Delaware River Report: October 18, 2022
The air temp is starting off at 32 degrees this morning so it will take a while to warm up today. We have a brief but heavy rain yesterday afternoon that seemed like we’d get some water out of but it ended up being negligible. The eastern drainage went up about 40 cfs and the West Branch didn’t budge. The cloud cover helped. We did see the olives in the afternoon and some fish we’re on them. We’ll have sun this morning with a few clouds coming inn during the afternoon. High of 51 degree with 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.
View the current local weather conditions.
| Click on any gauge for the most recent data: | ||
|---|---|---|
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 133 cfs | 52° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 235 cfs | 49° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 127 cfs | 47° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 800 cfs | 47° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,200 cfs | 49° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 543 cfs | 48° |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | 47° | |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 339 cfs | 48° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 135 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 42.5% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 70.4% |
Delaware River Report: October 17, 2022
The river flows are still dropping slowly but are all in good shape this morning. Wading is an option everywhere. Floating will be best on the Lower Eat Branch and Mainstem. It looks like it should be a decent blue wing olive day. and definitely have a few Isonychias ready. The air temp will be cooler hitting 58 degrees but we’ll have good cloud cover and maybe some afternoon showers. Wind will only be 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.
View the current local weather conditions.
| Click on any gauge for the most recent data: | ||
|---|---|---|
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 133 cfs | 53° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 237 cfs | 50° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 117 cfs | 49° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 758 cfs | 49° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,230 cfs | 51° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 500 cfs | 48° |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | 49° | |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 314 cfs | 49° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 135 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 42.5% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 70.4% |
Delaware River Report: October 16, 2022
All of the rivers have dropped back to wadeable levels and the color is decent. Floating is best on the lower East Branch or Mainstem. Yesterday was a tough combination of but sun and wind but people found fish early on nymphs. There were a few fish eating dries in the afternoon during some wind lulls. It was mostly olives during the brief dry fly shots. We’ll have the sunshine today but no wind. That alone will make it a good day to be on the water, The air temp will hit 62 degrees.
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.
View the current local weather conditions.
| Click on any gauge for the most recent data: | ||
|---|---|---|
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 133 cfs | 53° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 246 cfs | 52° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 122 cfs | 50° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 946 cfs | 50° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,470 cfs | 52° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 629 cfs | 49° |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | 50° | |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 350 cfs | 51° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 135 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 42.5% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 70.4% |
Delaware River Report: October 15, 2022
The Beaverkill and Lower East Branch remain high this morning but are dropping back. The West Branch and Upper East Branch flows remain steady and low. We’re coming off a cool night so water temps dropped a couple of degrees. Today will be 66 dgrees and sunny so the rivers should continue to drop and the water temps will climb back up today. Wind will be 10 – 20 mph from the south. If Wunderground has the wind forecast correct find spots that give you some cover during the day. Supposedly they drop towards dark. The olives were a little spotty yesterday but there were enough hatching with some caddis to get some fish looking up. Nymphing seemed to be the better bet.
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.
View the current local weather conditions.
| Click on any gauge for the most recent data: | ||
|---|---|---|
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 133 cfs | 53° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 261 cfs | 51° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 132 cfs | 49° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,530 cfs | 50° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 2,250 cfs | 52° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 985 cfs | 42° |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | 50° | |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 514 cfs | 51° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 135 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 42.5% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 70.4% |
Delaware River Report: October 14, 2022
So far it looks like most of the rain hit the Eastern drainage. The Beaverkill is 2,500 cfs at Cooks Falls. the runoff is working it’s way down the East Branch. We’ll see the Mainstem flow increase quite a bit this morning. The West Branch is up slightly but looks good out front so far. The flow is 293 cfs at Hale Eddy. If that changes dramatically we’ll do another update. The rain should be finished now. We’ll hit 63 degrees with afternoon sunshine. Wind will be 5 – 10 mph out of 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.
