2023 Fly Fishing Show
We’re skipping our annual trip to New Jersey for the Fly Fishing Show in Edison this year. While we’ll miss seeing you (and the diners) you can reach out to us to book rooms and guides, or shop through our online store. Thanks as always for your support.
November 2022 Limited Run Flies: Week Four
The fourth and final 2022 limited run fly is a #12 black Comparadun. Black flies work well in certain situations. A better silhouette in low light? Cheating the glare? Sometimes black flies show up better on the water for both the angler and the fish. For those situations we use a black #12 Comparadun tied on a Tiemco 100 hook.. See it in the online store here.
November 2022 Limited Run Flies: Week Three
The third 2022 limited run fly is a tiny blue wing olive emerger. Tied on a TMC 2487 #18 hook that is 2X short but has a decent gap for hooking and holding fish. We use a trailing shuck and a thread body with a small dubbed thorax to keep the fly thin. The wing is light dun Hi Vis for visibility. See it in the online store here.
November 2022 Limited Run Flies: Week Two
The second 2022 limited run fly is a Tan #18 East Branch Caddis. The East Branch Caddis has a tan cdc body, a tan cdc under wing, and medium deer hair overwing making this a high floating fly. It’s tied on an Umpqua Stubby T #18. The Stubby T is a heavier wire hook with a wide gap. See it in the online store here.
November 2022 Limited Run Flies: Week One
The first 2022 limited run fly is a low floating CDC loop Wing Hendrickson emerger tied on TMC 100 #14 hook. We used our Extra Red / Red Brown Spectrumized Dubbing and and a thin trailing shuck. This is a good fly for picky fish in thin water. See it in the online store here.
Delaware River Report: October 31, 2022
This is our last daily river report until April 1st. Click on the river gauge links below for the latest flow and water temp information over the Winter. The small olives will continue to hatch as long as the weather stays relatively warm. Right now there are still some caddis but they’re hard to predict – but worth carrying a few patterns. The 10 day forecast is actually looking pretty good. Today will be a mix of clouds and sun with the air temp hitting 65 degrees. Wind will be from the south again 5 – 10 mph. Tonight will be warm only dropping to 52 degrees with light showers.
What’s Hatching:
Dark Blue Wing Olive – #18 – 20 – deficiens, lata
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
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, NY | 151 cfs | 50° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 252 cfs | 47° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 112 cfs | 44° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 461 cfs | 46° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 910 cfs | 46° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 267 cfs | 44° |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | 45° | |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 162 cfs | 44° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 160 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 42.4% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 72.5% |
Delaware River Report: October 30, 2022
It’s another cold morning with frost on the ground. It should end up much like yesterday with sun and clouds hitting 62 degrees. We’ll see a little more wind hitting 5 – 10 mph from the South. Overall it looks like another good day to be on the water for late October. It should fish the same with nymphing being the best bet early in the day, The olives have been showing up mid afternoon when the water warms. Some stretches have been better than others so move around if you’re not finding them.
What’s Hatching:
Dark Blue Wing Olive – #18 – 20 – deficiens, lata
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
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, NY | 151 cfs | 50° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 255 cfs | 46° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 112 cfs | 43° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 480 cfs | 44° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 937 cfs | 46° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 279 cfs | 43° |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | 44° | |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 169 cfs | 44° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 160 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 42.4% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 72.5% |
Delaware River Report: October 29, 2022
It’s another morning with heavy frost on the ground. Much like yesterday we’ll heat up to the 60’s with bright sunshine. That pushed the olives a little later in the day but there was still some dry fly action. Small flies have been much better than larger flies lately. Nymphing is your best bet early but people are moving fish on streamers even in the low water. Wind will not be an issue today.
What’s Hatching:
Dark Blue Wing Olive – #18 – 20 – deficiens, lata
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
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, NY | 151 cfs | 50° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 258 cfs | 47° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 115 cfs | 45° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 499 cfs | 46° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 975 cfs | 48° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 295 cfs | 45° |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | 45° | |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 181 cfs | 47° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 160 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 42.4% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 72.5% |
Delaware River Report: October 28, 2022
We had some computer issues yesterday. It was cold overnight with a good frost this morning. The water temps dropped down a bit and will take a while to climb back up today. So nymphing or streamers will be your best bets early. We should see small olives hatching in the afternoon. They’ve been fairly consistent for late October. There are still some caddis but they have been less consistent. We’ll hit 58 degrees today with a mix of clouds and sun. Wind should not be a factor.
What’s Hatching:
Slate Drake – #14- Isonychia bicolor
Olive Sulphur – #18 – 20 – Heptagenia hebe
Dark Blue Wing Olive – #18 – 20 – deficiens, lata
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
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, NY | 151 cfs | 50° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 271 cfs | 48° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 117 cfs | 47° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 540 cfs | 48° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,070 cfs | 51° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 319 cfs | 47° |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | 47° | |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 198 cfs | 49° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 160 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 42.5% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 72.5% |
Delaware River Report: October 26, 2022
Some light rain is falling this morning but it shouldn’t do anything to the river flows. The clouds will be another bonus today. There were some olives yesterday afternoon and some fish were rising. Nymphing is your best bet early with streamers working for some people in low light. Today will be another warm day hitting 66 degrees. Wind will be 5 – 10 mph from the South. Today should fish a lot like yesterday.
What’s Hatching:
Slate Drake – #14- Isonychia bicolor
Olive Sulphur – #18 – 20 – Heptagenia hebe
Dark Blue Wing Olive – #18 – 20 – deficiens, lata
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
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, NY | 151 cfs | 54° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 268 cfs | 58° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 182 cfs | 52° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 648 cfs | 55° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,060 cfs | 56° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 365 cfs | 55° |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | 57° | |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 214 cfs | 57° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 160 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 42.8% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 72.4% |
Delaware River Report: October 25, 2022
We’re a little late this morning due to some computer issues. The rain brought the river flows up between 20 and 50 cfs so it won’t be noticeable wading out there today. Yesterday was a great day of sporadic, light rain and no wind. Most people we saw were casting to fish. It was mostly olives with a few other bugs mixed in. Today is going to be much warmer hitting 65 degrees. There are potential afternoon sowers but the total rainfall should be negligible again. Wind 5 – 10 mph from the South.
What’s Hatching:
Slate Drake – #14- Isonychia bicolor
Olive Sulphur – #18 – 20 – Heptagenia hebe
Dark Blue Wing Olive – #18 – 20 – deficiens, lata
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
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, NY | 151 cfs | 52° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 274 cfs | 56° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 170 cfs | 47° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 556 cfs | 48° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 984 cfs | 50° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 319 cfs | 49° |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | 51° | |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 209 cfs | 50° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 160 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 42.5% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 70.4% |
Delaware River Report: October 24, 2022
We have light rain falling this morning it should not be enough to affect the river flows. We will keep the clouds and light wind and hit 64 degrees. It sounds like it will be a good blue wing olive day. Nymphing is probably your best bet early but we should see olive hatching early afternoon. The amount of bugs has varied a bit day to day but we have found fish eating. There were some caddis in the air yesterday but none hit the water where we were fishing.
What’s Hatching:
Slate Drake – #14- Isonychia bicolor
Olive Sulphur – #18 – 20 – Heptagenia hebe
Dark Blue Wing Olive – #18 – 20 – deficiens, lata
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
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, NY | 151 cfs | 52° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 232 cfs | 54° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 165 cfs | 47° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 535 cfs | 48° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 919 cfs | 50° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 295 cfs | 49° |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | 51° | |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 209 cfs | 50° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 160 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 42.5% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 70.4% |
