Delaware River Report: October 11, 2022

Yesterday was a mix of clouds and sun. There were fish eating olives in the slow pools by mid afternoon. That’s pretty much what we’ve been seeing everyday along with some Isonychias and caddis. The caddis are thick in the bushes so they will hit the water in good numbers eventually. We have thick fog this morning but that should burn off quickly. We’ll hit 68 degrees with a partly cloudy sky. wind 5 – 10 mph from the South.

What’s Hatching:
Slate Drake – 12- 14- Isonychia bicolor
Olive Sulphur – #16 – 20 – Heptagenia hebe
Light Cahill – #14 – Stenacron spp.
Dark Blue Wing Olive – #18 – 20 – deficiens, lata
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Yellow Sally Stonefly – #14 – Isoperla spp.
Tan Spotted Sedge #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.

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West Branch at Stilesville, NY129 cfs53°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY240 cfs52°
East Branch at Harvard, NY108 cfs49°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY340 cfs50°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY838 cfs52°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY164 cfs49°
West Branch at 191 Bridge50°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow)159 cfs50°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release115 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity43.5%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity71.4%

Delaware River Report: October 10, 2022

The wind didn’t help yesterday but people did find some fish eating olives in the afternoon. There were also some Isonychias and Heptagenia mixed in but again small olives made up most of the hatch. The weather looks a little better today with cloud cover and wind 5 – 10 mph from the West. We’ll be warmer tan yesterday hitting 60 degrees. We may see a brief rain shower but total rainfall will be negligible. Given the weather if things stay the same we should see some olives by 2 pm.

What’s Hatching:
Slate Drake – 12- 14- Isonychia bicolor
Olive Sulphur – #16 – 20 – Heptagenia hebe
Light Cahill – #14 – Stenacron spp.
Dark Blue Wing Olive – #18 – 20 – deficiens, lata
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Yellow Sally Stonefly – #14 – Isoperla spp.
Tan Spotted Sedge #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.

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West Branch at Stilesville, NY129 cfs53°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY252 cfs52°
East Branch at Harvard, NY112 cfs49°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY359 cfs50°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY910 cfs52°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY173 cfs49°
West Branch at 191 Bridge50°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow)171 cfs49°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release115 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity43.5%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity71.4%

Delaware River Report: October 9, 2022

Yesterday was cold and windy with a decent afternoon olive hatch. The fish were eating despite the weather. Almost every day were seeing a decent number of #18 – 24 olives so definitely look for risers from 2 pm on. Last night was cold (34 degrees) and dropped the water temps a few degrees so that may push the timing off a little bit. We’ll warm up to 56 degrees with a mix of sun and clouds. Wind will be 10 – 15 mph from the West.

Mike with a good brown yesterday. Samantha Dennis photo
Keith with a nice rainbow yesterday. Daniel Williamson photo

What’s Hatching:
Slate Drake – 12- 14- Isonychia bicolor
Olive Sulphur – #16 – 20 – Heptagenia hebe
Light Cahill – #14 – Stenacron spp.
Dark Blue Wing Olive – #18 – 20 – deficiens, lata
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Yellow Sally Stonefly – #14 – Isoperla spp.
Tan Spotted Sedge #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.

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West Branch at Stilesville, NY129 cfs51°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY264 cfs49°
East Branch at Harvard, NY115 cfs40°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY378 cfs49°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY1,000 cfs51°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY185 cfs48°
West Branch at 191 Bridge48°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow)188 cfs49°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release115 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity43.5%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity71.4%

Delaware River Report: October 8, 2022

There’s some light rain falling again this morning but o far it hasn’t been enough to affect the flows. We should clear up in the afternoon and be left with partial cloud cover. It definitely looks like a blue wing olive day but we’re still seeing a few cahills and Isonychias. Nymphing may your best shot early in the day. We’ll be cooler hitting 52 degrees with wind 10 – 15 from the North.

What’s Hatching:
Slate Drake – 12- 14- Isonychia bicolor
Olive Sulphur – #16 – 20 – Heptagenia hebe
Light Cahill – #14 – Stenacron spp.
Dark Blue Wing Olive – #18 – 20 – deficiens, lata
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Yellow Sally Stonefly – #14 – Isoperla spp.
Tan Spotted Sedge #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.

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West Branch at Stilesville, NY129 cfs54°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY280 cfs52°
East Branch at Harvard, NY122 cfs52°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY411 cfs53°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY1,120 cfs55°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY203 cfs53°
West Branch at 191 Bridge52°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow)209 cfs53°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release115 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity43.5%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity71.4%

Delaware River Report: October 7, 2022

We had a little rain overnight but not enough to affect the river flows. We have a light most and heavy fog right now that should burn off in the next hour. Yesterday afternoon was decent with small olives with a few Isonychias mixed in. There are still a lot of caddis in the bushes so they will be on the water at some point. But fall mostly means olives. Today will be a mix of clouds and sun with the air temp hitting 63 degrees. Wind will be 10 – 15 mph from the North.

