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Delaware River Report / Conditions August 18, 2020
Yesterday was a pleasant one. We had good cloud cover most of the afternoon. We started to see a bit more sunshine around dinnertime. There were quite a number of psuedos on the water last night along with some bigger olives, a few isonychias, and a few cahills. The cooler water temps really help the bugs and the fish. Today looks similar to yesterday with a bit more sun. 77 degrees and wind 5 – 10 from the North.
Hatching:
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Slate Drake – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Light Cahill – #14 – Epeorus vitreus, stenocron sp., invaria
Sulphur – #18 – 20 – E. dorothea
Tiny Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophillia sp.
Tan Caddis – #18 – 20 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #18 – 20 – E. deficiens, lata
Light Blue Wing Olive – 16 -20 – E. attenuata, cornutella
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West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 550 cfs |
48° |
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 668 cfs |
51° |
East Branch at Harvard, NY | 274 cfs | 58° |
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 677 cfs | 64° |
Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,450 cfs | 65° |
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 262 cfs | 64° |
Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 550 cfs |
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West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 59° |
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 217 cfs |
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Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 77% | |
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 85.8% |
Delaware River Report / Conditions August 17, 2020
The flows have settled back to normal. The release from Cannonsville was bumped slightly to cfs. Today looks like a good day to be on the river with decent cloud cover and maybe .03″ of rain. there may be a couple of periods of gusty wind if the thunderstorms come through but hopefully they slide south of us like normal. The wind should be 5 – 10 mph from the South. We’ll only see 77 degrees today and the night time air temp will drop into the high 50’s. That should help cool down the rivers this week. Wunderground doesn’t show any significant rain this week. There are still some sulphurs left mixed with the olives. Caddis are back on some river sections along with some tricos in the morning. Tricos can be spotty so move around a bit if you don’t see the clouds of spinners over the water.
The lower Beaverkill, lower East Branch, and Mainstem temperatures are all peaking over 70 degrees. Give those rivers a break until they cool down.
Hatching:
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Slate Drake – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Light Cahill – #14 – Epeorus vitreus, stenocron sp., invaria
Sulphur – #18 – 20 – E. dorothea
Tiny Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophillia sp.
Tan Caddis – #18 – 20 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #18 – 20 – E. deficiens, lata
Light Blue Wing Olive – 16 -20 – E. attenuata, cornutella
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West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 550 cfs |
47° |
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 656 cfs |
51° |
East Branch at Harvard, NY | 270 cfs | 59° |
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 670 cfs | 64° |
Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,450 cfs | 67° |
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 255 cfs | 64° |
Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 450 cfs |
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West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 59° |
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 211 cfs |
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Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 77.7% | |
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 86.6% |
Delaware River Report / Conditions August 16, 2020
Over 50 people gathered yesterday for the 4th Annual Get Trashed in the Catskills River Cleanup. We owe a huge thanks to everyone who showed up to clean the rivers. We’re already making notes for August 2021!
Today looks like a good day to be on the water. We’ll be cooler at 78 degrees with some cloud cover. Wind will be from the South 5 – 10 mph. Wunderground is now giving us a 20% chance of rain today. The cooler weather will help the fishing throughout the system but at least for today stick in the upper river sections in the coldest water. We’ll keep an eye on water temps in the lower river sextions over the next couple of days.
The lower Beaverkill, lower East Branch, and Mainstem temperatures are all peaking over 70 degrees. Give those rivers a break until they cool down.
Hatching:
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Slate Drake – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Light Cahill – #14 – Epeorus vitreus, stenocron sp., invaria
Sulphur – #18 – 20 – E. dorothea
Tiny Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophillia sp.
Tan Caddis – #18 – 20 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #18 – 20 – E. deficiens, lata
Light Blue Wing Olive – 16 -20 – E. attenuata, cornutella
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West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 532 cfs |
48° |
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 693 cfs |
53° |
East Branch at Harvard, NY | 299 cfs | 60° |
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 767 cfs | 66° |
Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,580 cfs | 68° |
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 277 cfs | 66° |
Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 450 cfs |
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West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 61° |
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 249 cfs |
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Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 77.7% | |
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 86.6% |
Delaware River Report / Conditions August 15, 2020
If you’re in the area today stop by for the Get Trashed in the Catskills River Cleanup. We’ll have groups throughout the system between 10 and and 4 pm today. Pick up some garbage and stop by!
