Delaware River Report / Conditions July 19, 2015

Last evening we had some brief thunderstorms that added a little water to the system and plenty of fog.  The water temperatures throughout look great this morning and most of the rivers besides the West Branch remain wadeable.  Floating is the best bet on the West Branch and opens up a lot of opportunities with the cold water down the Mainstem.  Upper river sections are still fishing well with sulphurs while the lower river sections are seeing more cahills and isonychias.
Accuweather is calling for today to be a warmer version of yesterday.  Some clouds in the morning giving way to sun, with some afternoon / early evening thunderstorms.  Winds should be 5 mph with gusts to 8 mph.  Light but hopefully still enough of a breeze to blow some of the fog off the rivers.

 

Pretty little rainbow in the rain

Pretty little rainbow in the rain

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
Little Black Caddis #18 – 20 – Dark Chimarra sp.

Flows and Temps as of 8:00 AM:
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Flow Temp
West Branch at Stilesville, NY 1,620 cfs 41°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY 1,790 cfs 46°
East Branch at Harvard, NY 531 cfs 48°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 1,090 cfs 58°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY 2,870 cfs
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Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 316 cfs N/A
Cannonsville Reservoir Release 1,499 cfs
West Branch at 191 Bridge  N/A 49°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) 279 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity 94.9%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity 97.3%
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