Yesterday was a decent day to be on the water. Small olives and caddis were the main patterns we needed. Streamers worked well early on other sections. The cloud cover was decent with a few patches of sunshine thrown in. We have clouds this morning with 1/4″ of rain coming throughout the afternoon. It looks spread out over most of the day so we shouldn’t see any isolated heavy periods of rain. Olives, caddis, and a few isonychias should cover your dry fly selections. The West Branch is still off color so streamers are a good choice there. Water levels are still high so the best wading opportunities are on the Beaverkill and Willowemoc.
Lida with a nice brown yesterday. Photo by Bruce Miller
Hatching:
Light Cahill – #14 – 16 – Steno spp.
Isonychia – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Olive Sulphur – #18 -20 – Heptagenia hebe
Light Blue Winged Olives – #16 – 20 – E. attenuata
Dark Blue Winged Olives – #18 – 22 – E. lata
Tiny Blue Wing Olives #20 – 26 – Psuedo sp.
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophila sp.
Tan Caddis #14 – 16 – Hydropsyche sp.
There is construction on Winterdale Road. A short stretch is closed near the Methodist Camp between us and Hancock. We have detours listed on our website here: https://thedelawareriverclub.com/welcome-to-the-drc/getting-here
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 1,490 cfs | 60° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 2,180 cfs | 58° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 1,140 cfs | 47° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 2,180 cfs | 49° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 4,700 cfs | 53° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 814 cfs | 49° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 1,499 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 56° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 951 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 95.2% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 100.3% |