John Loughlin with a good one yesterday
And John Loughlin with another from yesterday
Ron Reedy with a good fish yesterday

What’s Hatching:
Slate Drake – 12- 14- Isonychia bicolor
Olive Sulphur – #16 – 20 – Heptagenia hebe
Light Cahill – #14 – Stenacron spp.
Dark Blue Wing Olive – #18 – 20 – deficiens, lata
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Yellow Sally Stonefly – #14 – Isoperla spp.
Tan Spotted Sedge #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.

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West Branch at Stilesville, NY129 cfs54°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY306 cfs56°
East Branch at Harvard, NY130 cfs54°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY470 cfs55°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY1,360 cfs57°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY232 cfs55°
West Branch at 191 Bridge55°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow)243 cfs55°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release115 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity43.5%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity71.4%

Delaware River Report: October 6, 2022

The river flows are dropping this morning and the West branch looks good out front. There’s still a good amount of water in the feeder streams but they should be dropping throughout the day. There is a slight tint on the lower West Branch but it is definitely fishable. Yesterday looked like a streamer day but we’re sure some people found fish rising in the slow tailouts. Today will be much warmer hitting 73 degrees, sunny, with no wind. Small olives, Heptagenia, caddis, and a few Isonychias should cover most of what you see.

The flow at Hale Eddy has dropped back

What’s Hatching:
Slate Drake – 12- 14- Isonychia bicolor
Olive Sulphur – #16 – 20 – Heptagenia hebe
Light Cahill – #14 – Stenacron spp.
Dark Blue Wing Olive – #18 – 20 – deficiens, lata
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Yellow Sally Stonefly – #14 – Isoperla spp.
White Fly – #12-2xl – Ephorun leukon
Flying Ants – #16 – 22
Tan Spotted Sedge #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.

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West Branch at Stilesville, NY131 cfs53°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY359 cfs53°
East Branch at Harvard, NY145 cfs50°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY584 cfs51°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY1,770 cfs53°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY297 cfs52°
West Branch at 191 Bridge51°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow)290 cfs52°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release115 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity43.6%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity71.6%

Delaware River Report: October 5, 2022

It rained off and on for most of yesterday with more falling overnight into this morning. The river flows are climbing and the feeder streams are definitely adding some water. The the river out front is off color so this may be a streamer day. Click on the river links below for the latest flow data. There were a lot of tiny olives on the water yesterday mixed with some Heptagenia and the oddball Isonychia. The fish were on the olives but the ones in the moving water were a little friendlier to bigger flies. The rain should stop early this afternoon. We’ll see 65 degrees with wind 5 – 10 mph from the North.

The river flows are coming up from the rain. Click on the links below for the latest information
This one ate a Cahill emerger during the olive hatch

What’s Hatching:
Slate Drake – 12- 14- Isonychia bicolor
Olive Sulphur – #16 – 20 – Heptagenia hebe
Light Cahill – #14 – Stenacron spp.
Dark Blue Wing Olive – #18 – 20 – deficiens, lata
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Yellow Sally Stonefly – #14 – Isoperla spp.
White Fly – #12-2xl – Ephorun leukon
Flying Ants – #16 – 22
Tan Spotted Sedge #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.

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West Branch at Stilesville, NY119 cfs53°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY348 cfs52°
East Branch at Harvard, NY159 cfs50°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY465 cfs51°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY1,870 cfs51°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY213 cfs51°
West Branch at 191 Bridge51°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow)225 cfs52°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release115 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity44.1%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity72.4%

Delaware River Report: October 4, 2022

We woke up to some rain this morning. Total for the day should be around 1/2″. Some of that should soak into the ground and the feeder streams are relatively low so we shouldn’t see a huge affect today. If anything changes dramatically we’ll do a mid day update. The rivers are still low but people are wading and even floating some sections. We had decent olives mixed with a few Heptagenias yesterday afternoon and did have fish rising. Today looks like a good olive day with the air temp hitting 54 degrees and rain. Wind will be 5 – 10 mph from the North.

What’s Hatching:
Slate Drake – 12- 14- Isonychia bicolor
Olive Sulphur – #16 – 20 – Heptagenia hebe
Light Cahill – #14 – Stenacron spp.
Dark Blue Wing Olive – #18 – 20 – deficiens, lata
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Yellow Sally Stonefly – #14 – Isoperla spp.
White Fly – #12-2xl – Ephorun leukon
Flying Ants – #16 – 22
Tan Spotted Sedge #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.

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West Branch at Stilesville, NY106 cfs53°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY223 cfs51°
East Branch at Harvard, NY125 cfs50°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY416 cfs51°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY812 cfs53°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY205 cfs50°
West Branch at 191 Bridge51°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow)201 cfs51°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release115 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity44.1%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity72.4%

Delaware River Report: October 3, 2022

The flow at Stilesville is still very low at 106 cfs. It is okay for wading but floating is out of the question. River temps are in good shape due to the cooler weather. Most people nymphed yesterday but there were a few dry fly shots with small olives and Heptagenia. Running a dry dropper with an Isonychia could also be a good move today. We have good cloud cover but should not see any rain today. Wind will be a lot less today at 5 – 10 mph from the North.

