorythodes
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophila sp.
Tan Caddis #14 – 16 – Hydropsyche sp.

There is construction on Winterdale Road. A short stretch is closed near the Methodist Camp between us and Hancock. We have detours listed on our website here:  http://thedelawareriverclub.com/welcome-to-the-drc/getting-here/

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Things continue to look good for the West Branch.  There are some reports of geese and mergansers that were damaged by the spill but not much else.  There have been olives and isonychias on the door the last two mornings.  The East and West Branch are both still high with 1,150 cfs at Downsville and 1,500 cfs at Stilesville.  The township crews are still working on some of the secondary roads but the repairs seem to be moving quickly. We may see a few more thunderstorms today with the possibility of 1/2″ of rain spread throughout the day.  Another on of those spotty weather patterns we’ve had lately.

Hatching:
Sulphur – #16 -20 – E. dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – 16 – S. ithaca & canadense
Isonychia – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Light Blue Winged Olives – #16 – 20 – E. attenuata
Dark Blue Winged Olives – #18 – 22 – E. lata
Tiny Blue Wing Olives #20 – 26 – Psuedo sp.
Tricos – #22 – 24 – Tricorythodes
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophila sp.
Tan Caddis #14 – 16 – Hydropsyche sp.

There is construction on Winterdale Road. A short stretch is closed near the Methodist Camp between us and Hancock. We have detours listed on our website here:  http://thedelawareriverclub.com/welcome-to-the-drc/getting-here/

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If anyone doesn’t know a train derailed in the West Branch above right above Hale Eddy around 2 am Thursday.  The heavy rain undermined a culvert on the tracks.  Two of the cars ending up in the river spilling some diesel.  Luckily the river was high and much of the fuel was pushed and diluted through the system.  DEC expects no long term damage and they are monitoring it closely along with the National Park Service.  The fuel smell was strong along the West Branch in the morning but was pretty much gone by the afternoon.  Some eddys with a lot of flotsam may still smell but it is much, much better than yesterday morning.  If you find a fuel slick report it to DEC or NPS- or send it to us and we’ll pass on the information.

A lot of roads took a beating in the heavy rain but the local crews did a great job and many were cleared and graded by mid afternoon.  There are a few that need additional work so drive slow and pay attention if you’re driving around the area.

The release from Cannonsville is 1,500 cfs.  The East Branch in Downsville is 1,220 cfs

Give the river a break for a couple of days and let the crews do their work.  Things look good and should be back as normal as possible in a short time.

We had some severe thunderstorms come through late afternoon and overnight.  The West Branch is high and off color running at 4,340 cfs at Hale Eddy.  It’s much higher as you move downstream.  The feeder creeks took the brunt of the storm.  A lot of the local towns are under a state of emergency while they assess the damage and begin to fix roads. We came through just fine but it will take a day or so for the feeders to drop and the local crews to do some road repairs.

Do not come up here today.  We’ll keep an eye on the streams and assess the damage and have an update in the morning.

We did get some rain overnight that bumped the flows slightly.  The river flows are dropping back already this morning.  The release from Cannonsville is 928 cfs.  With Downsville at 678 cfs there is a lot of cold water in the system right now.  The lower West has some color in this morning but should clear as the runoff drops.  We may see a bit more rain today but the total accumulation should be negligible at .17″.  The river looks good for streamer fishing this morning and should clear enough for fish to rise by the afternoon.  It should be a little cooler today with an air temp around 83 degrees and winds from the south 5 – 10 mph.  Sulphurs, isonychias, and olives.  We have seen a few more caddis lately.  We have not seen a good number of flying ants yet but it’s a good idea to start carrying a few imitations.  The rest of the week looks great with some clouds and light showers but no significant amount of rainfall.

Hatching:
Sulphur – #16 -20 – E. dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – 16 – S. ithaca & canadense
Isonychia – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Light Blue Winged Olives – #16 – 20 – E. attenuata
Dark Blue Winged Olives – #18 – 22 – E. lata
Tiny Blue Wing Olives #20 – 26 – Psuedo sp.
Tricos – #22 – 24 – Tricorythodes
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophila sp.
Tan Caddis #14 – 16 – Hydropsyche sp.

There is construction on Winterdale Road. A short stretch is closed near the Methodist Camp between us and Hancock. We have detours listed on our website here:  http://thedelawareriverclub.com/welcome-to-the-drc/getting-here/

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The release from Cannonsville has been increased to 928 cfs.  The rest of the system has dropped slightly as the runoff subsides.  The release from Pepacton is steady around 650 cfs leaving a flow at Downsville of 678 cfs.  Yesterday was hot with bright sun occasionally broken up with a little cloud cover.  The upper West Branch mid day sulphurs continue to hatch with a mix of olives and isonychias.  The lower West seems to be mostly olives with an occasional sulphur and isonychia passing by.  The increased release should cool down the lower West maybe pushing the bugs to hatch earlier in the day.  Today looks like a good fishing day with the air temp only hitting the mid 80’s, wind around 6 mph, and some light rain in the afternoon.

