July 9, 2014

Delaware River Report / Conditions July 9, 2014

We had some violent storms pass through the area last night and some frightening weather warnings but the West Branch came through just fine.  Stilesville is still running a steady 598 cfs and Hale Eddy is 687 cfs.  The West Branch is clear enough to fish this morning with just a touch of color that may actually help the fishing by making the fish feel a little safer.  We are at decent levels for floating and wading and the mid to lower WB should drop slightly throughout the day.  The temperature under the Hancock Bridge is a cool 59 degrees this morning.  It looks like the Beaverkill and lower East Branch were affected the most by the storms and both rivers are still rising this morning.

A small bump last night and we’re already dropping back to normal

Hatching:

Sulphurs #16 -20 E. dorothea

Light Cahill #14 – E. Invaria

Pale Evening Dun #14 Epeorus vitreus

Summer Stenos #12-16 various species

Tan Caddis #16 – 18- Hydrosyche sp.

Tiny Blue Wing Olives #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.

Dark Blue Winged Olive #16 -20 – E. deficiens, lata, etc.

Light Blue Winged Olive #16 -20 – E. conutella, etc

Slate Drakes #12-2xl – Isonychia bicolor

Charcoal Caddis #16-18 – Dk Brachycentrus sp.

July 8, 2014

Delaware River Report / Conditions July 8, 2014

We had a bit of rain last night but not enough to really change the rivers.  The flow at Stilesville is up to 598 this morning but looks like it has leveled off.  Hopefully this slight rise will help flush some of the green slime out of the upper river.  The slime hasn’t hurt the dry fly fishing but has made nymphing above Hale Eddy difficult.  The daytime sulphur hatches are still going strong with the occasional Isonychia mixed in.  The mid to lower West Branch has been fishing in the late afternoons and evenings with the usual mix of sulphus, summer stenos, and Isonychias.  They are calling for isolated T storms today and tomorrow.  Tough to say whether they will hit us or not but the cloud cover and rain would be a welcome sight on the river.  The temperature under the Hancock Bridge was 58 degrees this morning and Cannonsville is 98.7%.

Bob Lewis with a good Delaware River rainbow

Hatching:

Sulphurs #16 -20 E. dorothea

Light Cahill #14 – E. Invaria

Pale Evening Dun #14 Epeorus vitreus

Summer Stenos #12-16 various species

Tan Caddis #16 – 18- Hydrosyche sp.

Tiny Blue Wing Olives #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.

Dark Blue Winged Olive #16 -20 – E. deficiens, lata, etc.

Light Blue Winged Olive #16 -20 – E. conutella, etc

Slate Drakes #12-2xl – Isonychia bicolor

Charcoal Caddis #16-18 – Dk Brachycentrus sp.

July 7, 2014

Delaware River Report / Conditions July 7, 2014

The daytime sulphurs are hatching on the West Branch offering some decent shots at fish even in the sun.  They have been challenging in the clear water so we’ve found emergers and half and half patterns to be the most effective.  There are Isonychias in the riffles and a few Cahills mixed in during the day with the majority of them coming off in the evening.  The lowe West also has sulphurs coming off at dark offering some decent spinner fishing.  We may get some T Storms over the next few days which will be a welcome sight- hopefully they bring lots of cloud cover and the olives!  The temperature at the Hancock Bridge is 59 degrees this morning- not too bad for July 7th.

Back to the river

Hatching:

Sulphurs #16 -20 E. dorothea

Light Cahill #14 – E. Invaria

Pale Evening Dun #14 Epeorus vitreus

Summer Stenos #12-16 various species

Tan Caddis #16 – 18- Hydrosyche sp.

Tiny Blue Wing Olives #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.

Dark Blue Winged Olive #16 -20 – E. deficiens, lata, etc.

Light Blue Winged Olive #16 -20 – E. conutella, etc

Slate Drakes #12-2xl – Isonychia bicolor

Charcoal Caddis #16-18 – Dk Brachycentrus sp.

July 6, 2014

Delaware River Report / Conditions July 6, 2014

It seems like the normal Delaware pattern is in place.  Morning s can be decent with caddis and nymphing the riffles.  The mid day Deposit sulphur hatches have started and offer some decent fishing during the day.  In the evening keep an eye out for a second round of sulphurs, some summer stenos / cahills, and Isonychias.  The West Branch is clear and perfect for wading and floating.  The other rivers in the system have begun to drop and clear.  The cool temperatures yesterday and last night really helped the rivers and we are starting off at 57 degrees under the Hancock Bridge this morning.  If we get some clouds rolling through the West Branch could fish throughout the day with stenos and small olives.

