Delaware River Report / Conditions July 17, 2018

Yesterday was another bright sunny day.  Decent fog in the morning but once that burned off it definitely felt like July.  The higher release kept the West Branch in great shape  all the way down through Hancock.  There was quite a bit of loose algae in the water making nymph and streamer fishing difficult but that should have filtered out now with the lower release this morning.  There were a few clouds around in the afternoon but they were moving through quickly as the front pushed through.  There were a few caddis and olives on the water but the main hatch was sulphurs.  Today looks much cooler with an air temp reaching 73 degrees.  The rain forecast has been decreased to 1/2″ over the course of the day.  Most of the rain will fall over 6 hours beginning at 11 am.

A wide bodied rainbow from last night

If you are fishing for trout do not fish the Mainstem, lower East Branch, or the lower Beaverkill.  Check the water temperatures in other areas before you fish.  The West Branch and upper East Branch are your best bets for cold water and fish.

Hatching:
Sulphur – #16 -20 – E. dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – 16 – S. ithaca & canadense
PED / Pink Lady – #14 – Eperorus vitreus
Isonychia – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Light Blue Winged Olives – #16 – 20 – E. attenuata
Dark Blue Winged Olives – #18 – 22 – E. lata
Tiny Blue Wing Olives #20 – 26 – Psuedo sp.
Tricos – #22 – 24 – Tricorythodes
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophila sp.
Dark Blue Sedge #14- Psilotreta sp.
Spotted Sedge #16 – Hydropsyche sp.
Tan Caddis #14 – 16 – Hydropsyche sp.

There is construction on Winterdale Road. A short stretch is closed near the Methodist Camp between us and Hancock. We have detours listed on our website here:  https://thedelawareriverclub.com/welcome-to-the-drc/getting-here/

Click on the gauge below for the most recent update: