Delaware River Report: September 25, 2023

Bob Lewis’s memorial information:
Saturday, October 7, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at St. John the Evangelist Church, 66 Oxford Rd., New Hartford. https://www.eannacefuneralhome.com/obituaries/Robert-Lewis-112/#!/Obituary

We had a bit more rain than was forecasted. The flow at Hale Eddy is 797 cfs and rising. At 7 am the clarity is fine in Home Pool. Oquaga Creek bumped to 116 cfs so we may see some color come down mid morning. The lower East is 1,360 cfs and the Mainstem is 3,800 cfs. The Beaverkill is over 1,000 cfs. The rain should end this morning but use the gauge links below for the latest flow information. We had decent olives again yesterday during the rain breaks. Streamers worked well during the rain. Overall it was a good day for people who stuck it out. We’re still seeing algae in the Upper West Branch so streamers and nymphing are better below Hale Eddy. The Upper East does not have any algae.

Today will be 61 degrees with light rain tapering off to showers in the afternoon. Daytime rainfall should be .04″. Wind will be 5 – 10 mph from the North.

Will braving the rain for a streamer brown. Tim Glynn photo
Will with his first Delaware dry fly fish. Tim Glynn photo

What’s Hatching:
Olive Sulphur – # 18 – 20 – Heptagenia hebe
Slate Drake – # 12 – 14 – Isonychia bicolor
Dark Blue Wing Olive – #18 – 20 – deficiens, lata
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocleon sp.
Olive Caddis – #16 – 18 – Ryacophilia 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, NY426 cfs52°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY797 cfs54°
East Branch at Harvard, NY429 cfs49°
East Branch at Fishs Eddy, NY1,360 cfs53°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY3,800 cfs55°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY1,040 cfs56°
West Branch at 191 Bridge56°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow)346 cfs56°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release450 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity82.9%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity89.8%
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