Delaware River Report / Conditions August 24, 2016

The Cannonsville release continues to be 500 cfs.  We are basically in the same pattern we’ve been in for the last month or more.  The river flows have dropped back down from the runoff and have settled back to normal.  We are looking at sunshine today with little wind.  Last night was another cool on with air temperatures in the 50’s.  Most of the daytime hatching activity is still occurring on the upper West Branch above Hale Eddy and the Upper East Branch towards Downsville.  Sulphurs and olives are making up the bulk of the hatch.  There is some green slime up top so if you are nymphing stay below Hale Eddy.  Despite the cool nights the Mainstem at Lordville peaked at 68 degrees yesterday and is starting off at 65 today.  The East Branch at Fishs Eddy peaked at 69 yesterday afternoon.  We are still giving these rivers a break and are only fishing the West Branch and the Upper East Branch.  If the cool down continues we should see water temperatures drop but so far they have not dropped enough.

John on the river this week. Photo by Jared Makowski

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)