April 15, 2020

Delaware River Report / Conditions April 15, 2020

It’s okay to fish locally.  It’s not okay to travel long distances to fish.  So stay local for now.

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:

Mark sent us this nice one yesterday

Samantha Dennis with a weekend dry fly eater on her local stream

Pepacton Reservoir is spilling this morning bringing the flow to 2,600 cfs at Harvard.  Cannonsville Reservoir is high but not spilling.  The flows in the rest of the system are dropping slowly.  Between the cold nights and the high flows it will take a while for the river temps to reach their daily high.  Most are starting off around 42 degrees this morning.  If the bugs come it will be in the warmest part of the day.  Most of our dry fly fish have been landed on caddis patterns this year.

Hatching:
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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.

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April 14, 2020

Delaware River Report / Conditions April 14, 2020

We didn’t get all day winds yesterday but we definitely got the rain.  All the river flows are way up this morning but are beginning to drop back.  The Beaverkill hit 10,000 cfs  yesterday but has already fallen to just over 5,000 cfs at Cooks Falls.  It’ll take a few days for that to run through the system.  The West Branch is in better shape but still high at 2,500 cfs.  It sounds like a lot of streams on the East Coast will be high for the next few days.  Wunderground isn’t showing any additional rain the forecast until Sunday. Check the gauge links below for the latest flows.

It’s okay to fish locally.  It’s not okay to travel long distances to fish.  So stay local for now.

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:

Maya Christmas Dubur Easter Sunday fishing with her dad Jason

Chris is finding some in mountains near his home

Ryan fishing with his dad Mike over the weekend

Randall caught and kept these over the weekend

Hatching:
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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.

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April 13, 2020

Delaware River Report / Conditions April 13, 2020

It’s okay to fish locally.  It’s not okay to travel long distances to fish.  So stay local for now.

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:

Tom with a very pretty local to him brown

Jack Regan came through with a good local fish.

Pat Regan fishing the water closest to him

The river flows are up slightly so far from last night’s rain.  Not bad so far.  Wundergound shows another 1/2″ falling over the next 1o hours.  We’re coming off a warm night so water temps are in much better shape than yesterday morning.  The wind does not sound awesome this morning at 20 – 30 from the South with higher gusts possible.  But it is going to be 64 degrees which is kind of nice.  The wind forecast looks much more manageable over the next few days.

Hatching:
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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.

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April 12, 2020

Delaware River Report / Conditions April 12, 2020

Samantha should fish today so we’ll have her picture posted tomorrow.

It’s okay to fish locally.  It’s not okay to travel long distances to fish.  So stay local for now.

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:

Tom with a rainbow near his home in NJ

Tim found some local Jersey fish this weekend

The air temp is 26 degrees this morning but should climb in to the high 50’s by late afternoon.  We’ll see a mix of sun and clouds with winds from the South at 10 – 15 mph.  That should be 10 mph less than we’ve been dealing with most of the week.  The water temps will take a while to warm back up but the sunshine should help.  Tonight will be warm but we have some rain moving in.  We should see 1/4″ overnight and another 3/4″ tomorrow.  Mid April all of a sudden feels like March.  If you’re on the Delaware and want to find rising fish watch the slower pools and edges in the afternoon.  Otherwise streamers and nymphs will probably be your best bet.  That probably applies to your local rivers if you have high flows too.

Hatching:
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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.

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April 11, 2020

Delaware River Report / Conditions April 11, 2020

Calling out the Flywarrior.  We hear there are fish to catch in Manhattan.  Let’s see them!

It’s okay to fish locally.  It’s not okay to travel long distances to fish.  So stay local for now.

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:

Marc kind of social distancing…  but he’s on a river near his home!

Yesterday seemed like an all day snow shower.  We didn’t have any snow accumulation in the lower elevations but it looks like the mountains may have a bit on the ground.  The water temps are starting off a few degrees lower than yesterday but they should bounce back up today.  We’re looking at 46 degrees with a mix of clouds and sun.  The wind stays with us though at 10 – 20 mph from the North.  The wind has been tough for the last few days so it’s mostly been streamer and nymph fishing.

Hatching:
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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.

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April 10, 2020

Delaware River Report / Conditions April 10, 2020

Pat G needs to take out one of his 20 different reservoir boats this weekend and send us a local fish picture

It’s okay to fish locally.  It’s not okay to travel long distances to fish.  So stay local for now.

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:

A representation of the fish pictures the Regan’s sent us… nothing

Snow sticking to the boats this morning but not the lawn so far

Flows are up and temps are down a bit throughout the system this morning.  The Beaverkill and upper EB flows are beginning to fall.  The flow on the West Branch is still climbing.  The release from Cannonsville has been in creased to 1,499 cfs.  Wunderground nailed the wind report yesterday and it was blowing 20 to 30 mph.  Today the are calling it “blustery with a chance of snow showers” which sounds like a cold wind.  We could see snow up to 1″.  We’ll be back on a warming trend tomorrow.

Hatching:
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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.

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April 9, 2020

Delaware River Report / Conditions April 9, 2020

Since the Regan cousins haven’t sent us any fish pictures we’re assuming they are being humbled by their local streams

It’s okay to fish locally.  It’s not okay to travel long distances to fish.  So stay local for now.

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/  Our flies are stocked and we will be adding new products over the next few weeks.  Hopefully this all passes soon.

