Delaware River Report / Conditions September 17, 2018

Yesterday was another day of bright sun and heat.  We saw a few one timers and found a few other fish here and there but mostly after the sun dropped behind the hills.  It really felt like mid summer conditions out there.  Luckily it looks like the heat has broken and we should be much cooler for the rest of the week.  We should start today off with some cloud cover that increases towards the afternoon. Wunderground has some rain starting around 3 pm.  It should start off as scattered showers and then turn into steadier rain overnight.  The forecast changes every time we look but right now the total amount of rain being called for has dropped.  We may see around 1″ overnight and less than 1/4″ tomorrow.  That’s much better than  what they were calling for a couple of days ago.  Little blue wing olives made up most of the bugs we saw last night but there were some isonychias and hebes out there.  We are also beginning to see more caddis in the evenings which is definitely a sign of fall.

 

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.
Tricos – #22 – 24 – Tricorythodes
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 1,450 cfs 59°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY 1,850 cfs 59°
East Branch at Harvard, NY 847 cfs 49°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 1,690 cfs 58°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY 3,690 cfs 62°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 551 cfs 62°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release 1,499 cfs
West Branch at 191 Bridge N/A 61°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) 225 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity 89.8%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity 91.9%
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