Today will be in the low 80’s with a mix of clouds and sunshine. Wind 5 – 10 mph from the South. Perfect for picking up trash. If you’re fishing concentrate close to the dams in the coldest water.
The lower Beaverkill, lower East Branch, and Mainstem temperatures are all peaking over 70 degrees. Give those rivers a break until they cool down.
Hatching:
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Slate Drake – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Light Cahill – #14 – Epeorus vitreus, stenocron sp., invaria
Sulphur – #18 – 20 – E. dorothea
Tiny Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophillia sp.
Tan Caddis – #18 – 20 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #18 – 20 – E. deficiens, lata
Light Blue Wing Olive – 16 -20 – E. attenuata, cornutella
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West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 532 cfs |
47° |
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 770 cfs |
54° |
East Branch at Harvard, NY | 344 cfs | 61° |
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 893 cfs | 66° |
Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,810 cfs | 68° |
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 316 cfs | 66° |
Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 450 cfs |
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West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 62° |
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 303 cfs |
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Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 77.7% | |
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 86.6% |
Delaware River Report / Conditions August 14, 2020
Yesterday worked out to be a good day on the water. People did well on nymphs and streamers and there was some action on dry flies. Today looks similar to yesterday- just a couple of degrees warmer hitting 84. We’ll have partly cloudy skies and wind 5 – 10 mph from the North. The river flows are still slowly dropping and the West Branch at Hale Eddy is around 850 cfs. The West has cleared up nicely and looks good this morning. Still no rain in the forecast but we shoudl cool down over the weekend.
The lower Beaverkill, lower East Branch, and Mainstem temperatures are all peaking over 70 degrees. Give those rivers a break until they cool down.
Hatching:
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Slate Drake – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Light Cahill – #14 – Epeorus vitreus, stenocron sp., invaria
Sulphur – #18 – 20 – E. dorothea
Tiny Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophillia sp.
Tan Caddis – #18 – 20 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #18 – 20 – E. deficiens, lata
Light Blue Wing Olive – 16 -20 – E. attenuata, cornutella
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 497 cfs |
47° |
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 872 cfs |
55° |
East Branch at Harvard, NY | 399 cfs | 61° |
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,070 cfs | 66° |
Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 2,130 cfs | 68° |
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 372 cfs | 66° |
Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 450 cfs |
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West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 62° |
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 381 cfs |
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Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 77.7% | |
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 86.6% |
Delaware River Report / Conditions August 13, 2020
The river flows are down significantly since yesterday but there is still some runoff working it’s way through the system. Luckily there’s no real rain in the forecast until Sunday. We’ll hit the mid 80’s today with cloud cover in the morning giving way to a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon. Wind will be light and variable. There is still some color in the lower West Branch but it is clear enough to fish. It’s not clear but there is enough visibility to make it work. Streamers may be a good bet early. It is clear enough for fish to rise if there is a hatch. Nymphing has also been a good option on the lower West this week. We have some cooler nights coming up over the weekend which should help the water temperatures.
Hatching:
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Slate Drake – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Light Cahill – #14 – Epeorus vitreus, stenocron sp., invaria
Sulphur – #18 – 20 – E. dorothea
Tiny Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophillia sp.
Tan Caddis – #18 – 20 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #18 – 20 – E. deficiens, lata
Light Blue Wing Olive – 16 -20 – E. attenuata, cornutella
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 497 cfs |
48° |
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 1,210 cfs |
54° |
East Branch at Harvard, NY | 498 cfs | 62° |
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,360 cfs | 68° |
Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 2,960 cfs | 70° |
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 493 cfs | 68° |
Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 450 cfs |
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West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 63° |
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 522 cfs |
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Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 77.4% | |
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 86.7% |
Delaware River Report / Conditions August 12, 2020
We had another freak rainstorm last night. The West Branch is high and very off color below Oquaga Creek and is not wadeable this morning. The flow at Hale Eddy is over 4,000 cfs. Above Oquaga to the dam should be fine flowing at 515 cfs. The release is 460 cfs so there is some runoff coming in from Cold Spring Creek in Stilesville. The West Branch flow has peaked and should drop quickly throughout the day.
