Delaware River Report / Conditions August 5, 2015

Yesterday had more clouds than Accuweather predicted and it definitely made the fish more comfortable rising.  We had decent mixes of sulphurs, isonychias, and olives, plus a few more golden drakes.  The cahills were the winner for us yesterday with the spinners coming towards dark.  The recording for Cannonsville Dam is stating a release of 633 cfs this morning.  Stilesville is showing 598 cfs but for some reason that kind of difference shows up once in a while up there.  Accuweather is calling for air temps in the 70’s today with mostly sunny skies. Winds should gust around 8 – 10 mph.

 

Tony May with a nice rainbow.  Photo by Samantha Dennis

Tony May with a nice rainbow. Photo by Samantha Dennis

Hatching:
Slate Drake #12-2xl  – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Sulphur #18-20 – E. dorothea
Light Cahills #14 – various steno species (invaria, etc)
Golden Drake #12-2xl – Potomanthus distinctus
PED / Pink Lady #14 – E. vitreus
Large Blue Winged Olive #14 – D. cornuta
Tiny Blue Wing Olives #22-26 – Pseudo sp. (now classified as Acentrella sp.)
Charcoal Caddis #14 -16 – dark Brachycentrus sp.
Tan Caddis #16-18 – Hydrosyche sp.
Blue Winged Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans

Flows and Temps as of 8:00 AM:
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Flow Temp
West Branch at Stilesville, NY 598 cfs 43°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY 676 cfs
45°
East Branch at Harvard, NY 167 cfs 58°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 404 cfs 67°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY 1,170 cfs
61°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 125 cfs N/A
Cannonsville Reservoir Release 633 cfs
West Branch at 191 Bridge  N/A 50°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) 135 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity 73.2%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity 94%
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