Delaware River Report / Conditions August 18, 2019

Get Trashed was a great event and now there is a lot less garbage in the West Branch.  All of the volunteers gave it their all and we’re looking forward to next year’s August river clean up.  We’d like to thank everyone who showed up.  It’s awesome to see people really care ab out the health of the Upper Delaware.

The rain held off until just about dark.  It was a brief but heavy storm again.  The river looks fine this morning with no real discernible change in flow.  The sulphur hatch is slowly waning on the upper river but the bugs are still showing up in fishable numbers.  There are quite a few olives on the door this morning.  We’re looking at a possibility of another isolated storm today with around 1/10″ of rain.  We have clouds now.  The air temp will hit the high 80’s with wind 3 – 8 mph from the south.  These hot humid days can be great for flying ants so make sure you have a few in your box.

The Zmijewski brothers got off to a good start right at the boat ramp

Water temps are hot on the Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, the East Branch at Fishs Eddy, and the Mainstem at Lordville.  Give the fish a break in those areas and fish colder water.

Hatching:
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Sulphur  – #16 – 20 – E. dorothea
Slate Drake – #12 – 14 – Isonychia bicolor
Light Cahill – #14 – Stenocron spp.
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives  – #16 – 20 – E. lata, deficiens
Light Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – E. attenuata
Tiny Blue Winged Olives – #22 – 26- Pseudo sp.
Trico – #22 – 26 – Tricorythodes sp.
Golden Drake – #10-2xl – Potamanthus sp.
Great Brown Stonefly – #6-2xl – 10-2xl – Pene capita
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophilia sp.
Little Tan Sedge – #16 – 18 – Glossosoma sp.
Yellow Sally – #14 – Isoperla sp.

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