Delaware River Report / Conditions April 16, 2021

Yesterday afternoon we had a decent olive hatch with a few blue quill mixed in.  Good olives.  It was the happiest we have seen fish yet.  The rain and overcast sky certainly helped keep the bugs on the water.  The next few days look cloudy with  little rain.  The air temp is down a little but should be back over 50 degrees tomorrow.  The eastern drainage flows are up a little from the rain but should begin to drop back.  No rivers came up dramatically and everything looks good for the weekend.

This one wanted the olive emerger

This one wanted the olive emerger yesterday

What’s Hatching:
Blue Quill – #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Early Black / Brown Stone – #14 – 16 – Taeniopteryx fasciiata, Brachytera sp.
Tiny Black Stonefly – #18 – Capniidae sp.
Little Black Caddis – #18 – 20 – Chimarra sp.

Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:

West Branch at Stilesville, NY 530 cfs
40°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY 545 cfs
42°
East Branch at Harvard, NY 318 cfs 44°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 1,270 cfs 46°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY 2,160 cfs 46°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 812 cfs 44°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release 350 cfs
West Branch at 191 Bridge N/A 42°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) 713 cfs
46°
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity 98.2%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity 98.5%

 

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