The cold nights we are receiving have been very beneficial for the water temps on all three branches of the Delaware, dropping all of them into the mid to low 50’s. That said, with the forecast of overcast skies and showers in the near future for some time, fishing should be great on all three. With the high water streamers continue to be the way to go, however you can still find fish rising throughout the day. Iso’s, caddis, pseudo’s, trico’s, and Heptagenia hebe’s are the main bugs that we are seeing on the water.
Remnants of the flooding. Photo by: Bob Lewis
Bob Lewis with a fantastic Delaware River brown! Photo by: Bruce Miller
Hatches:
Isonychia bicolor – Iso/Slate Drake #12-2XL
Ephemerella dorothea – Sulphur- #16/18/20
Stenonema sp. – Light Cahill #12-#14
Ephemerella deficiens- Blue Wing Olive #14
Hydropsyche sp. – Tan Caddis – #16-#18
Emphemerella invaria – Light Cahill – #12
Brachycentrus sp. (Dark Grannom – Charcoal) #16- #18
Pseudocloeon – Little BWO’s- #22-#26
| FLOWS: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 1,570 cfs @ 53º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy,NY | 1,710 cfs @ 54º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 946 cfs @ 47º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 2,090 cfs @ 50º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 3,460 cfs @ 53º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 430 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | OVER 101.1% – 1,500 CFS release |
