Delaware River Report / Conditions August 15, 2015

Yesterday was a day of olives and sulphurs with just a few isonychias and cahills.  We had sun most of the day with some scattered clouds and light winds.  The hatching on different river sections remained the same as it’s been over the last week or so.  The were enough mayflies hatching during the day before the main hatch to keep some fish looking up- especially in the shade.  Today looks similar to yesterday with a slightly increased chance of a thunderstorm.  If it comes Accuweather is predicted around 1/10″ of precip in the early evening.  Given their track record over the last few days I’m predicting bright sunshine.  The Mainstem at Lordville is starting off at 66 degrees this morning.  Time to fish with the thermometer down there.

 

Theo with a nice hookjaw

Theo with a nice hookjaw

Hatching:
Slate Drake #12-2xl  – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Sulphur #18-20 – E. dorothea
Light Cahills #14 – various steno species (invaria, etc)
Golden Drake #12-2xl – Potomanthus distinctus
PED / Pink Lady #14 – E. vitreus
Large Blue Winged Olive #14 – D. cornuta
Tiny Blue Wing Olives #22-26 – Pseudo sp. (now classified as Acentrella sp.)
Charcoal Caddis #14 -16 – dark Brachycentrus sp.
Tan Caddis #16-18 – Hydrosyche sp.
Blue Winged Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans

Flows and Temps as of 8:00 AM:
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West Branch at Stilesville, NY 494 cfs 44°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY 561 cfs
48°
East Branch at Harvard, NY 153 cfs 57°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 299 cfs 67°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY 1,000 cfs
66°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 132 cfs N/A
Cannonsville Reservoir Release 500 cfs
West Branch at 191 Bridge  N/A 56°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) 118 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity 71.3%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity 90.8%
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