The flow at Hale Eddy is low due to the low release from Cannonsville

What’s Hatching:
Slate Drake – 12- 14- Isonychia bicolor
Olive Sulphur – #16 – 20 – Heptagenia hebe
Light Cahill – #14 – Stenacron spp.
Dark Blue Wing Olive – #18 – 20 – deficiens, lata
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Yellow Sally Stonefly – #14 – Isoperla spp.
White Fly – #12-2xl – Ephorun leukon
Flying Ants – #16 – 22
Tan Spotted Sedge #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.

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West Branch at Stilesville, NY106 cfs53°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY232 cfs51°
East Branch at Harvard, NY132 cfs50°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY456 cfs51°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY865 cfs55°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY221 cfs51°
West Branch at 191 Bridge52°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow)220 cfs52°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release115 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity44.2%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity72.5%

Delaware River Report: October 2, 2022

The release from Cannonsville has been cut back and the flow at Stilesville is 110 cfs this morning. Not ideal. Water temps are fine and wading is the best option. Yesterday had some flushes of olives mixed with some Heptagenias. We did see a few Isonychias in the late afternoon. We’ll have clouds today with the air temp hitting 60 degrees. Wind will be 10 – 15 mph from the North. There is a very, very slight chance of rain.

Brandon Kent put a nice rainbow in the net yesterday
The flow at Stilesville this morning

What’s Hatching:
Slate Drake – 12- 14- Isonychia bicolor
Olive Sulphur – #16 – 20 – Heptagenia hebe
Light Cahill – #14 – Stenacron spp.
Dark Blue Wing Olive – #18 – 20 – deficiens, lata
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Yellow Sally Stonefly – #14 – Isoperla spp.
White Fly – #12-2xl – Ephorun leukon
Flying Ants – #16 – 22
Tan Spotted Sedge #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.

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West Branch at Stilesville, NY110 cfs53°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY243 cfs55°
East Branch at Harvard, NY143 cfs52°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY504 cfs54°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY956 cfs56°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY246 cfs54°
West Branch at 191 Bridge55°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow)243 cfs54°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release125 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity44.2%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity72.5%

Delaware River Report: October 1, 2022

Today looks like a great day to be on the water. We have some light rain falling that should total just over 1/10″. We have good cloud cover and light and variable wind. Hopefully that pushes the hatches a little earlier in the day. Small olives, Heptagenia, and a few Isonychias should cover most of the bases. Yesterday was similar with a bit more sun. Nymphing worked well early with the dry fly shots coming later in the day.

Terry found some good fish yesterday. Tim Glynn photo

What’s Hatching:
Slate Drake – 12- 14- Isonychia bicolor
Olive Sulphur – #16 – 20 – Heptagenia hebe
Light Cahill – #14 – Stenacron spp.
Dark Blue Wing Olive – #18 – 20 – deficiens, lata
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Yellow Sally Stonefly – #14 – Isoperla spp.
White Fly – #12-2xl – Ephorun leukon
Flying Ants – #16 – 22
Tan Spotted Sedge #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.

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West Branch at Stilesville, NY283 cfs53°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY404 cfs53°
East Branch at Harvard, NY182 cfs51°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY578 cfs53°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY1,180 cfs55°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY264 cfs53°
West Branch at 191 Bridge54°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow)264 cfs54°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release300 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity44.2%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity72.5%

Delaware River Report: September 30, 2022

We’re coming off a cold night but we should begin to warm into the 60’s today. The wind was tough early yesterday but it did drop in the afternoon. Fall is definitely here so it’s still a lot of small blue wing olives, Heptagenia, some Cahills, and Isonychias. There are definitely caddis on the bushes so they’ll be on the water at some point. Wundergound is calling for light and variable wind today which is certainly an improvement. We’ll see a little sun but mostly cloud cover with a high of 64 degrees.

Ron with a good one yesterday. Ed DeSalvio photo
Craig with a great rainbow yesterday. Jim Yaeger photo
Mark with a well fed rainbow yesterday. Jim Yaeger photo

What’s Hatching:
Slate Drake – 12- 14- Isonychia bicolor
Olive Sulphur – #16 – 20 – Heptagenia hebe
Light Cahill – #14 – Stenacron spp.
Dark Blue Wing Olive – #18 – 20 – deficiens, lata
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Yellow Sally Stonefly – #14 – Isoperla spp.
White Fly – #12-2xl – Ephorun leukon
Flying Ants – #16 – 22
Tan Spotted Sedge #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.

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West Branch at Stilesville, NY294 cfs53°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY427 cfs51°
East Branch at Harvard, NY197 cfs50°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY624 cfs51°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY1,280 cfs54°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY282 cfs52°
West Branch at 191 Bridge52°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow)297 cfs53°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release300 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity44.2%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity72.5%
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