Delaware River Report: April 23, 2023

We were hit with some stronger storms than predicted and the river flows are up quite a lot this morning. The West Branch is okay with some color and running 1,260 cfs at Hale Eddy. The flow at Stilesville is 694 cfs so there are still some wade opportunities. Oquaga Creek has peaked and is already dropping so we should see the West drop today if we don’t get additional rain. The storms that hit Roscoe last night were pretty violent. The Beaverkill at Cooks Falls is flowing 1,140 cfs. The wind made yesterday really, really tough. It was mostly a nymph day but some people saw a few rising fish (not super steady because of the wind). It was a tough one.

Today will be cooler hitting 57 degrees. We may see a little additional rain. Hopefully Wunderground is correct and it’s only .05″. Wind will be much better at 5 – 10 mph from the North.

Georgia found a willing rainbow yesterday Andrew Z photo
Andrew with a good brown yesterday. Georgia Skuza photo

What’s Hatching:
Dark Hendrickson – #14 – E. subvaria (male)
Light Hendrickson – #12 – 14 – E. subvaria (female)
Dark Blue Wing Olive – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Blue Quill – #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Quill Gordon – #14 – Epeorus pluralis
Tiny Black Stonefly – #18 – Capniidae sp..
Little Black and Brown Stoneflies – #14 – 16 – Taeniopteryx sp..
Little Black Caddis – #18 – 20 – Chimarra sp.

View the current local weather conditions.

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West Branch at Stilesville, NY694 cfs41°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY1,260 cfs45°
East Branch at Harvard, NY322 cfs53°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY1,140 cfs54°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY2,050 cfs54°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY1,140 cfs52°
West Branch at 191 Bridge49°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow)917 cfs54°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release678 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity98.7%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity97.9%
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