We shouldn’t see any additional rain today. We’ll hit 85 degrees with sun and clouds. The wind will be 5 – 10 mph from the North. Wunderground shows us cooling off over the weekend with no more rain until Sunday.
Above Oquaga stick with small sulphurs and olives. Maybe a few flying ants will show in the afternoon. Below Oquaga it looks like floating throwing streamers is the only option until the flows drop back. That will be better if it clears up a bit by the afternoon.
Hatching:
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Slate Drake – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Light Cahill – #14 – Epeorus vitreus, stenocron sp., invaria
Sulphur – #18 – 20 – E. dorothea
Tiny Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophillia sp.
Tan Caddis – #18 – 20 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #18 – 20 – E. deficiens, lata
Light Blue Wing Olive – 16 -20 – E. attenuata, cornutella
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West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 515 cfs |
48° |
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 4,150 cfs |
54° |
East Branch at Harvard, NY | 1,370 cfs | 62° |
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,860 cfs | 68° |
Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 3,630 cfs | 70° |
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 846 cfs | 68° |
Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 450 cfs |
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West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 63° |
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 1,090 cfs |
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Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 76.9% | |
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 86.7% |
Delaware River Report / Conditions August 11, 2020
Yesterday was a warm one but a few clouds rolled in during the later afternoon. Most of the storms went just South of us but we had a light rain for a few minutes. Today looks like it will be exactly like yesterday right down to the 20% chance of an afternoon thunderstorm. Maybe a little more wind at 10 mph from the South. Nymphing produced some fish and there are still sulphurs and olives during the day in the cold water closest to the dams. We are seeing more caddis which is always a welcome sight. There are still tricos in the morning. That can be a finicky hatch so if you see bugs and no fish move to a different spot. Wunderground shows the heat breaking over the weekend.
The lower Beaverkill, lower East Branch, and Mainstem temperatures are all peaking over 70 degrees. Give those rivers a break until they cool down.
Hatching:
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Slate Drake – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Light Cahill – #14 – Epeorus vitreus, stenocron sp., invaria
Sulphur – #18 – 20 – E. dorothea
Tiny Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophillia sp.
Tan Caddis – #18 – 20 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #18 – 20 – E. deficiens, lata
Light Blue Wing Olive – 16 -20 – E. attenuata, cornutella
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 470 cfs |
48° |
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 604 cfs |
54° |
East Branch at Harvard, NY | 281 cfs | 62° |
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 930 cfs | 68° |
Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,650 cfs | 70° |
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 400 cfs | 68° |
Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 450 cfs |
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West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 63° |
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 300 cfs |
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Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 77.1% | |
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 86.8% |
Delaware River Report / Conditions August 10, 2020
We’re in for a couple of days of heat before it breaks again so your best bet for daytime hatching will still be close to the dams in the coldest water. Nymphing has worked well in the lower river sections. The runoff has cleared a bit of the algae up near deposit so nymphing has been a little easier up there. Oquaga Creek was still putting some color in the river yesterday but just enough to stain the water and not affect the fishing. Small olives, sulphurs, and caddis were seen on the river yesterday. A few isonychias and golden drakes were in the air too. 87 degrees today with sunshine and a few clouds. We do have a 20% chance of some storms but they’ll probably slide South of us. Wind will be 5 – 10 mph from the West
The lower Beaverkill, lower East Branch, and Mainstem temperatures are all peaking over 70 degrees. Give those rivers a break until they cool down.
Hatching:
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Slate Drake – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Light Cahill – #14 – Epeorus vitreus, stenocron sp., invaria
Sulphur – #18 – 20 – E. dorothea
Tiny Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophillia sp.
Tan Caddis – #18 – 20 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #18 – 20 – E. deficiens, lata
Light Blue Wing Olive – 16 -20 – E. attenuata, cornutella
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 470 cfs |
48° |
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 656 cfs |
53° |
East Branch at Harvard, NY | 321 cfs | 61° |
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,110 cfs | 66° |
Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,940 cfs | 69° |
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 468 cfs | 65° |
Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 450 cfs |
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West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 62° |
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 385 cfs |
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Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 75.6% | |
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 86.7% |
Delaware River Report / Conditions August 9, 2020
The flow at Hale Eddy is down to 790 cfs and the river looks good this morning. Oquaga Creek was still putting color in the river yesterday afternoon but it was fishable. There were a lot of people throwing streamers but people did find some fish rising in the afternoon. Today will be warmer at 85 degrees. We’ll see a few clouds roll through with wind 5 – 7 mph from the South. If the weather report is correct we should see cloud cover most of the week with some showers here and there. Caddis are showing back up and we’re still seeing sulphurs and olives. Mid day on the lower West will still fish best with nymphs and wets but carry your dry flies just in case.
