Delaware River Report / Conditions June 29, 2015

The rivers are dropping back and clearing this morning.  Despite the rising water yesterday some people were able to find fish on top eating cahills, olives, and a few sulphurs.  Others found success throwing streamers in the off color water.  The West Branch should clear well by this afternoon increasing the dry fly activity.  Accuweather is calling for overcast skies with the potential of light showers today.  Air temps should stay in the high 60’s to low 70’s today.  Between the flows and overcast skies water temps should be decent today on most of the system.

 

Jason with a nice brown in yesterday's rising water.  Photo by Bruce Miller

Jason with a nice brown in yesterday’s rising water. 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)
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 557 cfs 41°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY 1,060 cfs 52°
East Branch at Harvard, NY 357 cfs 53°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 1,680 cfs 57°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY 3,370 cfs 58°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 954 cfs N/A
Cannonsville Reservoir Release 500 cfs
West Branch at 191 Bridge  N/A 54°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) 744 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity 97.5%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity 99.5%
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