Delaware River Report: April 24, 2022

Today looks like a beautiful day to be on the water. The air temp will hit 70 degrees, sunshine, and wind 10 mph from the South. The rivers are still high but have leveled off. The best wading is still on the Willowemoc and feeder streams. The Beaverkill flow should drop over the next few days opening up more opportunities. The East, West, and Main are still high with both reservoirs spilling but all of them are fine for floating. Streamers are still putting most of the fish in the net but there are good numbers of olives and blue quills. Stoneflies and little black caddis have been active in the afternoon.

Mike with a healthy fish yesterday. Steve Shen photo
Daniel Williamson with a good one yesterday. Tim Glynn photo

What’s Hatching:
Little Black Stonefly – #18 – Capniidae sp.
Little Black and Brown Stonefly – #14 – 16 – Taeniopteryx fasciata & Brachytera sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olive– #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Blue Quills – #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Little Black Caddis – #18 – 20 – Chimarra sp.

Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:

West Branch at Stilesville, NY2,250 cfs45°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY3,140 cfs43°
East Branch at Harvard, NY2,320 cfs43°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY4,080 cfs44
Mainstem at Lordville, NY8,120 cfs45°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY1,320 cfs45°
West Branch at 191 Bridge43°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow)1,760 cfs46°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release1,499 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity100.8%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity100.6%
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