Let’s keep this 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:

Marci with a solid local chub!

Denis celebrated First Cast in spite of the quarantine in his area

It looks like the release from Pepacton has been increased bringing the East Branch flow at Downsville up to 685 cfs.  The release from Cannonsville has been increased to 1,297 cfs. We should see another 1/4″ of rain this morning and keep the clouds in the afternoon.  It’s going to be windy.  Wundergound is calling for 20 – 30 mph from the North as the front moves in.  The air temp will hit 50 but will drop back to 30 degrees overnight.  Olives, caddis, stoneflies, and a few blue quills are around. Some hendricksons have been spotted down low but the wind today will make dry fly fishing tough.  Streamers and nymphs will be the best bet today.

Hatching:
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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.

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April 8, 2020

Delaware River Report / Conditions April 8, 2020

It’s okay to fish locally.  It’s not okay to travel long distances to fish.  So stay local for now.

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/  Our flies are stocked and we will be adding new products over the next few weeks.  Hopefully this all passes soon.

Let’s keep this 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:

John with a 19″ local brown

Peppas with a nice wild brown on a prince

The release from Cannonsville has been increased to 1,064 cfs.  That’s an interesting number.  A lot of people would have added one more cfs to round it to 1,065 cfs.  Not NYC DEP.  The flows on the East Branch also bumped up a bit so check the gauges for the latest flows if you’re up there.  Today will be warm again with the air temp reaching the high 50’s.  We’ll see a good mix of clouds and sun with 10 – 15 mph wind from the North.  We’ll see some cold weather moving in over the weekend but we should warm back up next week.

Hatching:
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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.

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April 7, 2020

Delaware River Report / Conditions April 7, 2020

It’s okay to fish locally.  It’s not okay to travel long distances to fish.  So stay local for now.

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/  Our flies are stocked and we will be adding new products over the next few weeks.  Hopefully this all passes soon.

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:

Mark is fishing his local streams in the Leheigh Valley

Radford is fishing local and sent us this beautiful rainbow from South Carolina

Christopher found some hendrickson eaters on his local PA stream

Today will be another mix of sun and clouds on the Upper Delaware.  Wind will be 5 – 10 mph from the North and the air temp will hit 62 degrees.  Both Cannonsville and Pepacton are at 99.6% capacity.  We do have some rain coming later in the week but it looks like less than 1″ spread out over 4 or 5 days.  It sounds like no matter where you are fishing in the Northeast it’s time to carry all of your Spring patterns and be prepared for anything.

Hatching:
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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.

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April 6, 2020

Delaware River Report / Conditions April 6, 2020

It’s okay to fish locally.  It’s not okay to travel long distances to fish.  So stay local for now.

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/  Our flies are stocked and we will be adding new products over the next few weeks.  Hopefully this all passes soon.

We saw fewer mayflies on the water yesterday compared to Saturday.  We thought maybe the increased release caused that but it seemed to be system wide.  We have a few warm days ahead of us and then we chill down a bit over the weekend.  Today looks nice in the high 50’s with some sun and clouds.  Wind 5 – 10 mph from the South.

Since everyone should be fishing local to heir 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

Hatching:
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Tiny Black Stonefly – #18 – Capniidaie sp.
Little Brown and Black Stoneflies #14 – 16 – Taeniopteryx sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans

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April 5, 2020

Delaware River Report / Conditions April 5, 2020

Today’s forecast is similar to what we saw yesterday.   Good cloud cover, air temp in the 50’s, and wind 5 – 10 from the West.  Maybe a chance of a shower in the morning.  The olives hatched in stronger numbers yesterday and it was definitely good to see upright wings on the water.  Caddis and stoneflies were also in the mix.  The release from Cannonsville was increased slightly to 910 cfs.  The flow at Hale Eddy is just over 1,200 cfs this morning.  We should start seeing more little black caddis and blue quills as the weather warms up this week.

This is what we’re hearing from the State:  It’s okay to fish locally.  It’s not okay to travel long distances to fish.  So stay local for now.  It’s a bit early up here anyway and hopefully we won’t see any additional restrictions before the bugs start hatching and the fishing improves.

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/  Our flies are stocked and we will be adding new products over the next few weeks.  Hopefully this all passes soon.

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

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April 4, 2020

Delaware River Report / Conditions April 4, 2020

This is what we’re hearing from the State:  It’s okay to fish locally.  It’s not okay to travel long distances to fish.  So stay local for now.  It’s a bit early up here anyway and hopefully we won’t see any additional restrictions before the bugs start hatching and the fishing improves.

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/  Our flies are stocked and we will be adding new products over the next few weeks.  Hopefully this all passes soon.

Yesterday we saw some snow falling up in the headwaters of Oquaga Creek but it didn’t stick to the found.  Most of the area had rain in the morning.  We may see a little rain this morning but that should end early.  Then it’s clouds, wind 5 – 10 mph from the North, and the air temp hitting the low 50’s.  The West Branch flow increased to just over 1,000 cfs at Hale Eddy.  The release from Cannonsville was increased to 750 cfs plus some runoff.

Once this situation passes Dave Z will get beer delivered on the river by drone again

Hatching:
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Tiny Black Stonefly – #18 – Capniidaie sp.
Little Brown and Black Stoneflies #14 – 16 – Taeniopteryx sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #18 – Baetis vagans

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