Delaware River Report / Conditions July 29, 2021

The release from Cannonsville stayed the same and the flow at Stilesville is 602 cfs.  That keeps us at decent levels for wading and floating.  There were decent daytime hatches of small sulphurs and Isonychias on the upper West.  The lower West had a few caddis and Isonychias but nymphing and blind casting Isonychhias and cahills produced the most fish.  Wunderground is predicting an 80% chance of rain today.  Hopefully most of the storms slide south of us but we keep the cloud cover.  Definitely have your olives ready.  If the storms hit hard enough to color the water try dark streamers.  75 degrees with wind 5 – 10 from the South.

 

Zack with a great rainbow yesterday.  Photo by his father Larry

Zack with a great rainbow yesterday. Photo by his father Larry

Liz found dry fly fish on her first day fly fishing!

Liz found dry fly fish on her first day fly fishing!

What’s Hatching:
Sulphur – #18 – 20 – E. dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – E. invaria
Slate Drake – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #20 – 24 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – D. deficiens, lata
Light Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – E. cornutella, attenuata
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.

Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:

West Branch at Stilesville, NY 602 cfs
47°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY 726 cfs
51°
East Branch at Harvard, NY 424 cfs 55°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 893 cfs 61°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY 2,010 cfs 64°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 362 cfs 63°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release 650 cfs
West Branch at 191 Bridge N/A 57°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) 533 cfs
65°
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity 98.8%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity 99%

 

 

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