Delaware River Report / Conditions April 27, 2016

We we completely beat by the weather yesterday.  We had rain, decent winds, and air temperatures that never seemed to climb out of the 40’s.  The wind gusts were way above the amount in the forecast.  The water temperatures just couldn’t climb and that seemed to shut everything down.  There were a few bugs out there.  We saw a few Hendricksons, small olives, a few Quill Gordons, and maybe 12 caddis.  We found some fish rising but it was tough and there were no gifts..  Nymphing was probably the most effective method.  The rain did bump the flows up slightly all across the system but everything is still in good shape for wading and floating this morning.
Today is a new day.  I hope Accuweather has this one right.  We should see sunshine (I already do so they nailed that), winds form 5 – 8 mph, and an air temp around 60 degrees. If they have the weather predicted correctly the water temperatures should rise a bit during the day and we’ll see decent hatching and happy rising fish.

Theo fought through the weather yesterday and found a riser

Hatching:
Hendrickson- #12 – 14 – E. subvaria – Definitely Spinners – duns are waning on some sections still strong on others
Blue Quill #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Dark Brachycentrus sp. – #14 – 18 – Dark Grannom
Light Brachycentrus sp. – #16 – 18 – Apple Caddis
Little Black Caddis #18 – 20 – Chimarra sp.
Blue Winged Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans (updated name: Baetis tricaudatus) –
Quill Gordons #14 – Epeorus pluralis – almost gone – you’ll still find a few here and there
Tiny Black Stoneflies #18 – Capniidae sp. – Waning
Early Black and Brown Stoneflies #14 – 16 – Taenopteryx & Strophopteryx spp. – Waning