Delaware River Report: August 24, 2022

They pulsed from Cannonsville around midnight and the flow at Stilesville is 722 cfs and falling. We’ll settle back into the500 cfs range. So the West Branch is in decent shape for wading and floating and the level will be dropping slowly this morning. We had some rain last night but it wasn’t enough to bump the flows. It did push small olives and most people found rising fish. It was still #18 and #22 olives for the most part although there were a few cahill / stenacrons and Isonychias on the water. Today will be sunnier hitting 82 degrees. Wind will be 5 – 10 mph from the North.

The East Branch at Fishs Eddy and the Beaverkill at Cooks Falls both peaked over 70 degrees yesterday. Give these sections a break until we get cooler temps.

Marabou checking out John’s fish on her first float
A pulse from Cannonsville but it’s already dropping

What’s Hatching:
Slate Drake – 12- 14- Isonychia bicolor
Sulphur – #16 – 20 – E. dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – Stenacron spp.
Dark Blue Wing Olive – #18 – 20 – deficiens, lata
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Yellow Sally Stonefly – #14 – Isoperla spp.
Tan Spotted Sedge #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.

View the current local weather conditions.

Click on any gauge for the most recent data:
West Branch at Stilesville, NY722 cfs47°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY931 cfs49°
East Branch at Harvard, NY148 cfs59°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY222 cfs66°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY879 cfs66°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY69 cfs69°
West Branch at 191 Bridge57°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow)45 cfs60°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release525 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity54.3%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity74%
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