Most of yesterday’s rain missed us and the river flows are down a bit from yesterday. The cool night helped the water temps and most of the system’s temperatures are down a few degrees this morning. Today will be even cooler with the air temp reaching the high 50’s. We’ll see a mix of sun and clouds with wind from the North 10 – 20 mph. This has been a very windy Spring! At least now the leaves are in and it’s possible to find some protected areas to fish. There are a lot of caddis on the door this morning along with a few march brown and gray fox spinners. Nymphing has been effective during the day but it’s also a good time of year to blind cast march browns in the riffles. The Upper Mainstem and Lower East Branch have cooled down enough that they are a possibility again.
Our lodging and fly shop are now open. Our fly shop will be limited to two customers at a time and masks are required. We will wipe down the shop before the next customers come inside. We are following CDC cleaning guidelines for both the rooms and the shop. We are still fulfilling mail orders in the online store: https://drc-fly-shop.myshopify.com
Curbside pickup is still a shipping option in the online store if you would rather not come inside.
If you would like a guided trip send us an email at flyfish@thedelawareriverclub.com or call 570-635-5880 and we’ll try to fit you in
The runoff is slowly subsiding on the West Branch
Hatching:
Click on the fly to see the patterns in our online store
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Little Black Caddis – #16 – 20 – Chimarra sp.
X Hendrickson – #16 – E. X
March Brown – 10 2xl – Maccaffertium vicarium (formerly S. vicarium)
Gray Fox – 12-2xl – Maccaffertium vicarium (formerly S. fuscum)
Sulphur – #16 – E. dorothea
Dark Grannom #14 – 18 – Dark Brachycentrus
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophillia sp.
Tan Caddis – #14 – 16 – Hydropsyche sp.
lick on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 534 cfs | 45° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 750 cfs | 50° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 299 cfs | 55° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 939 cfs | 60° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 2,010 cfs | 60° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 361 cfs | 59° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 450 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 55° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 427 cfs |
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| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 99% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 98.7% |
