August 29, 2021

Delaware River Report / Conditions August 29, 2021

All of the river flows have dropped since yesterday morning.  The West Branch looks good this morning.  Hale Eddy is just over 800 cfs and is still dropping slowly so we’re at a decent level for floating and wading.  It is clear out front.  Today should look a lot like yesterday with the air temp hitting the mid 70’s, cloud cover, and wind 5 – 10 mph from the South.  Yesterday fished okay despite the off color water.  Streamers, nymphs, and dries all produced fish.  The dry fly fish were spotty but they were there.

Stephen with his first
Delaware trout. Dan Treadwell photo

Tim Glynn with a good one yesterday. Daniel Williamson photo

What’s Hatching:
Sulphur – #18 – 20 – E. dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – E. invaria
Slate Drake – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #20 – 24 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – D. deficiens, lata
Light Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – E. cornutella, attenuata
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.

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August 28, 2021

Delaware River Report / Conditions August 28, 2021

We were hit with some rain overnight and the flows are up a bit.  The West Branch at Hale Eddy is 1,140 but already dropping quickly.  The West Branch is off color but people are fishing it this morning.  It’s going to start off as a streamer day at least.  There are a few inches of visibility.  It should clear a bit as the day goes on.    Yesterday was hot until the storms rolled though in the evening.  Once the rain started we had decent olives with a few Isonychias and cahills mixed in.  Today will be cooler at 73 degrees.  We shouldn’t see any additional rain unless we get hit with a stray thunderstorm.  Wind from the South 5 – 10 mph.

Pierce found some fish yesterday. Bruce Miller photo

Pierce with another one yesterday. Bruce Miller photo

What’s Hatching:
Sulphur – #18 – 20 – E. dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – E. invaria
Slate Drake – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #20 – 24 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – D. deficiens, lata
Light Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – E. cornutella, attenuata
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.

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August 27, 2021

Delaware River Report / Conditions August 27, 2021

The flow at Stilesville remains a steady 602 cfs this morning.   Today is going to be a arm one at 84 degrees but we should see some clouds and a possible thunderstorm roll in during the afternoon.  Hopefully the 1/4″ of rain comes during the day and pushes the olives and Isonychias.  Providing Wunderground is correct.  Nymphing during the day has been paying off.  There were some random risers mid day yesterday but a lot of the activity was in the evening as the sun dropped.  The normal olives, Isonychias, and caddis showed up.  There are spots where people are seeing good numbers of cahills still.  And definitely have your flying ants handy.

Jesse Bardwell introducing Pheobe to trout fishing yesterday!

What’s Hatching:
Sulphur – #18 – 20 – E. dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – E. invaria
Slate Drake – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #20 – 24 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – D. deficiens, lata
Light Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – E. cornutella, attenuata
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.

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August 26, 2021

Delaware River Report / Conditions August 26, 2021

The release from Cannonsville was increased by 60 cfs bringing the Stilesville flow to 602 cfs.  That gauge has been reading low for a couple of years so the real flow is likely closer to 650.  Still okay for wading and floating.  Yesterday was hot in the afternoon.  Nymphing was your best bet early.  There were olives hatching as the sun dropped.  The fish were eating them in the slower pools but we didn’t see many get eaten in the riffles.  Some caddis and a couple Isonychias were out too.  Today is going to be hot again.  Wunderground is saying 89 degrees with sun.  Find the shade until the sun drops.

What’s Hatching:
Sulphur – #18 – 20 – E. dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – E. invaria
Slate Drake – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #20 – 24 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – D. deficiens, lata
Light Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – E. cornutella, attenuata
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.

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August 25, 2021

Delaware River Report / Conditions August 25, 2021

The flows are dropping back to normal  The West Branch is back to a good level for wading and floating.  Today is going to be a lot like yesterday but a little warmer at 88 degrees. Nymphing will be a good bet early in the sunshine.  Blind casting Isonychias or cahills should produce some fish in the riffles.  Look for places that get early shade if you’re looking for dry fly activity.  There are still a lot of different blue wing olives on the water.  Sun and humid can bring out the flying ants so definitely have that box with you.

What’s Hatching:
Sulphur – #18 – 20 – E. dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – E. invaria
Slate Drake – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #20 – 24 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – D. deficiens, lata
Light Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – E. cornutella, attenuata
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.

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August 24, 2021

Delaware River Report / Conditions August 24, 2021

The West Branch flow has dropped quite a bit since yesterday morning and Hale Eddy is 872 cfs.  It looks clear out front this morning.  The other rivers are dropping but there is still a lot of water out there.  A few fish were landed  on streamers yesterday.  Today we’ve dropped and cleared enough that nymphs and dry flies will come back into play.  The weather looks clear for the next couple of days with mostly sunny skies.  We’re seeing a few sulphurs, Isonychias, and cahills.  There are good numbers of olives in all sizes.