View the current local weather conditions.
| Click on any gauge for the most recent data: | ||
|---|---|---|
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 133 cfs | 53° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 293 cfs | 54° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 143 cfs | 52° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 2,870 cfs | 53° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 984 cfs Rising | 55° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 2,500 cfs | 52° |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | 54° | |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 228 cfs | 54° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 135 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 42.8% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 70.2% |
Delaware River Report: October 13, 2022
The small olives hatched yesterday afternoon but there were fewer caddis and no Isonychias where we were fishing. The wind certainly didn’t help for a while. Some fish got on the olives so it ended up being an okay day. It looks like we’re in for close to .65″ of rain today. If it stays spread out over the course of the day we should be okay. There are a few thunderstorms to watch in the afternoon that could drop additional rain. Keep an eye on the radar and the gauge links below for the latest information. It looks like we’ll see another .65″ of rain overnight so definitely check the gauges tomorrow 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.
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 | 133 cfs | 53° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 232 cfs | 54° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 101 cfs | 53° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 308 cfs | 53° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 753 cfs | 55° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 152 cfs | 53° |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | 54° | |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 140 cfs | 54° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 135 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 42.8% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 70.2% |
Delaware River Report: October 12, 2022
Yesterday was a beautiful day to be on the water. It felt like early Fall again. The olives hatched a little later in the afternoon than what we’ve been seeing . Tiny olives mixed with few larger ones made up the bulk of the bugs. The caddis were out too in enough numbers that the fish were eating them. Plus we saw a handful of Isonychias. Overall it was a good day. Today will be similar hitting 68 degrees. We’ll have sun early but should see more cloud cover in the afternoon. The wind will be up a bit more at 10 – 15 mph from the South. We shouldn’t see any rain until after dark.
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.
View the current local weather conditions.
| Click on any gauge for the most recent data: | ||
|---|---|---|
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 127 cfs | 53° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 235 cfs | 53° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 103 cfs | 50° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 325 cfs | 51° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 786 cfs | 54° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 157 cfs | 50° |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | 52° | |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 151 cfs | 51° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 135 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 43% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 70.4% |
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.
View the current local weather conditions.
| Click on any gauge for the most recent data: | ||
|---|---|---|
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 129 cfs | 53° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 240 cfs | 52° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 108 cfs | 49° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 340 cfs | 50° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 838 cfs | 52° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 164 cfs | 49° |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | 50° | |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 159 cfs | 50° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 115 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 43.5% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 71.4% |
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.
View the current local weather conditions.
| Click on any gauge for the most recent data: | ||
|---|---|---|
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 129 cfs | 53° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 252 cfs | 52° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 112 cfs | 49° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 359 cfs | 50° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 910 cfs | 52° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 173 cfs | 49° |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | 50° | |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 171 cfs | 49° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 115 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 43.5% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 71.4% |
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.
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.
View the current local weather conditions.
| Click on any gauge for the most recent data: | ||
|---|---|---|
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 129 cfs | 51° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 264 cfs | 49° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 115 cfs | 40° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 378 cfs | 49° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,000 cfs | 51° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 185 cfs | 48° |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | 48° | |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 188 cfs | 49° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 115 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 43.5% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 71.4% |
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.
View the current local weather conditions.
| Click on any gauge for the most recent data: | ||
|---|---|---|
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 129 cfs | 54° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 280 cfs | 52° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 122 cfs | 52° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 411 cfs | 53° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,120 cfs | 55° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 203 cfs | 53° |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | 52° | |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 209 cfs | 53° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 115 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 43.5% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 71.4% |
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.
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.
View the current local weather conditions.
| Click on any gauge for the most recent data: | ||
|---|---|---|
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 129 cfs | 54° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 306 cfs | 56° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 130 cfs | 54° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 470 cfs | 55° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,360 cfs | 57° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 232 cfs | 55° |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | 55° | |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 243 cfs | 55° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 115 cfs | |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 43.5% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 71.4% |
