Yesterday fished well but the timing was a little unpredictable. There were some clouds rolling through but for the most part we had sunshine most of the day. Despite the bright sun the best hatching and activity we saw was mid morning to mid-afternoon. There were sulphurs, caddis, cahills, and a few green drakes and march browns coming off. The fish were on them pretty good for a couple of hours. Later in the afternoon we still had a few bugs hatching but you had to hunt for fish eating on top. It fished, it was just a little backwards from what we would have predicted with the weather. Today will be similar to yesterday with fewer clouds. The air temp will reach the low 70’s. Winds will pick up in the afternoon to around 10 mph and then drop back in the evening. Tomorrow looks great with clouds and some rain totaling about 1/4″.
Hatching:
Sulphur – #16 -18 – E. dorothea
Green Drake – #8-2xl – E. guttalata
March Brown #10-2xl – Maccaffertium vicarium
Gray Fox #12-2xl – Maccaffertium vicarium (formerly S. fuscum)
Light Cahill – #14 – 16 – S. ithaca & canadense
PED / Pink Lady – #14 – Eperorus vitreus
Isonychia – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Blue Wing Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Tiny Blue Wing Olives #20 – 26 – Psuedo sp.
Dark Blue Sedge #14- Psilotreta sp.
Spotted Sedge #16 – Hydropsyche sp.
There is construction on Winterdale Road. A short stretch is closed near the Methodist Camp between us and Hancock. We have detours listed on our website here: https://thedelawareriverclub.com/welcome-to-the-drc/getting-here/
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 478 cfs | 43° |
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 511 cfs | 46° |
East Branch at Harvard, NY | 185 cfs | 55° |
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 452 cfs | 60° |
Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,190 cfs | 62° |
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 209 cfs | 59° |
Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 460 cfs | |
West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 54° |
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 138 cfs | |
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 96.9% | |
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 98.4% |