Delaware River Report / Conditions August 3, 2011

A little bit of “opposite” day yesterday – up river didn’t see that much bug activity, but the lower river had a pretty decent run of bugs starting around 6:00 PM. We saw sulphurs, #16 olives, some MONSTER isos (#10) that the fish ignored, as well as psuedos and the occasional potomanthus distinctus. The fish took dries fairly sporadically at first, and then settled into a rhythm around *:00 or so. There is a bit more cloud cover expected today, so we are anticipating that both upper and lower should fish well throughout the day.

Hatches:

Isonychia bicolor – Iso/Slate Drake #12-2XL

Ephemerella dorothea – Sulphur- #16/18/20

Stenonema sp. – Light Cahill #12-#14

Ephemerella deficiens- Blue Wing Olive #14

Hydropsyche sp. – Tan Caddis – #16-#18

Emphemerella invaria – Light Cahill – #12

Brachycentrus sp. (Dark Grannom – Charcoal) #16- #18

Pseudocloeon – Little BWO’s- #22-#26

FLOWS:
West Branch at Stilesville, NY 529 cfs @ 45º
West Branch at Hale Eddy,NY 547 cfs @ 47º
East Branch at Harvard, NY 173 cfs @ 59º
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 388 cfs @ 68º
Mainstem at Lordville, NY 1,130 cfs @ 69º
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 173 cfs @ N/A
Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release 88.4% – 500 CFS

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