Christine with a nice fish from this weekend

Hatching:

Sulphurs #16 -20 E. dorothea

Light Cahill #14 – E. Invaria

Pale Evening Dun #14 Epeorus vitreus

Summer Stenos #12-16 various species

Tan Caddis #16 – 18- Hydrosyche sp.

Tiny Blue Wing Olives #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.

Slate Drakes #12-2xl – Isonychia bicolor

Charcoal Caddis #16-18 – Dk Brachycentrus sp.

July 5, 2014

Delaware River Report / Conditions July 5, 2014

We hope everyone enjoyed their fourth! Despite the wind, yesterday was a real taste of summer: afternoon sulphurs in Deposit, drifting iso’s through the riffs, and some pseudocloeon .  Today should be an exact repeat!  If you come up, dress a little warmer because the mornings and the evenings have been slightly chillier than usual.

A nicely colored brown from yesterday!

Hatching:

Sulphurs #16 -20 E. dorothea

Light Cahill #14 – E. Invaria

Pale Evening Dun #14 Epeorus vitreus

Summer Stenos #12-16 various species

Tan Caddis #16 – 18- Hydrosyche sp.

Tiny Blue Wing Olives #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.

Slate Drakes #12-2xl – Isonychia bicolor

Charcoal Caddis #16-18 – Dk Brachycentrus sp.

July 4, 2014

Delaware River Report / Conditions July 4, 2014

Happy 4th of July!  Once again we had a line of thunderstorms hit the system and the West Branch came through just fine.  The flow at Hale Eddy bumped last night but has come back down to a decent level and the clarity looks fine this morning.  The Upper East may offer some additional opportunity with a flow of 531 at Harvard this morning (it may be climbing slowly so watch the gauges).  We were seeing decent sulphur activity mixed with a few Isonychias on the WB yesterday afternoon until the rain became to heavy.  We have clouds and some light rain this morning so we are hoping for a continuation of the daytime hatching.  As of the reservoir update yesterday morning Pepacton was at 99.9% capacity so you may see the flows increase on the East Branch if it spills.  Cannonsville was at 98.7% capacity and the current inflow at Walton is 563 cfs.  The temperature at the Hancock Bridge this morning is 61 degrees.

The West Branch is in great shape this morning

Hatching:

Sulphurs #16 -20 E. dorothea

Light Cahill #14 – E. Invaria

Pale Evening Dun #14 Epeorus vitreus

Summer Stenos #12-16 various species

Tan Caddis #16 – 18- Hydrosyche sp.

Tiny Blue Wing Olives #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.

Slate Drakes #12-2xl – Isonychia bicolor

Charcoal Caddis #16-18 – Dk Brachycentrus sp.

July 3, 2014

Delaware River Report / Conditions July 3, 2014

The West Branch came through yesterday’s storms virtually untouched and is running 606 cfs at Hale Eddy this morning with a temperature of 59 degrees under the Hancock Bridge.  Seems like we were extremely lucky and avoided the localized flooding on other sections of the system.  There is potential for smaller storms today that could help the fishing and hopefully give us some cloud cover. The nymphing definitely improved yesterday and we did have some fish on top in the evening on sulphurs.

Very Cool- Bruce landed a brookie out front the other day- we see a few each season

Hatching:

Sulphurs #16 -20 E. dorothea

Light Cahill #14 – E. Invaria

Pale Evening Dun #14 Epeorus vitreus

Summer Stenos #12-16 various species

Tan Caddis #16 – 18- Hydrosyche sp.

Tiny Blue Wing Olives #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.

Slate Drakes #12-2xl – Isonychia bicolor

Charcoal Caddis #16-18 – Dk Brachycentrus sp.

July 2, 2014

Delaware River Report / Conditions July 2, 2014

All of the rivers are still dropping to decent levels and look good this morning.  The West Branch under the Hancock Bridge is a cool 62 degrees this morning despite yesterday’s heat.  Nymphing the riffles and blind casting worked the best during the day yesterday and even into the evening.  There were fewer bugs than normal out at dark.  We are supposed to get some storms today and tomorrow that should help kick start some olives and the Isonchias.  Right now the weekend looks great on Accuweather with the major storms missing us.  Yesterday’s Reservoir storage update shows Pepacton at 100.2% and Cannonsville at 98.6%.

Rainbows in theriffles- the best part of Summer!

Hatching:

Sulphurs #16 -20 E. dorothea

Light Cahill #14 – E. Invaria

Pale Evening Dun #14 Epeorus vitreus

Summer Stenos #12-16 various species

Tan Caddis #16 – 18- Hydrosyche sp.

Tiny Blue Wing Olives #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.

