Delaware River Report / Conditions July 3, 2015

Cannonsville, Pepacton, and the Neversink Reservoirs are still spilling this morning.  The Rivers are still off color but the West Branch looks to be in the best shape this morning.  Streamers worked well yesterday with white patterns working the best.  There are some mayflies around but dryfly fishing won’t improve until the flows drop a bit.  Today looks like a great day with little wind, some sun, and air temperatures in the mid 70’s.  Floating is the best and safest option right now.  The release from Cannonsville was ramped up throughout most of yesterday and sits at 1,103 cfs.

 

Dave with a nice streamer fish yesterday.  Photo by Bruce Miller

Dave with a nice streamer fish yesterday. Photo by Bruce Miller

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 2,640 cfs 65°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY 3,050 cfs 56°
East Branch at Harvard, NY 1,320 cfs 51°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 2,340 cfs 55°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY 6,830 cfs 58°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 725 cfs N/A
Cannonsville Reservoir Release 1,103 cfs
West Branch at 191 Bridge  N/A 56°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) 2,330 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity 102%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity 100.1%
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