Delaware River Report: September 21, 2022

We’re coming off a cool night with some decent fog this morning. That should burn off in the next hour leaving us with a mix of sun and clouds. 78 degrees with wind 5 – 10 mph from the South. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible but seems unlikely. Keep an eye on the radar just in case. Nymphing was the best bet yesterday with some people finding a few fish on top. Small olives are still the main hatch but there are still some cahills, Isonychias, and caddis around. Blind casting riffles is your best bet if you don’t like nymphing. The better chance of rain comes overnight with the possibility of 1/2″.

What’s Hatching:
Slate Drake – 12- 14- Isonychia bicolor
Olive Sulphur – #16 – 20 – Heptagenia hebe
Light Cahill – #14 – Stenacron spp.
Dark Blue Wing Olive – #18 – 20 – deficiens, lata
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Yellow Sally Stonefly – #14 – Isoperla spp.
White Fly – #12-2xl – Ephorun leukon
Flying Ants – #16 – 22
Tan Spotted Sedge #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.

View the current local weather conditions.

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West Branch at Stilesville, NY289 cfs52°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY396 cfs56°
East Branch at Harvard, NY219 cfs58°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY589 cfs62°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY1,280 cfs65°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY223 cfs62°
West Branch at 191 Bridge61°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow)255 cfs64°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release300 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity45.6%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity71.7%
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