Ed with a West Branch Iso eater yesterday

Hatching:
Sulphur – #16 -20 – E. dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – 16 – S. ithaca & canadense
Isonychia – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Light Blue Winged Olives – #16 – 20 – E. attenuata
Dark Blue Winged Olives – #18 – 22 – E. lata
Tiny Blue Wing Olives #20 – 26 – Psuedo sp.
Tricos – #22 – 24 – Tricorythodes
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophila sp.
Tan Caddis #14 – 16 – Hydropsyche sp.

There is construction on Winterdale Road. A short stretch is closed near the Methodist Camp between us and Hancock. We have detours listed on our website here:  http://thedelawareriverclub.com/welcome-to-the-drc/getting-here/

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The rivers are dropping slowly after the weekend’s rain.  Stilesville is holding steady at 589 cfs and Hale Eddy has dropped to 1,010 cfs opening more water for wading on the lower West Branch.  There was still some color in the West last night but it was clear enough for the fish to rise.  The best dry fly fishing is still happening in Deposit with mid day sulphurs, isonychias, and olives.  We found some fish on the lower West last night but most of the action was at dark on olives.  Today is the last day of heat and bright sun.  It looks like a mirror image of yesterday with high 80’s and just a few clouds.  Tomorrow we should see high 70’s to low 80’s with a light storm and just under 1/4″ of rain.

Hatching:
Sulphur – #16 -20 – E. dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – 16 – S. ithaca & canadense
Isonychia – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Light Blue Winged Olives – #16 – 20 – E. attenuata
Dark Blue Winged Olives – #18 – 22 – E. lata
Tiny Blue Wing Olives #20 – 26 – Psuedo sp.
Tricos – #22 – 24 – Tricorythodes
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophila sp.
Dark Blue Sedge #14- Psilotreta sp.
Spotted Sedge #16 – Hydropsyche sp.
Tan Caddis #14 – 16 – Hydropsyche sp.

There is construction on Winterdale Road. A short stretch is closed near the Methodist Camp between us and Hancock. We have detours listed on our website here:  http://thedelawareriverclub.com/welcome-to-the-drc/getting-here/

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The rivers are dropping and clearing this morning.  The release on the East Branch has been increased and the flow at Downsville is 678 cfs.  This will cool the river down and help clear any runoff from the feeder streams.  The West Branch at Stilesville is a steady 589 cfs.  The flow at Hale Eddy is 1,320 cfs and is clear enough to fish below that.  Streamers will still be a good option early.  The sulphurs are still hatching mid afternoon on the upper West Branch with a few isonychias and olives mixed in.  We’re in another warming trend with air tems in the high 80’s and sunshine for the next few days.  There is some light rain in the forecast beginning Tuesday.  Right now it looks like enough to give a break from the sun but not enough to mess with the river flows.

The East Branch at Downsville this morning

Hatching:
Sulphur – #16 -20 – E. dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – 16 – S. ithaca & canadense
Isonychia – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Light Blue Winged Olives – #16 – 20 – E. attenuata
Dark Blue Winged Olives – #18 – 22 – E. lata
Tiny Blue Wing Olives #20 – 26 – Psuedo sp.
Tricos – #22 – 24 – Tricorythodes
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophila sp.
Dark Blue Sedge #14- Psilotreta sp.
Spotted Sedge #16 – Hydropsyche sp.
Tan Caddis #14 – 16 – Hydropsyche sp.

There is construction on Winterdale Road. A short stretch is closed near the Methodist Camp between us and Hancock. We have detours listed on our website here:  http://thedelawareriverclub.com/welcome-to-the-drc/getting-here/

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We have a few storms roll through yesterday that dropped quite a bit of water in a short amount of time.  The West Branch came through alright and is beginning to drop this morning.  Stilesville is a steady 597 cfs while Hale Eddy is 2,230 cfs and falling.  Fishing above Oquaga Creek will be your best bet for clear water and dry fly fishing.  Sulphurs, olives, and isonychias.  Below Deposit streamer fishing should be decent as the river drops and clears throughout the day.  The East Branch is Downsville is a low 166 cfs but there is quite a bit of water coming down the feeder creeks to make the flow 1,460 cfs at Harvard.  There is no rain in the forecast for the next few days so the rivers should drop and clear.

The Stilesville flow is steady despite the rain

Hatching:
Sulphur – #16 -20 – E. dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – 16 – S. ithaca & canadense
Isonychia – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Light Blue Winged Olives – #16 – 20 – E. attenuata
Dark Blue Winged Olives – #18 – 22 – E. lata
Tiny Blue Wing Olives #20 – 26 – Psuedo sp.
Tricos – #22 – 24 – Tricorythodes
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophila sp.
Dark Blue Sedge #14- Psilotreta sp.
Spotted Sedge #16 – Hydropsyche sp.
Tan Caddis #14 – 16 – Hydropsyche sp.

There is construction on Winterdale Road. A short stretch is closed near the Methodist Camp between us and Hancock. We have detours listed on our website here:  http://thedelawareriverclub.com/welcome-to-the-drc/getting-here/

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We had a brief but heavy thunderstorm move through around 11 am.  Hale Eddy is 1,460 cfs and climbing.  The lower West Branch is showing some color.  The flow at Stilesville seems reasonably steady with a slight bump at 597 cfs.  Most of the runoff is coming from Oquaga Creek and below.