Delaware River Report / Conditions October 1, 2015

The West Branch has dropped back after the rain and is flowing at 543 cfs thsi morning.  The clarity looks decent and you can see rocks on the bottom of the river as you cross the 191 Bridge.  The lower East Branch is dirty but should begin to clear as the Beaverkill water filters through.  Same for the Mainstem.  It looks like it could be a decent streamer day followed by the afternoon olives in the slower pools.  The great news is the West Branch at Walton flowing into Cannonsville is over 800 cfs this morning. It’s going to feel cool out there with air temperatures peaking around 59 degrees.  We may have some unpleasant wind gusts from the North.  If that happens look for risers in the wind protected areas.  It shouldn’t matter if you are streamer fishing.

 

In the net

In the net

Hatching:
Slate Drake #12 – Isonychia bicolor
Sulphur #18-20 – E. dorothea
Light Cahills #14 – various steno species (invaria, etc)
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 sp.

West Branch at Stilesville, NY 296 cfs 57°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY 543 cfs 57°
East Branch at Harvard, NY 235 cfs 55°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 885 cfs 58°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY 2,220 cfs 60°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 462 cfs N/A
Cannonsville Reservoir Release 300 cfs
West Branch at 191 Bridge  N/A 58°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) 885 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity 55.6%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity 74.9%
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