What’s Hatching:
Sulphur – #18 – 20 – E. dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – E. invaria
Slate Drake – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #20 – 24 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – D. deficiens, lata
Light Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – E. cornutella, attenuata
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.

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August 23, 2021

Delaware River Report / Conditions August 23, 2021

The rain finally did hit us. The West Branch at Hale Eddy is 1,180 cfs but already dropping.  We are off color. If you’re already in the area Stilesville and any water above Oquaga Creek is worth checking out.   The flow at Stilesville is 571 cfs so it only cane up around 10. That is probably the best and only shot at wading today. We may see some additional rain today so check the gauges below for the latest info.  The Beaverkill, East Branch, and Mainstem are running high and off color too.

What’s Hatching:
Sulphur – #18 – 20 – E. dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – E. invaria
Slate Drake – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #20 – 24 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – D. deficiens, lata
Light Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – E. cornutella, attenuata
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.

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August 22, 2021

Delaware River Report / Conditions August 22, 2021

We had decent cloud cover yesterday and stayed dry.  We mostly saw blue wing olives on the water but most of the fish were happy enough to eat an Iso or cahill.  Blind casting Isos worked well.  So the real story today is the weather.  The latest we’re seeing for Hancock is come showers in the early afternoon totaling .18″.  The heavier rain will come overnight and be somewhere between 1/2″ and 1″.  So overall we’ll come through this in decent shape.  Oquaga Creek is even father West so hopefully that gets even less rain.  We are under flash flood warnings for the creeks so keep an eye on the water if the storm stalls over us.

What’s Hatching:
Sulphur – #18 – 20 – E. dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – E. invaria
Slate Drake – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #20 – 24 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – D. deficiens, lata
Light Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – E. cornutella, attenuata
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.

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August 21, 2021

Delaware River Report / Conditions August 21, 2021

We woke up to some rain that must have started overnight.  Some of the river flows are up quite a bit but the West Branch looks good as of 6 am.  If that changes we’ll post an update.  Last night was good fishing on a mix of flying ants, Isonychias, and some olives.  We could see the ants coming out of the ground by 4 pm.  It was a good size mix but we stuck with flies we could see.  As it got darker the Isonychias were coming off in good numbers in the riffles.  If the river flows stay somewhat stable today should be a really good day on the water.  It sounds like scattered thunderstorms so hopefully they slide south of us.

What’s Hatching:
Sulphur – #18 – 20 – E. dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – E. invaria
Slate Drake – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #20 – 24 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – D. deficiens, lata
Light Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – E. cornutella, attenuata
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.

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August 20, 2021

Delaware River Report / Conditions August 20, 2021

We had some rain but the river flows have already peaked and are beginning to drop.  The West Branch is in fine shape at 677 cfs at Hale Eddy and looks clear out front.  The flow should drop during the day but we’ll stay at a good level for both wading and floating. We have a slight chance of an afternoon thunderstorm but today should be mostly clouds, 80 degrees, with wind from the North 5 – 10 mph.  Sounds like it could be a good olive day.  Otherwise nymphing or blind casting Isonychias in the riffles have been bringing some fish to net.

What’s Hatching:
Sulphur – #18 – 20 – E. dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – E. invaria
Slate Drake – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #20 – 24 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – D. deficiens, lata
Light Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – E. cornutella, attenuata
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.

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August 19, 2021

Delaware River Report / Conditions August 19, 2021

It started raining overnight and is still coming down lightly this morning.  The river flows are up and climbing.  The West Branch at Hale Eddy is 663 cfs and the river looks clear out front at 6 am.  It looks like the West Branch will come through the rain just fine.  We may see some additional showers today but it looks like the bigger storms slid around us.  If anything changes drastically we’ll do an update.

There were fewer bugs on the water last night but people still landed some fish.   It sounds like the people who did the best on dry flies were blind casting the riffles.  Nymphing was definitely a better bet early.  Hopefully the rain pushes some olives today

Matt Carberry found a couple of nice fish last night

What’s Hatching:
Sulphur – #18 – 20 – E. dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – E. invaria
Slate Drake – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #20 – 24 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – D. deficiens, lata
Light Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – E. cornutella, attenuata
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.

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August 18, 2021

Delaware River Report / Conditions August 18, 2021

Most of the storms missed us and the rivers are in the same shape they were in yesterday morning.  We still have a small stream flash flood warning this morning but that should end soon.  So far we just have decent cloud cover.  We may see some showers today with a high of 78 degrees.  Wind will be 5 – 10 from the South.  We had good olive hatches yesterday with the weather.  It should fish the same today.  Olives from #18 – 24 were on the water plus some light cahills and Isonychias.

The West Branch at Hale Eddy

What’s Hatching:
Sulphur – #18 – 20 – E. dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – E. invaria
Slate Drake – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #20 – 24 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – D. deficiens, lata
Light Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – E. cornutella, attenuata
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.

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