Author: Samantha Dennis

Delaware River Report / Conditions September 27, 2015

The release on  the West Branch has been stepped down slightly again this morning. The water remains off-color but is clearing slowly and there has been less algae. Streamers continue to be the best bet. If the cloud cover sticks around, that may help get the bugs going today. Look for olives and isos especially as the sun goes down.

jessie with a brown-edit

Jesse with a nice brown. Photo by Jared Makowski.

Hatching:
Slate Drake #12 – Isonychia bicolor
Sulphur #18-20 – E. dorothea
Tricos #22 – 26 – Tricorythodes sp.
Light Cahills #14 – various steno species (invaria, etc)
Tiny Blue Wing Olives #22-26 – Pseudo sp. (now classified as Acentrella sp.)
Charcoal Caddis #14 -16 – dark Brachycentrus sp.
Tan Caddis #16-18 – Hydrosyche sp.
Blue Winged Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis sp.
Flying ants #16-24

West Branch at Stilesville, NY 1,230 cfs 57°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY 1,400 cfs 56°
East Branch at Harvard, NY 103 cfs 54°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 139 cfs 59°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY 1,520 cfs 59°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 65 cfs N/A
Cannonsville Reservoir Release 1,210 cfs
West Branch at 191 Bridge  N/A 56°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) 47 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity 58.2%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity 76.3%

Delaware River Report / Conditions September 26, 2015

The release and the conditions on the West Branch remain the same this morning. Expect turbid water and less insects than we would like. The East Branch is clear but very low. We’ve had success fishing streamers, even with all the sun, due to the off-color water on the West Branch. We’re anticipating another sunny day with temperatures in the low 70’s and light winds. Have your dry flies ready in the evening.

Lee and Rob

Lee and Rob found a nice brown. Photo by Bruce Miller.

Hatching:
Slate Drake #12 – Isonychia bicolor
Sulphur #18-20 – E. dorothea
Tricos #22 – 26 – Tricorythodes sp.
Light Cahills #14 – various steno species (invaria, etc)
Tiny Blue Wing Olives #22-26 – Pseudo sp. (now classified as Acentrella sp.)
Charcoal Caddis #14 -16 – dark Brachycentrus sp.
Tan Caddis #16-18 – Hydrosyche sp.
Blue Winged Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis sp.
Flying ants #16-24

West Branch at Stilesville, NY 1,280 cfs 57°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY 1,440 cfs 56°
East Branch at Harvard, NY 103 cfs 54°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 141 cfs 61°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY 1,520 cfs 60°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 65 cfs N/A
Cannonsville Reservoir Release 1,259 cfs
West Branch at 191 Bridge  N/A 56°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) 48 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity 58.2%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity 76.3%

Delaware River Report / Conditions September 25, 2015

The release on the West Branch has dropped marginally this morning but it shouldn’t make much of a change to the conditions. Looks like it will be a carbon copy of yesterday with highs in the low 70’s, sun and low winds. The cool evening temperatures continue to keep the river in good shape. We’re still seeing mainly olives on the river during the day and cahill and iso spinners in the evening. Be ready when darkness falls.

dave geiss

Dave with a West Branch brown on a sunny day. Photo by Jared Makowski.

Hatching:
Slate Drake #12 – Isonychia bicolor
Sulphur #18-20 – E. dorothea
Tricos #22 – 26 – Tricorythodes sp.
Light Cahills #14 – various steno species (invaria, etc)
Tiny Blue Wing Olives #22-26 – Pseudo sp. (now classified as Acentrella sp.)
Charcoal Caddis #14 -16 – dark Brachycentrus sp.
Tan Caddis #16-18 – Hydrosyche sp.
Blue Winged Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis sp.
Flying ants #16-24

West Branch at Stilesville, NY 1,280 cfs 56°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY 1,440 cfs 56°
East Branch at Harvard, NY 103 cfs 55°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 144 cfs 61°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY 1,550 cfs 61°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 66 cfs N/A
Cannonsville Reservoir Release 1,259 cfs
West Branch at 191 Bridge  N/A 56°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) 50 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity 59%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity 76.6%
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