Delaware River Report / Conditions July 17, 2012

I’m just going to lead with the picture today, as this is what happened on the Lower West Branch yesterday:

Yes. Nothing. Nada. Zip. Zilch.

Despite early morning clouds, and cooler periods of the day, we didn’t have squat happen out on the river. You know it’s tough when guides nymph three of the best riffles on the river and come up with bupkiss. Upriver saw SOME sulphurs, but definitely not in the quantities we have typically seen on a daily basis. We definitely get days like this on occasion, and I hope that’s all it was! Today is supposed to be even hotter, but with some reprieve from the sun in the form of afternoon clouds – let’s see what it does for us!

Hatches:

Epeorus vitreus – Pale Evening Dun – (Female) -#14

Epeorus vitreus – Light Cahill – (Male)- #14

Potomanthus distinctus – Golden Drake – #12-2xl

Stenonema fuscum – Grey Fox – #12-2xl

Isonychia bicolor – Isos – #12-2XL and BIGGER!

Ephemerella dorthea – Sulphurs – #16

Ephemerella invaria – Large Sulphurs / Light Cahills – #14

Ephemerella deficiens–  Dark. BWO -#12-20

Ephemerella attenuata- Light BWO- #16-20

Ephemerella pseudocloeon– Tiny BWO- #22-26

Hydropsyche- Tan Caddis- #18

Ryacophilia- Olive Caddis- #16

Baetis species – #18 & #20