Delaware River Report / Conditions April 8, 2016

Mother Nature provided what the Decree Parties won’t – water.  We had decent rains yesterday morning and again overnight.  The Cannonsville release is still 110 cfs so the river should be clear and wadeable in Stilesville.  You have to stay above the feeders this morning for the low clear water.  The feeders are pushing a lot of water into the system plus some color.  Once below Stilesville it looks great for streamer fishing.  Be careful wading.  The West Branch should drop and clear first.  There is a lot of water coming down the East Branch side and the Mainstem is running slightly over 8,000 cfs at Lordville.
The best news is Walton flowing into Cannonsville at 3,400 cfs this morning.  The other Reservoir feeder with a gauge is Trout Creek.  It’s a small stream but peaked at 500 cfs and now flowing into Cannonsville at 228 cfs.  It will take a couple of days for the Reservoir levels to rise.  Hopefully this will be enough water that we move up a few charts on the FFMP and see better releases.
We do have another cold snap coming this weekend but today should be nice.

 

Fill that Reservoir!

Fill that Reservoir!

Hatching:
Blue Quill #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Blue Winged Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans (updated name: Baetis tricaudatus)
Quill Gordons #14 – Epeorus pluralis
Tiny Black Stoneflies #18 – Capniidae sp.
Early Black and Brown Stoneflies #14 – 16 – Taenopteryx & Strophopteryx spp.

West Branch at Stilesville, NY 109 cfs
40°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY 1,590 cfs
42°
East Branch at Harvard, NY 984 cfs 40°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 3,200 cfs 40°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY 8,440 cfs 40°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 1,840 cfs N/A
Cannonsville Reservoir Release 110 cfs
West Branch at 191 Bridge  N/A 40°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) 3,400 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity 91.6%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity 91.9%
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