Delaware River Report / Conditions October 4, 2017

The release from Cannonsville was dropped slightly to 1,139 cfs – just a small adjustment so you’ll notice no real change this morning.  It looks like they will not be releasing from Lake Wallenpaupack at least through Saturday night.  Any rain we receive over the next few days will soak right into the ground.  It looks like we should keep the higher release to meet the Montague flow target.  We’re going to have another warm day with sunshine today.  Look for the banks that get shade early if you’re looking for rising fish.  The little olives are around in good numbers even sometimes mid-day in the sun.  The cahill / stenos, isonychias, and caddis have been more active towards evening.  There have been a lot of caddis out there both hatching and diving to lay eggs.  A good caddis pupa should work well in the riffles.

 

Hatching:

Slate Drake #12 – 14 – Isonychia bicolor
Light Cahill – #14 – Summer SulphursStenocron spp.
Little BWO – #22 – 26- Pseudocloeon sp.
Blue Wing Olives – #18 – Baetis sp.
Olive Sulphur – #18 – 20 – Heptagenia hebe
Little Tan Sedge – #16 – 18 – Glossosoma sp.
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophilia sp.
Tan Caddis #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche spp.

Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:

West Branch at Stilesville, NY 1,070 cfs
54°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY 1,200 cfs
52°
East Branch at Harvard, NY 84 cfs 53°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 208 cfs
55°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY 1,540 cfs
56°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 80 cfs 55°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release 1,139 cfs
West Branch at 191 Bridge  N/A 52°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) 54 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity 62.6%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity 79.7%
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