Delaware River Report: May 29, 2022

Once again the storms missed us and the rivers are starting off this morning about the same levels as yesterday. There are a lot of different bugs on the water now with a few species of caddis, march browns, gray fox, sulphurs, cahills, and green drakes. A few brown drakes were spotted last night too. We should see more sunshine today with a high of 78 degrees. Wind will be light and variable. Generally that means caddis during the day with the mayflies mostly hatching in the afternoon into dark..

Tim Glynn found put some fish in the net yesterday
Doug with his first Delaware trout. Jeremy Shurites photo

What’s Hatching:
March Brown – #10-2xl – M. vicarium
Gray Fox – #12-2xl – M. vicarium
Sulphur – #16 – 18 – E. dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – E. vitreus (male), E. invaria, Stenacron spp.
Green Drake – #8-2xl – E. Guttalata
Yellow Sally Stonefly – #14 – Isoperla spp.
Dark Blue Sedge – #14 – Psilotreta sp.
Tan Spotted Sedge #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Grannom – #14 – 16 – Dark Brachycentrus sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olive– #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans

Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:

West Branch at Stilesville, NY440 cfs44°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY538 cfs46°
East Branch at Harvard, NY307 cfs54°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY659 cfs58°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY1,420 cfs60°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY295 cfs58°
West Branch at 191 Bridge53°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow)146 cfs53°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release450 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity96.3%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity97.8%
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