Slate Drakes #12-2xl – Isonychia bicolor

Charcoal Caddis #16-18 – Dk Brachycentrus sp.

July 1, 2014

Delaware River Report / Conditions July 1, 2014

It’s July 1st and the Temperature under the Hancock Bridge is 60 degrees this morning, Pepacton Reservoir is at 100.3% and Cannonsville is at 98.6% capacity- not a bad way to start off the month.  The rain yesterday morning was a little heavier than predicted so we saw a bump in flows that dropped back quickly.  The color is fine on the West Branch and the level is good for both wading and floating.  The fish did get happy during the rain and were eating well until the sun popped out.  Daytime activity was limited to nymphing and blind casting Isos until the sun dropped and we saw the normal flush of bugs into dark.  It looks like we should get a couple afternoon storms today which should help the fishing mid afternoon.

Another Steno Spinner- don’t leave the river too early!

Hatching:

Sulphurs #16 -20 E. dorothea

Light Cahill #14 – E. Invaria

Pale Evening Dun #14 Epeorus vitreus

Tan Caddis #16 – 18- Hydrosyche sp.

Tiny Blue Wing Olives #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.

Slate Drakes #12-2xl – Isonychia bicolor

Charcoal Caddis #16-18 – Dk Brachycentrus sp.

June 30, 2014

Delaware River Report / Conditions June 30, 2014

Today is starting off looking like a great day to fish.  We have clouds plus a little heavy mist this morning mixed with periods of decent rain.  It may burn off as the sun rises but we should have some thunderstorms coming through bringing a little more rain and cloud cover later in the day.  If Accuweather is accurate we could see decent hatching of Pseudos and possibly Cahills during the day.  If the clouds stick around blind fishing Isonychias in the riffles.  The sulphurs have been coming late and lasting into dark so don’t leave the river early.  The temperature under the Hancock Bridge is 61 degrees this  morning and the last Cannonsville capacity update was June 27th at 98.6%.

Prime time on the West Branch

Hatching:

Sulphurs #16 -20 E. dorothea

Light Cahill #14 – E. Invaria

Pale Evening Dun #14 Epeorus vitreus

Tan Caddis #16 – 18- Hydrosyche sp.

Tiny Blue Wing Olives #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.

Slate Drakes #12-2xl – Isonychia bicolor

Charcoal Caddis #16-18 – Dk Brachycentrus sp.

June 29, 2014

Delaware River Report / Conditions June 29, 2014

Patience has been the key to daytime fishing for the last few days.  Nymphing has paid off but there have been fish rising to daytime Stenos / Cahills sporadically even in the sun.  Once you find a riser sit on it.  they’ve been coming up three or four time and taking a break.  If you wait long enough you will get a shot- just make the first cast count.  As the sun drops the suface activity has been decent with the Sulphurs, Cahills, and Isonychias coming off and lasting into dark.  If you see the fish eating the sulphurs a few inches under the surface try a wet fly or swing a pheasant tail.  the rivers are dropping back and beginning to clear but the West Branch continues to offer the best fishing opportunity.

Bruce Miller’s boat landed this one yesterday

And Bruce’s boat again yesterday

Hatching:

Sulphurs #16 -20 E. dorothea

Light Cahill #14 – E. Invaria

Pale Evening Dun #14 Epeorus vitreus

Tan Caddis #16 – 18- Hydrosyche sp.

Tiny Blue Wing Olives #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.

Slate Drakes #12-2xl – Isonychia bicolor

Charcoal Caddis #16-18 – Dk Brachycentrus sp.

June 28, 2014

Delaware River Report / Conditions June 28, 2014

The West Branch continues to be the best bet with flows suitable for wading and floating, plus water temperatures at the Hancock Bridge of 57 degrees this morning.  Look for some daytime stenos / cahills during the day.  We had mixed reports from yesterday but some people found the right spot and had decent fishing.  Otherwise nymphing the riffles and blind casting Isonychias in the riffles should bring some fish to the net.  When the sun drops look for sulphurs and more cahills coming off into dark.  The lower EB and the upper MS are still colored and high.  As of yesterday Cannonsville Reservoir is 98.6% full and the West Branch at Walton is flowing in at 807 cfs.

Keep an eye out for Steno Spinners at dark

Hatching:

Sulphurs #16 -20 E. dorothea

Light Cahill #14 – E. Invaria

Pale Evening Dun #14 Epeorus vitreus

Tan Caddis #16 – 18- Hydrosyche sp.

Tiny Blue Wing Olives #22 – 26 – Pseudocloeon sp.

Slate Drakes #12-2xl – Isonychia bicolor

Charcoal Caddis #16-18 – Dk Brachycentrus sp.