Delaware River Report: April 5, 2022

Cannonsville and Pepacton are both still spilling. The Beaverkill is dropping slowly but is still over 1,000 cfs this morning. The rivers are in great shape for floating and throwing streamers. If you’re wading it’s another day of sticking to the Willowemoc or headwater streams. The East and West Branches will stay high with the spill for a while. Hopefully the Beaverkill continues to drop and any rain in the forecast misses us. There are some bugs out there but it’s still mostly streamer game. today looks like a nice day with some sunshine and the air temp hitting 58 degrees. Wind will be 5 – 10 mph from the South. The low will hit 42 degrees tonight. Hopefully that will help the water temps.

Small, heavy, dark streamers have worked well for us lately

What’s Hatching:
Little Black Stonefly – #18 – Capniidae sp.
Little Black and Brown Stonefly – #14 – 16 – Taeniopteryx fasciata & Brachytera sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olive– #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Little Black Caddis – #18 – 20 – Chimarra sp.

Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:

West Branch at Stilesville, NY2,470 cfs37°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY2,740 cfs38°
East Branch at Harvard, NY2,430 cfs38°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY3,700 cfs39°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY7,420 cfs39°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY1,110 cfs38°
West Branch at 191 Bridge37°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow)1,680 cfs40°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release650 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity102.4%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity101.1%
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