There is a light covering of snow on the ground this morning but not as much as we were expecting. We may see some additional flurries this afternoon along with strong winds as this front pushes through. We warm back up tomorrow. Yesterday was much nicer than we expected up until the sleet in the late afternoon. The wind was even kind to us until evening. The rivers fished well in the light rain with good numbers of blue quills, hendricksons, and olives hatching. It was a really good day to be on the water.
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 online 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:
Art had a couple good days on the Delaware this week
Marc finding snakeheads near Philly
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
Apple Caddis #16 – 18 – Light Brachycentrus
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 1,370 cfs | 45° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 1,750 cfs | 43° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 541 cfs | 40° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 1,720 cfs | 43° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 3,790 cfs | 43° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 831 cfs | 42° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 600 cfs | |
| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 42° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 925 cfs |
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| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 101.7% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 100.1% |
