Delaware River Report / Conditions October 31, 2011
Happy Halloween!
The shop cats wouldn't pose for a Halloween photo so this will have to do.
Today is our last official day open for the season – at least for the shop – our webstore never sleeps! Thanks to everyone for a great year – can’t wait for next spring! We will be in the office Monday – Friday, from 10AM – 3PM daily if you do need us for anything.I will still be periodically updating the blog, so keep checking your RSS feeds and the like! We will be at the Fly Fishing Show in New Jersey again this January, so be sure to see us there.
The fishing is definitely not over, however – we actually had some half-frozen pseudos sitting on the screens this morning. The influx of cold water from the melt-off will without a doubt affect the fishing for the next day or two, but the warmer weather in the forecast should heat up the water a bit, and the bugs will hopefully be back for one last big hurrah! Have a great week!
Hatches:
Isonychia bicolor –Iso/Slate Drake #12-2XL
Pseudocloeon – Little BWOs- #22-#26
Stenonema sp. – Light Cahill #12-#14
Ephemerella deficiens- Blue Wing Olive #14
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 247 cfs @ 54º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy,NY | 547 cfs @ 45º |
| East Branch at Harvard,NY | 847 cfs @ 41º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy,NY | 1,560 cfs @ 41º |
| Mainstem at Lordville,NY | ~2,400 cfs @ 42º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls,NY | 451 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level &Release | 89.1% –224 CFS release |
Delaware River Report / Conditions October 30, 2011
It is calm and peaceful outside this morning without a sound from trucks on the highway or cars down Winterdale. In other words, we got hit with a fair bit of snow yesterday and into the night. Much of it will melt off over the course of the next few days, but we have a bit of a winter wonderland on our hands here until that happens. No real word on how the river fished yesterday, as everyone pretty much stayed away, aside from a few heathens with the gall to swing eggs on this river, who I hope caught nothing but a cold. Water temps stayed pretty stable, as well as the flows, so there is an outside chance the pseudos and other olives will return once the ambient temps warm up a bit!
Looking down Home Pool just before sunrise. Photo by: Bart Larmouth
Hatches:
Isonychia bicolor –Iso/Slate Drake #12-2XL
Pseudocloeon – Little BWOs- #22-#26
Stenonema sp. – Light Cahill #12-#14
Ephemerella deficiens- Blue Wing Olive #14
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 247 cfs @ 54º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy,NY | 520 cfs @ 44º |
| East Branch at Harvard,NY | 841 cfs @ 41º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy,NY | 1,580 cfs @ 40º |
| Mainstem at Lordville,NY | ~2,400 cfs @ 40º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls,NY | 477 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level &Release | 89.1% –224 CFS release |
Delaware River Report / Conditions October 29, 2011
GREAT day on the river yesterday – Olives galore on both the lower East, West, and Main Stem. I had fish rising all the way until dark right out on Home Pool, and Jeff had a great day out on the main with plenty of hungry rainbows grabbing every little Pseudo that floated past. Not sure whether or not the incoming snow was their motivation or not, but I think that it might be the case – we are on the tailing edge of the storm, and predicted to receive 4-6″ of the white stuff between this afternoon and tomorrow.
Hatches:
Isonychia bicolor –Iso/Slate Drake #12-2XL
Pseudocloeon – Little BWOs- #22-#26
Stenonema sp. – Light Cahill #12-#14
Ephemerella deficiens- Blue Wing Olive #14
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 247 cfs @ 54º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy,NY | 520 cfs @ 48º |
| East Branch at Harvard,NY | 859 cfs @ 41º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy,NY | 1,560 cfs @ 42º |
| Mainstem at Lordville,NY | N/A – Graph Off cfs @ 44º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls,NY | 459 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level &Release | 89.1% –224 CFS release |
Delaware River Report / Conditions October 28, 2011
Apologies on the late post this morning – David and I stayed up watching the (CHOKE) Rangers (CHOKE) lose (thanks Darren Oliver) game 6 (CHOKE) of the World Series last night, and are having a bit of a slow start today!
As for the rivers – flows came up a bit today, mostly as a result of the rain (not snow) that we received throughout the day and into the night last night. They are still running clear, as the increase was minimal – our question today becomes whether or not this impeding Nor’easter will strike us tomorrow – the only reason I hope for it to do so is that we have plenty of ticks in our woods that need killing! Otherwise, sunny today, highs just under 50 – so it will be chilly, but the water should heat up early, and we will hopefully have some hatching as a result!
