Delaware River Report / Conditions May 6, 2014

The Cannonsville release has been cut back.  The recording says the release is 541 cfs but the USGS gage shows Stilesville at 407 cfs.  They did not do a stellar job of ramping down the water either.  Cannonsville is currently at 99.8% capacity.  Most of the system had a decent hatch of Hendricksons mixed with Blue Quills yesterday.  The fish were eating when the wind wasn’t gusting.  Today looks great with a high of 60, sun, and moderate winds with some decent gusts.

Jim Swift II with a brown

Jim Swift II with a brown

West Branch brown.  Photo by Kevan Smaracko

Kevan holding a WB brown

Hatching:

Light Hendrickson #12 – E. subvaria

Dark Hendrickson #14 – E. Subvaria

Blue Quill #16 – Paralep sp.

Quill Gordon #14 -Epeorus pluralis

Little Black Caddis #18-20 – Chimarra sp.

Tiny Black Stoneflies #18 – Capniadae sp.

Early Black and Brown Stoneflies #14 – 16 Taeniopteryx sp.

FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM:
West Branch at Stilesville, NY 407 cfs @ 41º
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY 632 cfs @ 44º
East Branch at Harvard, NY 581 cfs @ 46º
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 1,360 cfs @ 49º
Mainstem at Lordville, NY 2,770 cfs @ 51º
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 676 cfs @ N/A
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