Delaware River Report / Conditions May 14, 2021

The East Branch flow at Harvard has come down quite a bit and is 684 cfs.  The Beaverkill at Cooks Falls is 715 cfs.  There are definitely more wade opportunities opening up.  The West Branch flow is dropping slowly and sits just over 2,000 cfs this morning.  There is no significant rain in the 10 day forecast so the river flows should continue to fall over the next week.  Yesterday was a nice day to be on the water but today looks even better.  We have frost this morning but will hit 68 degrees this afternoon.  Sunshine with wind 5 – 10 from the North.  The bugs hatching differ from river section to section but definitely carry hendricksons, march browns, olives, and a wide range of caddis patterns.

 

Dick with a good fish yesterday.  Jeremy Shurites photo

Dick with a good fish yesterday. Jeremy Shurites photo

Tony found a nice fish yesterday.  Steve Shen photo

Tony found a nice fish yesterday. Steve Shen photo

What’s Hatching:
March Brown – #10-2xl – M. vicarium
Dark Hendrickson – #14 – E. subvaria (male)
Light Hendrickson – #12 – E. Subvaria (female)
Blue Quill – #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Apple Caddis – #16 – 18 – Light Brachycentrus sp.
Grannom Fly – #14 – 18 – Dark Brachycentrus sp.
Little Black Caddis – #18 – 20 – Chimarra sp.

Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:

West Branch at Stilesville, NY 1,810 cfs
50°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY 2,320 cfs
45°
East Branch at Harvard, NY 684 cfs 46°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 1,620 cfs 48°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY 4,640 cfs 47°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 715 cfs 48°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release 600 cfs
West Branch at 191 Bridge N/A 44°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) 945 cfs
49°
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity 101.5%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity 100.2%
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