Hatches:
Isonychia bicolor –Iso/Slate Drake #12-2XL
Pseudocloeon – Little BWOs- #22-#26
Stenonema sp. – Light Cahill #12-#14
Ephemerella deficiens- Blue Wing Olive #14
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 247 cfs @ 54º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy,NY | 561 cfs @ 46º |
| East Branch at Harvard,NY | 859 cfs @ 41º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy,NY | 1,690 cfs @ 42º |
| Mainstem at Lordville,NY | 2,880 cfs @ 44º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls,NY | 543 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level &Release | 89.0% –224 CFS release |
Delaware River Report / Conditions October 27, 2011
Yesterday ended up being a fairly productive day for those who made it out on the water – bugs from noon on, and a good number of fish up and sipping on them. In typical Delaware fashion, every fish in the pod seemed to be feeding on a different pattern, making the degree of difficulty a bit higher – but the challenge oh so much fun! Today, we expect the temperatures to drop dramatically, with SNOW (gasp!) starting in the late afternoon – this will likely put a damper on things for today, but we warm up a bit on Friday, with some sun expected as well. Let’s see how it goes!
Dr. Ira Sacker with a nice Main Stem Rainbow caught on a dry this past weekend. Photo by: Jeff White
Hatches:
Isonychia bicolor –Iso/Slate Drake #12-2XL
Pseudocloeon – Little BWOs- #22-#26
Stenonema sp. – Light Cahill #12-#14
Ephemerella deficiens- Blue Wing Olive #14
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 241 cfs @ 54º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy,NY | 456 cfs @ 53º |
| East Branch at Harvard,NY | 835 cfs @ 46º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy,NY | 1,490 cfs @ 47º |
| Mainstem at Lordville,NY | 2,310 cfs @ 49º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls,NY | 407 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level &Release | 89.2% –224 CFS release |
Delaware River Report / Conditions October 26, 2011
I think i would make a terrible weatherman (see yesterday’s post) – my prediction was pretty much spot on for yesterday. Bugs were fairly abundant in the lulls between the strong gusts of wind once the water temps heated up a bit. Isos and pseudos mostly, with some stenos still hanging on as well. Cloudy with some possible showers today, but the air temp is slated to be a bit warmer, so we do expect to have some decent activity as the day wears on.
Hatches:
Isonychia bicolor –Iso/Slate Drake #12-2XL
Pseudocloeon – Little BWOs- #22-#26
Stenonema sp. – Light Cahill #12-#14
Ephemerella deficiens- Blue Wing Olive #14
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 238 cfs @ 54º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy,NY | 435 cfs @ 51º |
| East Branch at Harvard,NY | 823 cfs @ 44º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy,NY | 1,490 cfs @ 46º |
| Mainstem at Lordville,NY | 2,340 cfs @ 49º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls,NY | 407 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level &Release | 89.2% –224 CFS release |
Delaware River Report / Conditions October 25, 2011
Apologies on the delay of posting – running a bit behind today.
In other news, I’ve decided to become a weatherman. I can think of no other job where you can make constant missteps, predictions and calculations all whilst maintaining employment. That being said, we were expecting a quarter inch of rain overnight, as well as some clouds today, but instead it appears it is going to stay in the low 50’s with bright bright sun – and epic wind. Gusts to 40 MPH are predicted, and from what I see out of my window right now, that seems correct. The sun should heat up the water a little bit, so if the wind dies down at any point, I would expect bugs on the both the West and Main – definitely once the sun drops in the afternoon. We have a picture en route from a pretty decent trip yesterday (stenos again!), and I will post when I can!
Hatches:
Isonychia bicolor –Iso/Slate Drake #12-2XL
Pseudocloeon – Little BWOs- #22-#26
Stenonema sp. – Light Cahill #12-#14
Ephemerella deficiens- Blue Wing Olive #14
Brachycentrus sp. (Dark Grannom –Charcoal) #16- #18
| FLOWS AS OF 10:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 238 cfs @ 54º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy,NY | 456 cfs @ 52º |
| East Branch at Harvard,NY | 835 cfs @ 44º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy,NY | 1,530 cfs @ 46º |
| Mainstem at Lordville,NY | 2,480 cfs @ 49º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls,NY | 437 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level &Release | 89.3% –224 CFS release |
Delaware River Report / Conditions October 24,2011
As the water continues to drop on the WB, it is making it increasing more difficult to float, that said the entire lower half of the WB is now wadable in all locations. Yesterday was tough out on the water, the scarcity of bugs resulted in little surface action. Wind should not be a factor today, so if the bugs are present the fish should show themselves.
