Delaware River Report: August 16, 2022

The release from Cannonsville was dropped yesterday afternoon and increased again overnight. The flow at Stilesville is 1,110 this morning. There are still spots to wade at this level. click on the gauge links below for the latest flow data. Some vegetation may get knocked loose with the up / down release but the amount should lessen as the day goes on. Small sulphurs, small olives, and cahills are still the main hatches. It’s still normal fishing with the best daytime hatching up near the dam in the coldest water. The lower West is still fishing best early and late in the day. Today will be 82 degrees and sunny. There is a slight chance of an brief afternoon shower again today. Wind will be 5 – 10 mph from the North.

The East Branch at Fishs Eddy, the Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, and the Mainstem at Lordville all peaked over 70 degrees yesterday. Give these sections a break until we get cooler temps.

The release from Cannonsville was dropped and bumped back up

What’s Hatching:
Slate Drake – 12-2xl – 12- Isonychia bicolor
Sulphur – #16 – 20 – E. dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – E. vitreus (male), E. invaria, 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, NY1,110 cfs47°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY1,130 cfs48°
East Branch at Harvard, NY151 cfs58°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY211 cfs64°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY991 cfs61°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY66 cfs66°
West Branch at 191 Bridge54°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow)35 cfs60°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release1,150 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity60.4%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity76.7%
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