Delaware River Report: May 14, 2024

Yesterday fished well again. Good cloud cover and good hatches. Hendricksons and olives on the West while the lower East and Mainstem have some March Browns, Gray Fox, cahills, and sulphurs. Caddis and olives. Nymphing or swinging wets before the hatches have been productive. On the cloudy days start looking for the mayflies around noon or 1. Caddis can be active and on the water anytime so watch the riffles for the occasional slashy rise. Some days the spinners have come midday with the hatches and other days they’ve fallen a bit later.

Today will be 77 degrees with partial cloud cover in the morning. Cloud cover will increase in the afternoon with a slight chance of rain. Wind will be 5 – 10 from the South.

What’s Hatching:
Dark Blue Wing Olive – #16 – 18 – Baetis spp.
Blue Quill – #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Dark Hendrickson – #14 – Ephemerella subvaria (male)
Dark Hendrickson – #16 – Ephemerella X (male & female)
Light Hendrickson – #14 – Ephemerella subvaria (female)
March Brown – #10-2xl – Maccaffertium vicarium
Gray Fox – #12-2xl – Maccaffertium vicarium (formerly Stenonema fuscum)
Sulphur – #16 – 18 – Ephemerella dorothea
Apple Caddis – #16 – 18 – Brachycentrus sp.
Tan Caddis -#16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.

Mike had a good day. Sean Witman photo
Tom making it two days in a row. Steve Shen photo
Neil with a chunky one yesterday. Sean Witman photo
Dave with a good one yesterday. Steve Shen photo
Pat found them rising yesterday. Jeremy Shurites photo

View the current local weather conditions.

Click on any gauge for the most recent data:
West Branch at Stilesville, NY610 cfs42°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY726 cfs44°
East Branch at Harvard, NY200 cfs51°
East Branch at Fishs Eddy, NY839 cfs53°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY2,100 cfs53°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY413 cfs53°
West Branch at 191 Bridge49°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) 352 cfs54°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release 600 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity98%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity98.2%
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