Yesterday was windy with a bit of rain but some people braved it and were rewarded. The wind gusts definitely made nymphing and streamers the best method. Today seems a little better with sunshine, 54 degrees, and wind 10 mph from the North. The water temps didn’t climb much yesterday and are starting off a little lower this morning after a cool night. The sunshine will help them climb back up today. The water flows are dropping slowly as the runoff subsides but Cannonsville and Pepacton are both still spilling.
We are following the State’s order and are closed right now. We are still fulfilling mail orders in the online store: https://drc-fly-shop.myshopify.com
Curbside pickup is now a shipping option in the store
Let’s keep the local pictures going. Since everyone should be fishing local to their homes send us pictures of your locally caught fish and we’ll put them here on the blog. Even chubs would be cool. Email them to flyfish@thedelawareriverclub.com
Today’s selection of fish:
Josh braved the wind yesterday and got this Delaware River brown
Josh with a solid EB chub!
Tom with a pretty brown from his home water
Hatching:
Click on the fly to see the patterns in our online store
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Blue Quill – #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Little Black Caddis – #16 – 20 – Chimarra sp.
Dark Hendrickson – #14 – E. subvaria (male)
Light Hendrickson – #12 – E. subvaria (female)
Quill Gordon – #14 – Epeorus pluralis
Dark Grannom #14 – 18 – Dark Brachycentrus
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 2,370 cfs | 45° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 2,970 cfs | 44° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 2,430 cfs | 42° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 4,320 cfs | 44° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 7,860 cfs | 44° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 1,280 cfs | 44° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 1,499 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 44° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 1,580 cfs |
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| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 102% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 101.1% |
