Delaware River Report / Conditions August 17, 2018

Yesterday was another sunny, warm day.  The West Branch looks good this morning with decent clarity.  The water temp at 191 Bridge is 54 degrees this morning.  There is rain in the forecast this afternoon.  A few showers this morning followed by scattered thunderstorms this afternoon.  We may see 1/2″ throughout the day but that depends on how scattered the storms really are.  Sulphurs, isonychias, and olives will your best bets for dry fly fishing today.  Streamers are still a great bet in the higher water.  You may smell a little diesel in places below Hale Eddy but for the most part it’s hard to tell there was a problem.  Slow edges with vegetation close to the river may have some remnants.  The high water flushed most of it out of our area right away.   We got lucky.  The East Branch has cooled a little as the warm runoff subsides and a greater percentage of the flow is release.  Harvard is still starting off at 65 degrees though.  We’d like to see it drop even more before we go over there to fish it.

It’s still on!  Kickoff tonight with the Iron Fly at Tink’s Riverside Tavern

Hatching:
Sulphur – #16 -20 – E. dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – 16 – S. ithaca & canadense
Isonychia – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Light Blue Winged Olives – #16 – 20 – E. attenuata
Dark Blue Winged Olives – #18 – 22 – E. lata
Tiny Blue Wing Olives #20 – 26 – Psuedo sp.
Tricos – #22 – 24 – Tricorythodes
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophila sp.
Tan Caddis #14 – 16 – Hydropsyche sp.

There is construction on Winterdale Road. A short stretch is closed near the Methodist Camp between us and Hancock. We have detours listed on our website here:  https://thedelawareriverclub.com/welcome-to-the-drc/getting-here/

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