Delaware River Report / Conditions September 18, 2016

We woke up to a nice light rain this morning.  Most of the rain should soak right into the ground so we are not expecting a major change in the river flows.  If we get the inch predicted we may see a larger change on the East side.  If there is a large change during the day we’ll do an update.  There is some fog on the water but that should burn off in the next couple of hours.  The release from Cannonsville is 473 cfs.  Most people seemed to be throwing streamers yesterday but there was a decent mix of olives, cahills, and some isonychias hatching.  Overall today looks like it will be a good fishing day.

 

Jim with another brown.  Photo by Samantha Dennis

Jim with another brown. Photo by Samantha Dennis

Hatching:
Slate Drake – 12-2xl- 14- Isonychia bicolor
Sulphur – #16-20 – E dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – 16 –
Tiny Blue Winged Olive – #22 – 26 – Psuedocloeon spp.
Blue Winged Olive – #18 – 20 – E. lata
Light Blue Winged Olive – #16 – 20 E. attenuatta
Tan Caddis – #16 – 20 – Hydropsyche spp.
Dark Brachycentrus sp. – #14 – 18 – Dark Grannom
Little Black Caddis #18 – 20 – Chimarra sp.
Blue Winged Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans (updated name: Baetis tricaudatus)

West Branch at Stilesville, NY 478 cfs
52°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY 556 cfs
54°
East Branch at Harvard, NY 112 cfs 57°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 180 cfs
63°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY 793 cfs 60°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 73 cfs N/A
Cannonsville Reservoir Release  473 cfs
West Branch at 191 Bridge  N/A 57°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) 35 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity 56.1%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity 76.8%
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