Yesterday ended up being a good day overall. The cloud cover was great and we had a brief light shower mid day. There were caddis, March Browns, and Sulphurs on the water. The fish were happy in the cloud cover and a lot of fish were landed on top during the day. Some river sections had Coffin Flies at night. Today we should keep some cloud cover and have another very light, brief shower. We’re still in a cool down period so the air temperature will stay in the 60’s. The cooler temps and cloud cover have done a world of good for the lower East Branch, lower Beaverkill, and lower Mainstem. Daytime temps will climb a little over the next few days but the nighttime temps will stay in the 50’s.
Tom stuck it out until dark. Photo by Bruce Miller
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/
Hatching:
Sulphur – #16 – E. dorothea
Green Drake – #8-2xl – E. guttalata
March Brown #10-2xl – Maccaffertium vicarium
Gray Fox #12-2xl – Maccaffertium vicarium (formerly S. fuscum)
Light Cahill – #14 – 16 – S. ithaca & canadense
Isonychia – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Blue Wing Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Tiny Blue Wing Olives #20 – 26 – Psuedo sp.
Little Black Caddis #18 – 20 – Chimarra sp.
Spotted Sedge #16 – Hydropsyche sp.
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 510 cfs | 42° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 590 cfs | 46° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 226 cfs | 52° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 775 cfs | 56° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,730 cfs | 58° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 378 cfs | 56° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 460 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 52° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 261 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 98.9% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 99.2% |
