Delaware River Report: August 20, 2024

We’re in a cooling stretch with decent daytime temps and cloud cover today. The rain in the 10 day forecast looks negligible. That should definitely help keep the lower East Branch and Mainstem water temps in check. There is still a tinge of color on the the Main but it’s looking okay. The West Branch is in great shape and clear. Small olives and Isonychias have been around along with a few left over sulphurs. Flying ants have been spotted but we haven’t seen a big fall yet.

Today will be 64 degrees, mainly cloudy, and a chance of a rain shower. We m ay see some heavier showers in the afternoon. Wind will be 10 – 15 mph from the North.

Diane with her first Delaware trout. Mike Daccurzio photo

What’s Hatching:
Dark Blue Wing Olive – #16 – 18 – Baetis spp.
Sulphur – #16 – 20 – Ephemerella dorothea
Slate Drake – 12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Light Cahill – #14 – Stenonema ithaca & canadense
Light Blue Wing Olive – #18 – 20 – Ephemerella attenuata, cornutella
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Tan Caddis -#16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.

View the current local weather conditions.

Click on any gauge for the most recent data:
West Branch at Stilesville, NY502 cfs47°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY664 cfs50°
East Branch at Harvard, NY326 cfs56°
East Branch at Fishs Eddy, NY1,200 cfs61°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY2,400 cfs61°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY496 cfs61°
West Branch at 191 Bridge56°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow)411 cfs62°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release500 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity80.4%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity91%
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