Delaware River Report / Conditions May 18, 2014

The rivers have settled and are slowly dropping back.  We are clearing slightly but it will take a while to get back to where we were and none of the rivers are currently wadeable.  There were fish rising sporadically in some of the long flat pools yesterday but the majority of the fishing is big streamers right now.  The system should improve during the week and begin to fish better as the water falls and clears.

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Hatching:

Light Hendrickson #12 – E. subvaria

Dark Hendrickson #14 – E. Subvaria

Blue Quill #16 – Paralep sp.

Apple Caddis #16 – Lt Brachycentrus sp.

Charcoal Caddis #16-18 – Dk Brachycentrus sp.

Blue Winged Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans

Quill Gordon #14 -Epeorus pluralis

Little Black Caddis #18-20 – Chimarra sp.

FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM:
West Branch at Stilesville, NY 4,080 cfs @ 54º
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY 5,100 cfs @ 54º
East Branch at Harvard, NY 3,440 cfs @ 51º
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 6,190 cfs @ 51º
Mainstem at Lordville, NY 14,500 cfs @ 54º
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 2,100 cfs @ N/A
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