Delaware River Report: June 18, 2023

Yesterday fished well with decent olives and sulphurs in the afternoon. People also found fish blind casting Isonychias in the the riffles. The wind was tough at times but there were pockets of calm and it dropped in the evening.Some river sections had brief rain showers that pushed some bugs but they missed us on the lower West. Today’s weather looks similar. The water temps are starting off a few degrees warmer than yesterday which may push the hatching a little earlier in the day.

Today will be 74 degrees with clouds in the morning clearing a bit to partly cloudy in the afternoon. Wind will be 10 – 15 mph from the North.

Pierce with a nice one yesterday. Bruce Miller photo
Mike Daccurzio had a good day
Pierce with another yesterday. Bruce MIller photo
Tim Glynn with one in the net

What’s Hatching:
Sulphur – #16 – 18 – E. dorothea
Slate Drake – 12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Dark Blue Wing Olive – #18 – 20 – deficiens, lata
Pale Evening Dun – #14 – Epeorus vitreus
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocleon sp.
Light Cahill – #14 – E. invaria, rotunda, Stenocron spp.
Light Blue Wing Olive – #14 – D. cornuta
Olive Caddis – #16 – 18 – Ryacophilia sp.
Dark Blue Sedge – #14 – Psilotreta sp.
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olive – #16 – 18 – Baetis spp.



View the current local weather conditions.

Click on any gauge for the most recent data:
West Branch at Stilesville, NY481 cfs43°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY561 cfs45°
East Branch at Harvard, NY176 cfs54°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY332 cfs59°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY1,050 cfs59°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY156 cfs60°
West Branch at 191 Bridge53°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow)144 cfs60°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release500 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity85.9%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity92.3%
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