Delaware River Report: August 8, 2022

We got another slightly larger pulse from Cannonsville last night but the flow levels have already dropped back. The hatches have been best in the cold water near the dam mid-day with small sulphurs and cahills. Or wait until the sun drops a little lower on the West Branch and bring your olives. There are a few caddis around so that might be worth a shot on picky fish. Today will be a copy of yesterday’s weather with a chance of storms in the afternoon.

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.

David with his first Delaware trout. Photo by John Loughlin

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, NY496 cfs47°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY664 cfs48°
East Branch at Harvard, NY156 cfs62°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY284 cfs72°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY953 cfs69°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY99 cfs73°
West Branch at 191 Bridge59°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow)55 cfs74°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release500 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity66.2%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity80.3%
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