Fish were slashing caddis mid day in the sunshine yesterday. We’ve seen that quite a bit this Spring so don’t write off the bright sunny days. The flows dropped a little as the runoff subsides but not enough to really affect the rivers. There is still a good mix of bugs out there so keep most of your late Spring boxes handy. Caddis and sulphurs seemed to be the answer yesterday. The air temp will hit the high 70’s today with wind 5 – 10 mph from the South. There is a 40% chance of rain in the afternoon but the accumulation looks negligible at less than 1/10″. Cloud cover and a heavy mist would be perfect. Water temps on the lower Beaverkill and lower East Branch hit 68 yesterday and both are starting off warmer this morning. Check the water temp with a thermometer first if you plan on fishing those rivers. The Mainstem at Lordville peaked at 65 degrees yesterday so keep an eye on that one too.
Our lodging and fly shop are open. Our fly shop will be limited to two customers at a time and masks are required. We will wipe down the shop before the next customers come inside. We are following CDC cleaning guidelines for both the rooms and the shop. We are still fulfilling mail orders in the online store: https://drc-fly-shop.myshopify.com
Curbside pickup is still a shipping option in the online store if you would rather not come inside.
If you would like a guided trip send us an email at flyfish@thedelawareriverclub.com or call 570-635-5880 and we’ll try to fit you in
Jesse had a good day with Bob Lewis earlier in the week
Hatching:
Click on the fly to see the patterns in our online store
March Brown – 10 2xl – Maccaffertium vicarium (formerly S. vicarium)
Gray Fox – 12-2xl – Maccaffertium vicarium (formerly S. fuscum)
Sulphur – #16 – E. dorothea
Green Drake – #8-2xl – E. guttalata
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophillia sp.
Tan Caddis – #18 – 20 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Dark Blue Sedge– #16 – Psilotetra sp.
lick on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 582 cfs | 45° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 659 cfs | 50° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 226 cfs | 58° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 670 cfs | 64° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,570 cfs | 64° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 259 cfs | 64° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 500 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 58° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 264 cfs |
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| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 97.8% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 98.8% |
