Yesterday felt more like summer than fall. The weather the next few days will continue in this unseasonably warm trend until the weekend. Today should be overcast for much of the day, perfect for olives. The river levels throughout the system continue to slowly drop. The Beaverkill is at a great level for wading this week. The West Branch remains off-color from the release. Look for rising fish in the slow edges of the pools. We’ve been seeing small olives, Isos and some Steno spinners.
Bruce with a brown showing its fall colors. Photo by Fred Nelson
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 | 1,470 cfs | 60° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 2,100 cfs | 60° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 1,200 cfs | 52° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 2,120 cfs | 56° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 4,570 cfs | 59° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 710 cfs | 58° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 1,499 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 61° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 894 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 95.7% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 100.1% |
