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April 2, 2015

Delaware River Report / Conditions April 2, 2015

Yesterday was a cold start to the season but the warmer afternoon is helping the rivers open up a bit. The forecast today is calling for a high of 58 degrees although I suspect it will be a little lower than that. Winds should be around 12 mph with some decent gusts as the warm front and rain storms move in. The weather today and tomorrow should be great for the system and we should see more stoneflies over the weekend. We’ve seen a few fish rise but the low water temperatures have kept the surface quiet for the most part.

Fishing has been interesting this week. The winter scenery has been awesome. Photo by Jared Makowski

Hatching:

Little Black Stoneflies #14 – 18 – Capnidae sp. and Taeniopteryx sp.

FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM:
West Branch at Stilesville, NY	85 cfs @ 39º
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY	Ice cfs @ 36º
East Branch at Harvard, NY	Ice cfs @ 36º
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY	Ice cfs @ 34º
Mainstem at Lordville, NY	Ice cfs @ 32.5º
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY	Ice cfs @ N/A

April 1, 2015

Delaware River Report / Conditions April 1, 2015

Winter is slowly losing it’s grip on us, slowly. We had a bit of snow yesterday afternoon but luckily we are looking at warmer temperatures and sunshine today and a much needed warming trend towards the weekend. Most of the system has open water in faster sections and ice on the larger pools. The Beaverkill seems to be the most fishable river right now. Water temps dropped to the low 30’s overnight so it will take a while for the rivers to warm up today. We are seeing some little black stones hatching and a few sporadic fish eating them. Nothing to target yet. The hatching should increase as the river warms up over the next few days. Nymphing and slowly stripping streamers should offer the best opportunity to connect wit a fish.

Jared Makowski found a rainbow willing yesterday afteroon

Jared Makowski found a rainbow willing to eat a streamer yesterday afternoon on the lower West Branch

Hatching:

Little Black Stoneflies #14 – 18 – Capnidae sp. and Taeniopteryx sp.

FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM:
West Branch at Stilesville, NY	85 cfs @ 36º
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY	Ice cfs @ 34º
East Branch at Harvard, NY	Ice cfs @ 34º
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY	Ice cfs @ 33º
Mainstem at Lordville, NY	Ice cfs @ 32.5º
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY	Ice cfs @ N/A

March 29, 2015

The West Branch is a good mix of ice and open water. Spring is coming!

The West Branch is a good mix of ice and open water. We’re seeing more open water every day. Spring is coming!

March 24, 2015

Spring is creeping in slowly and there is a little open water on the system. Hopefully the slightly warmer weather and rain predicted for later this week comes to pass.

An early stonefly on a rock while Jim Swift fishes the Beaverkill today. Photo by Jared Makowski

March 16, 2015

Delaware River Report / Conditions March 16, 2015

We are thawing, but the river is still frozen solid. There is warmer daytime weather on the way but the nights are still going to be below freezing.

February 5, 2015

Flyline to backing splice

Here is new video of DRC guide Jim Swift demonstrating a new method to smoothly connect your flyline to your backing.
Also, check out our other knot tying videos: https://thedelawareriverclub.com/tips-and-techniques/knot-tying-videos/

February 5, 2015

February 5, 2015 More Snow Pack Coming

Let’s hope the snow keeps coming!

Cold weather and another 6″ to 12″ of snow in the next few days will be great news for the Reservoirs!

February 2, 2015

February 2, 2015 Decent snow!

Today looks great for the snowpack around the reservoir. It’s not so great for a 12 year old Redbeau! The weather channel is calling for snow until 5 PM today.