Delaware River Report: September 5, 2023

The Beaverkill at Cooks Falls and the East Branch at Fishs Eddy peaked at 68 degrees yesterday The Mainstem at Lordville peaked over 70. They will peak higher today. It’s time to give these rivers a break again.

Today will feel a lot like July. We have some fog on the water this morning making for a decent shot with streamers. Once that burns off head to the coldest water and look for the leftover sulphurs with a few olives or nymph and swing wets on the lower West. Just like July. The algae in Deposit has been heavy lately so nymphing up top is really not fun at all. If you don’t have dry fly action towards Stilesville drop below Hale to fish underneath.

Today will be 88 degrees with a mix of clouds and sun. Wind will be 5 – 10 mph from the North.

Ron Reedy with a good one in the yesterday

What’s Hatching:
Sulphur – # 20 – E. dorothea
Slate Drake – # 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Dark Blue Wing Olive – #18 – 20 – deficiens, lata
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocleon sp.
Light Cahill – #14 – Stenocron spp.
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, NY507 cfs49°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY632 cfs53°
East Branch at Harvard, NY347 cfs53°
East Branch at Fishs Eddy, NY898 cfs62°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY1,690 cfs66°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY407 cfs65°
West Branch at 191 Bridge60°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow)155 cfs67°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release520 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity84.8%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity95.9%
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