Delaware River Report / Conditions September 5, 2019

The release from Cannonsville has been increase to 801 cfs.  Probably a temperature bump because the Mainstem at Lordville hit 69 degrees yesterday.  Today will be cooler with the air temp only hitting 73 degrees.  We’ll have sunshine with wind 5 – 10 mph from the North.  That’s actually better than yesterday when the wind mad fishing tough mid afternoon.  A few storms threatened us but the precipitation was non existent here – just the wind.  We’re still mostly fishing small olives, isonychias, and cahills.  Some caddis are around but we’ve also been finding a lot of yellow sally stoneflies.  Tricos have been spotty but they are still around.  If you don’t find fish on them by mid morning move around to different river sections.  They can also fall later than expected on cold mornings.

 

The release from Cannonsville is increasing this morning

The release from Cannonsville is increasing this morning

Hatching:
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Sulphur  – #18 – 20 – E. dorothea
Slate Drake
 – #12 – 14 – Isonychia bicolor
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives  – #16 – 20 – E. lata, deficiens
Tiny Blue Winged Olives – #22 – 26- Pseudo sp.
Trico – #22 – 26 – Tricorythodes sp.
Golden Drake – #10-2xl – Potamanthus sp.
Great Brown Stonefly – #6-2xl – 10-2xl – Pene capita
Little Tan Sedge – #16 – 18 – Glossosoma sp.
Yellow Sally – #14 – Isoperla sp.

Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:

West Branch at Stilesville, NY 782 cfs 51°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY 816 cfs 52°
East Branch at Harvard, NY 173 cfs 56°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 232 cfs 63°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY 991 cfs 64°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 110 cfs 63°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release 801 cfs
West Branch at 191 Bridge N/A 58°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) 82 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity 66.8%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity 80%
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