Delaware River Report / Conditions April 27, 2020

We are following the State’s order and are closed right now.  We are still fulfilling mail orders in the online store:  https://drc-fly-shop.myshopify.com/

Let’s keep the local pictures going.  Since everyone should be fishing local to their homes send us pictures of your locally caught fish and we’ll put them here on the blog.  Even chubs would be cool.  Email them to flyfish@thedelawareriverclub.com

Today’s selection of fish:

Tim with another NJ rainbow

Tim with another NJ rainbow

Tim found some good stuff on his local stream

Tim found some good stuff on his local stream

Joe T with a home water hendrickson eater

Joe T with a home water hendrickson eater

All of the river flows are up this morning.  The flow at Hale Eddy is beginning to fall back.  The flow on the Beaverkill looks like it is still going up at 7,000 cfs.  As that water works it’s way down the flows will go up on the lower EB and Mainstem.  Double check the latest flow info on the the links below.  It rained most of the day yesterday with a little bit of sleet at the end.  Today looks better with the possibility of some afternoon showers, a high of 46 degrees, and wind from the North at 10 mph.

Hatching:
Click on the fly to see the patterns in our online store

Little Brown and Black Stoneflies #14 – 16 – Taeniopteryx sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Blue Quill – #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Little Black Caddis –  #16 – 20 – Chimarra sp.
Dark Hendrickson – #14 – E. subvaria (male)
Light Hendrickson – #12 – E. subvaria (female)
Quill Gordon – #14 – Epeorus pluralis
Dark Grannom #14 – 18 – Dark Brachycentrus

Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:

West Branch at Stilesville, NY 1,530 cfs 42°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY 2,410 cfs 42°
East Branch at Harvard, NY 1,280 cfs 40°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 4,000 cfs 42°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY 3,790 cfs 47°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 7,170 cfs 47°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release 1,499 cfs
West Branch at 191 Bridge N/A 44°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) 726 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity 98.1%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity 99.4%
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