Delaware River Report: April 28, 2023

Both Cannonsville and Pepacton Reservoirs are spilling again. There are some areas on the tailwaters you can wade if you know the river and use caution. Floating is a better option. The best wading opportunities will be on the Beaverkill and Willowemoc. There were a lot of bugs on the water yesterday. Hendricksons, blue quills, and caddis made up the bulk of what we saw. Definitely have your spinner box handy from here forward.

Today will hit 56 degrees with wind 10 – 15 mph from the South. There may be an afternoon shower but total rainfall should be .02″ during the day. The 10 day forecast shows some rain everyday for the entire stretch. Click on the gauge links below for the latest flow updates.

Mike Brewer found some good fish yesterday
Dave with a solid fish yesterday. Steve Shen 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
Apple Caddis – #16 – 18 – Brachycentrus sp. (Light)
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.

Click on any gauge for the most recent data:
West Branch at Stilesville, NY966 cfs48°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY1,230 cfs44°
East Branch at Harvard, NY908 cfs45°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 1,720 cfs47°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY3,090 cfs49°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY657 cfs47°
West Branch at 191 Bridge44°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow)871 cfs48°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release678 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity100.8%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity100.1%
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