Delaware River Report / Conditions August 25, 2015

We had some spotty rainstorms last night with some people getting hit hard and others staying dry.  Despite some areas getting drenched most of the precipitation soaked into the ground and we’re only seeing negligible bumps in flows throughout the system.  Water temps are high on the lower East Branch and Upper Mainstem so the Upper East or the entire West Branch are your best bet.  Nymphing has been productive during the day with smaller flies catching more fish.  On bright days the hatches have started a little later with the same small olives and sulphurs making up the bulk of the food supply.  We are still seeing some cahills and isonychias but not in great numbers.  There is trico fishing in the morning but it hasn’t been predictable.  If you don’t see them move around the system a bit and concentrate on longer, slow pools.  The flying ants have been small with #20 – 22 or smaller on the water.  Air temperatures should hit the low 80’s today with a mix of sun and clouds.

Hatching:
Slate Drake #12 – Isonychia bicolor
Sulphur #18-20 – E. dorothea
Tricos #22 – 26 – Tricorythodes sp.
Light Cahills #14 – various steno species (invaria, etc)
Golden Drake #12-2xl – Potomanthus distinctus
PED / Pink Lady #14 – E. vitreus
Large Blue Winged Olive #14 – D. cornuta
Tiny Blue Wing Olives #22-26 – Pseudo sp. (now classified as Acentrella sp.)
Charcoal Caddis #14 -16 – dark Brachycentrus sp.
Tan Caddis #16-18 – Hydrosyche sp.
Blue Winged Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Flying ants #16-24

Flows and Temps as of 8:00 AM:
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