Delaware River Report / Conditions August 26, 2016

Yesterday’s rain held off until overnight but we had clouds move in early and stick around all day.  It must have been a light rain- the ground is wet but the rivers flows barely budged.  We have some heavy fog right now but that will burn off in the next hour or so.  The clouds seemed to push the hatches and we had better hatches on the lower West Branch then we’ve seen in a while.  Olives # 18 – 20 mixed with some sulphurs #18 – 20 should cover you.  It looks like today’s forecast has shifted to more sun with a smaller percentage chance of a thunderstorm.  We should be a bit warmer today with air temperatures reaching the mid 80’s.

 

Allen and Samantha mixing it up with some smallmouth

Allen and Samantha mixing it up with some smallmouth

Hatching:
Slate Drake – 12-2xl- Isonychia bicolor
Sulphur – #16-20 – E dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – 16 – S. ithaca & canadense
Golden Drake – #12-2xl – Potomanthus
Trico – 22 – 26 – Tricorythodes sp.
Tiny Blue Winged Olive – #22 – 26 – Psuedocloeon spp.
Blue Winged Olive – #18 – 20 – E. lata
Light Blue Winged Olive – #16 – 20 E. attenuatta
Tan Caddis – #16 – 20 – Hydropsyche spp.
Dark Brachycentrus sp. – #14 – 18 – Dark Grannom
Little Black Caddis #18 – 20 – Chimarra sp.
Blue Winged Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans (updated name: Baetis tricaudatus)

West Branch at Stilesville, NY 478 cfs
48°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY 611 cfs
51°
East Branch at Harvard, NY 200 cfs 57°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 413 cfs 65°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY 905 cfs 65°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 189 cfs N/A
Cannonsville Reservoir Release 500 cfs
West Branch at 191 Bridge  N/A 57°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) 99 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity 71.6%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity 81.5%
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