Delaware River Report / Conditions October 8, 2017

When we walked outside this morning rain was actually falling.  It’s been a while.  We actually have quite a bit of rain in the forecast over the next few days.  The powers that be feel the runoff will be enough to meet the flow target in Montague so the release from Cannonsville has been decreased to 309 cfs.  Hopefully the forecast is correct since a lot of the initial rain will soak into the ground.  So things look good this morning.  Dropping water, overcast sky, intermittent light rain, and decent water temps sound real good.  We’re still seeing decent olives and caddis with a few isonychias and hebes on the water.  It feels like a fishing day.  Go fishing

 

Danny's first Delaware trout.  Photo by Samantha Dennis

Danny’s first Delaware trout. Photo by Samantha Dennis

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 534 cfs
56°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY 785 cfs
56°
East Branch at Harvard, NY 80 cfs 57°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 203 cfs
63°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY 1,360 cfs
58°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 77 cfs 63°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release 309 cfs
West Branch at 191 Bridge  N/A 54°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) 52 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity 59.5%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity 78.8%
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