Delaware River Report / Conditions August 18, 2016

Today’s conditions are similar to yesterday’s, although Weather Underground is calling for a chance of rain in the afternoon. We’re starting off partly cloudy this morning although more cloud cover should roll in as the day progresses. The West Branch remains at a good level, 648 cfs, good for both wading and drifting. The lower East Branch and Mainstem remain low and warm, with our next chance at rain coming Sunday. Hatches have been a mix of Sulphurs, Olives and Cahills with a few Isonychias and Golden Drakes thrown in the mix. Keep an eye out on the river for flying ants as they have been fooling picky fish, and numbers seem to be growing in the air.

Hatching:
Slate Drake – 12-2xl- Isonychia bicolor
Sulphur – #16-20 – E dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – 16 – S. ithaca & canadense
Golden Drake – #12-2xl – Potomanthus
Trico – 22 – 26 – Tricorythodes sp.
Tiny Blue Winged Olive – #22 – 26 – Psuedocloeon spp.
Blue Winged Olive – #18 – 20 – E. lata
Light Blue Winged Olive – #16 – 20 E. attenuatta
Tan Caddis – #16 – 20 – Hydropsyche spp.
Dark Brachycentrus sp. – #14 – 18 – Dark Grannom
Little Black Caddis #18 – 20 – Chimarra sp.
Blue Winged Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans (updated name: Baetis tricaudatus)