Delaware River Report / Conditions April 14, 2015

The last two days of warm weather have done wonders for the system and we are beginning to see signs of life.  There was a large number of early stoneflies around yesterday with a few fish sporadically looking up but the fish seemed to have turned on a bit to the streamers and nymphs.  The West Branch at the 191 bridge peaked at 49 degrees yesterday and this morning the whole system is warmer than we’ve been all season.  Cannonsville is at 91.6% capacity with an inflow from the West Branch at Walton of 2,100 cfs.  It finally feels like Spring!

Bradley with his first Delaware fish of the season yesterday

Bradley with his first Delaware fish of the season yesterday

Hatching:

Little Black Stoneflies #14 – 18 – Capnidae sp. and Taeniopteryx sp.

FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM:
West Branch at Stilesville, NY 92 cfs @ 42º
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY 866 cfs @ 47º
East Branch at Harvard, NY 921 cfs @ 43º
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 4,580 cfs @ 45º
Mainstem at Lordville, NY 7,340 cfs @ 42º
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 3,120 cfs @ N/A
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