Hatching:
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Slate Drake – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Light Cahill – #14 – Epeorus vitreus, stenocron sp., invaria
Sulphur – #18 – 20 – E. dorothea
Tiny Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophillia sp.
Tan Caddis – #18 – 20 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #18 – 20 – E. deficiens, lata
Light Blue Wing Olive – 16 -20 – E. attenuata, cornutella
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 470 cfs |
47° |
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 790 cfs |
55° |
East Branch at Harvard, NY | 383 cfs | 61° |
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,380 cfs | 66° |
Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 2,440 cfs | 67° |
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 610 cfs | 64° |
Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 450 cfs |
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West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 62° |
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 569 cfs |
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Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 75.6% | |
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 86.7% |
Delaware River Report / Conditions August 8, 2020
There were no freak rain storms this morning. Luckily the storms missed us yesterday afternoon too. If you’re fishing above Oquaga Creek everything looks normal and the West Branch is flowing at 497 cfs and is clear. Once you get below Oquaga the feeder streams are adding some color to the river but it is fishable. The flow is still dropping at Hale Eddy and will clear a bit as the runoff subsides. It’s not the prettiest the West Branch has ever looked but it is clear enough to fish. It looks like great conditions for streamers and it is clear enough for fish to rise if there are bugs on the water. We’ll hit 81 degrees today with a 40% chance of a couple morning thunderstorms. Hopefully they slide South of us like normal. The afternoon will be a mix of clouds and sun. We shouldn’t have any wind to deal with today.
Hatching:
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Slate Drake – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Light Cahill – #14 – Epeorus vitreus, stenocron sp., invaria
Sulphur – #18 – 20 – E. dorothea
Tiny Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophillia sp.
Tan Caddis – #18 – 20 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #18 – 20 – E. deficiens, lata
Light Blue Wing Olive – 16 -20 – E. attenuata, cornutella
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 497 cfs |
47° |
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 1,170 cfs |
56° |
East Branch at Harvard, NY | 484 cfs | 61° |
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,840 cfs | 64° |
Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 3,770 cfs | 65° |
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 889 cfs | 64° |
Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 450 cfs |
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West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 62° |
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 1,010 cfs |
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Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 75.6% | |
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 86.7% |
Delaware River Report / Conditions August 7, 2020
8:45 AM Update We had more rain than was forecasted. Hale Eddy is at 4000 cfs right now. Oquaga Creek is going to add some color to the river
We had some rain overnight and a little still falling at 6:30 this morning. Nothing heavy but the flow at Hale Eddy is climbing. It looks like they did a quick pulse release from Cannonsville overnight so that is where the water is coming from. The flow at Stilesville is already dropping back so we should see the flow at Hale peak and begin to drop soon. To day looks like a pretty great day to be on the river. 75 degrees, wind 5 – 10 mph from the South, and .14″ of rain with clouds. There is a chance of some thunderstorms this afternoon but they say that everyday. Bring a raincoat just in case.
If the rain changes the flows dramatically we’ll do a mid day update but right now that is not in the forecast.
And a week from tomorrow:
Hatching:
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Slate Drake – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Light Cahill – #14 – Epeorus vitreus, stenocron sp., invaria
Sulphur – #18 – 20 – E. dorothea
Tiny Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophillia sp.
Tan Caddis – #18 – 20 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #18 – 20 – E. deficiens, lata
Light Blue Wing Olive – 16 -20 – E. attenuata, cornutella
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West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 541 cfs |
49° |
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 737 cfs |
52° |
East Branch at Harvard, NY | 340 cfs | 61° |
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,470 cfs | 66° |
Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 2,280 cfs | 67° |
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 696 cfs | 65° |
Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 450 cfs |
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West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 62° |
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 575 cfs |
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Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 74.8% | |
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 86.4% |