Delaware River Report / Conditions July 23, 2018

We had some showers off and on overnight.  The river flows are up a bit but are already falling back this morning.  The West Branch is in good shape this morning with a flow of 566 at Hale Eddy.  Most of the runoff is below Oquaga Creek.  The flow at Stilesville is still in the low 300 cfs range.  The lower West Branch is fishable this morning.  There is some color in the water down in Hancock but not enough to turn the fish off.  The West Branch above Oquaga Creek is fine.  We do have more showers in the forecast today.  A lot of those storms usually miss us so we’ll have to wait and see how much precip. we get at the end of the day.  Olives, sulphurs, cahills, and isonychias should cover you.  Have a few caddis in your box just in case.  Streamers could be a good bet starting off.

If you are fishing for trout do not fish the Mainstem, lower East Branch, or the lower Beaverkill.  Check the water temperatures in other areas before you fish.  The West Branch and upper East Branch are your best bets for cold water and fish.

Hale Eddy was up but already dropped back below 600 cfs

Hale Eddy was up but already dropped back below 600 cfs

Hatching:
Sulphur – #16 -20 – E. dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – 16 – S. ithaca & canadense
PED / Pink Lady – #14 – Eperorus vitreus
Isonychia – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Light Blue Winged Olives – #16 – 20 – E. attenuata
Dark Blue Winged Olives – #18 – 22 – E. lata
Tiny Blue Wing Olives #20 – 26 – Psuedo sp.
Tricos – #22 – 24 – Tricorythodes
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophila sp.
Dark Blue Sedge #14- Psilotreta sp.
Spotted Sedge #16 – Hydropsyche sp.
Tan Caddis #14 – 16 – Hydropsyche sp.

There is construction on Winterdale Road. A short stretch is closed near the Methodist Camp between us and Hancock. We have detours listed on our website here:  https://thedelawareriverclub.com/welcome-to-the-drc/getting-here/

Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:

West Branch at Stilesville, NY 344 cfs 45°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY 566 cfs 54°
East Branch at Harvard, NY 162 cfs 63°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 238 cfs 70°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY 1,050 cfs 71°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 132 cfs 72°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release 360 cfs Chart 4D on the FFMP
West Branch at 191 Bridge N/A 63°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) 138 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity 84.9%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity 87.4%
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