Delaware River Report / Conditions April 24, 2020

We are following the State’s order and are closed right now.  We are still fulfilling mail orders in the online store:  https://drc-fly-shop.myshopify.com/

Let’s keep the local pictures going.  Since everyone should be fishing local to their homes send us pictures of your locally caught fish and we’ll put them here on the blog.  Even chubs would be cool.  Email them to flyfish@thedelawareriverclub.com

Today’s selection of fish:

 

Jim with another local from the other day

Jim with another local from the other day

Yesterday seemed like an 8 hour snow shower filmed in slow motion.  the snow never got heavy, never stuck to the ground, but wouldn’t stop.  That kept the water temps flat in the low 40’s.  We have some rain coming in today and tomorrow.  It should end up being less than 1/2″.  Wid will be 5 – 10 from the South.  We may hit the low 50’s today but tomorrow definitely looks warmer.

Hatching:
Click on the fly to see the patterns in our online store

Tiny Black Stonefly – #18 – Capniidaie sp.
Little Brown and Black Stoneflies #14 – 16 – Taeniopteryx sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Blue Quill – #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Little Black Caddis –  #16 – 20 – Chimarra sp.
Dark Hendrickson – #14 – E. subvaria (
Light Hendrickson – #12 – E. subvaria (female)
Quill Gordon – #14 – Epeorus pluralis

Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:

West Branch at Stilesville, NY 1,510 cfs 42°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY 1,930 cfs 42°
East Branch at Harvard, NY 925 cfs 40°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 1,810 cfs 42°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY 3,980 cfs 41°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 695 cfs 41°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release 1,499 cfs
West Branch at 191 Bridge N/A 41°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) 847 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity 98.4%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity 99.6%
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