Hatches:
Isonychia bicolor –Iso/Slate Drake #12-2XL
Pseudocloeon – Little BWOs- #22-#26
Stenonema sp. – Light Cahill #12-#14
Ephemerella deficiens- Blue Wing Olive #14
Brachycentrus sp. (Dark Grannom –Charcoal) #16- #18
| FLOWS AS OF 9:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 238 cfs @ 54º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy,NY | 477cfs @ 50º |
| East Branch at Harvard,NY | 847 cfs @ 44º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy,NY | 1,590 cfs @ 46º |
| Mainstem at Lordville,NY | 2,620 cfs @ 59º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls,NY | 466 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level &Release | 89.1% –224 CFS release |
Delaware River Report / Conditions October 23,2011
The West Branch is finally clear and wadable again below Hale Eddy down. With the colder temps that we are receiving overnight expect much of the hatching activity to occur mid to late afternoon, as the sun has time to warm up the water. The water levels on both the East and West Branch should remain fairly consistent for some time since we are not expecting a substantial amount of rain in the near future. Be sure to have small Olives, Stenos and Isos in your box if you decide to head out on the water today!
Bart using his nightvision skills to locate and catch this very nice rainbow in the dark. Photo By: Ramone Lovegod
Hatches:
Isonychia bicolor –Iso/Slate Drake #12-2XL
Pseudocloeon – Little BWOs- #22-#26
Stenonema sp. – Light Cahill #12-#14
Ephemerella deficiens- Blue Wing Olive #14
Brachycentrus sp. (Dark Grannom –Charcoal) #16- #18
| FLOWS AS OF 9:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 238 cfs @ 55º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy,NY | 503cfs @ 51º |
| East Branch at Harvard,NY | 871 cfs @ 45º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy,NY | 1,660 cfs @ 47º |
| Mainstem at Lordville,NY | 2,780 cfs @ 50º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls,NY | 507 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level &Release | 89.1% –224 CFS release |
Delaware River Report / Conditions October 22,2011
The WB continues to drop reflecting the 224 cfs release, while the East Branch remains steady. Even with the winds the past couple of days, fish are still being caught on top with fish taking smaller steno’s, olives, and isos. The clarity on the East is gin clear while the West Branch remains slightly off color but continues to get clearer everyday. The forecast for the next couple of days is calling for lighter winds which should yield more surface activity.
Hatches:
Isonychia bicolor –Iso/Slate Drake #12-2XL
Pseudocloeon – Little BWOs- #22-#26
Stenonema sp. – Light Cahill #12-#14
Ephemerella deficiens- Blue Wing Olive #14
Brachycentrus sp. (Dark Grannom –Charcoal) #16- #18
| FLOWS AS OF 9:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 238 cfs @ 55º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy,NY | 534cfs @ 52º |
| East Branch at Harvard,NY | 883 cfs @ 45º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy,NY | 1,700 cfs @ 47º |
| Mainstem at Lordville,NY | 3,000 cfs @ 50º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls,NY | 539 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level &Release | 89.1% –224 CFS release |
Delaware River Report / Conditions October 21, 2011
The West Branch and EB are holding steady with runoff from the recent rains, while the Beaverkill and slowly drops. Winds have been tough, but the weather has held so far. There is some color on the WB and Main, but it is fishable.
Hatches:
Isonychia bicolor – Iso/Slate Drake #12-2XL
Pseudocloeon – Little BWOs- #22-#26
Stenonema sp. – Light Cahill #12-#14
Ephemerella deficiens- Blue Wing Olive #14
Brachycentrus sp. (Dark Grannom – Charcoal) #16- #18
| FLOWS AS OF 9:00 AM : | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 241 cfs @ 55º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy,NY | 590cfs @ 53º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 902 cfs @ 46º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,800 cfs @ 49º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 3,410 cfs @ 52º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 607 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 88.9% – 696 CFS release |
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