Delaware River Report / Conditions October 10, 2015

While we had steady rain for a while the river flows remain about the same as yesterday.  Most of the precipitation was soaked into the ground.  We are coming off another cool night so water temperatures are in great shape this morning- even the Mainstem at Callicoon has dipped own into the 50’s.  There were not a lot of mayflies hatching yesterday but there are spinners and lots of caddis around.  The trick is being in the right place at the right time when they finally hit the water.
Accuweather is calling for cooler air temperatures today with highs in the 50’s.  Winds should only gust to 6 mph and not be a factor today.

 

Jared Makowski holding a nice brown

Jared Makowski holding a nice brown

Hatching:
Slate Drake #14 – Isonychia bicolor
Olive Sulphur #18 – 20 – Heptagenia hebe
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 737 cfs
59°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY 810 cfs
57°
East Branch at Harvard, NY 140 cfs 49°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 264 cfs 53°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY 1,180 cfs 56°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 121 cfs N/A
Cannonsville Reservoir Release 736 cfs
West Branch at 191 Bridge  N/A 57°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) 354 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity 54.8%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity 73.8%
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