Delaware River Report / Conditions May 2, 2021

It looks like both Cannonsville and Pepacton Reservoirs are spilling.  Both gauges show the respective spillovers have peaked and both rivers are beginning to drop a bit.  It will be a slow drop even if we don’t get additional rain. The feeder creeks are pushing a fair amount of water.   The Beaverkill and Willowemoc are at great wade levels.  Today looks like a good day to be on the water with the air temp close to 70, wind 10 – 15 mph from the West, and some cloud cover.  The wind is normal for this Spring and we have a 40% chance of some rain.  The projected rainfall is less than 1/10″ so it shouldn’t have any effect on the rivers.  Everything should fish better than yesterday

Mike with a solid fish yesterday.  Steve Shen photo

Mike with a solid 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.
Early Black / Brown Stone – #14 – 16 – Taeniopteryx fasciiata, Brachytera sp.
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:

West Branch at Stilesville, NY 1,750 cfs
43°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY 2,540 cfs
45°
East Branch at Harvard, NY 946 cfs 45°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 1,550 cfs 48°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY 4,660 cfs 47°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 477 cfs 47°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release 600 cfs
West Branch at 191 Bridge N/A 44°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) 1,530 cfs
48°
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity 100.6%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity 98.6%
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