Delaware River Report / Conditions June 13, 2017

The flows are still dropping back and more sections of river are wadeable each day.  The river hotline says the release from Cannonsville is 1498 cfs.  There is 4 cfs coming over the spillway.  This doesn’t jive with the 1,390 cfs showing at the Stilesville Gauge buts it’s close.  We expect the release to be ramped down over the next few days as the spill ends and the hot temperatures give way to milder weather.  We are still seeing a decent mix of cahills, sulphurs, and green drakes.  A little cloud cover would certainly help the mid day fishing but the sun is good for the caddis.  We may have a brief thunderstorm today with a little rain.  The precip. should soak into the ground and not make a difference.  That should also be the break in the air temperatures and we should see 50’s overnight and mid 70’s tomorrow.  If you fish the lower Beaverkill check the temps with a thermometer this afternoon.

 

Afternoons have been pleasant on the river.  Photo by Bob Lewis

Afternoons have been pleasant on the river. Photo by Bob Lewis

Hatching:
Sulphur – #16 – 18 – Ephemerella dorothea
Green Drake – #8-2xl – Ephemera guttulata
Light Cahill – #14 – Ephemerella rotunda
Light Cahill – #14 – Ephemerella invaria
Little BWO – #22 – 26- Pseudocloeon sp.
Blue Wing Olives – #18 – Baetis sp.
Dark Grannom – #14 – 18 – Brachycentrus spp.
Tan Caddis #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche spp.
Little Black Caddis – #18-20 – Chimarra sp.

Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:

West Branch at Stilesville, NY 1,390 cfs
46°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY 1,670 cfs
47°
East Branch at Harvard, NY 625 cfs 52°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 1,420 cfs
60°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY 3,340 cfs
59°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 481 cfs 63°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release 1,498 cfs
West Branch at 191 Bridge  N/A 49°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) 549 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity 100.7%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity 100.1%
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