Delaware River Report: August 21, 2022

The release from Cannonsville was dropped but is now coming back up. It’ll likely settle back in around 1,100 cfs. We had some rain in the evening but it soaked right into the ground, DEP was likely counting on it adding more water to meet the Montague Flow Target. When that didn’t materialize they raised the release again. So we’ll probably be about the same as yesterday with spots that are good to wade and decent floating. Small olives are still our #1 mayfly with a few sulphurs mixed in. Cahills and Isonychias are definitely around too. It’s also the time of year to have a few flying ants in your box just in case. Today will be 86 degrees with clouds. Wind will be 10 – 15 mph from the South.

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

Tim Glynn had a decent day yesterday
Hopefully we settle back in right around 1,000 cfs

What’s Hatching:
Slate Drake – 12-2xl – 12- Isonychia bicolor
Sulphur – #16 – 20 – E. dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – 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, NY896 cfs47°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY654 cfs49°
East Branch at Harvard, NY148 cfs62°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY214 cfs68°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY1,100 cfs61°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY69 cfs70°
West Branch at 191 Bridge54°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow)46 cfs60°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release1,150 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity56.6%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity75.2%
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