Delaware River Report / Conditions July 18, 2019

The West Branch came through the storms just fine and is fishable this morning.  The creeks were off color last night but cleared quickly once the rain stopped.  There is a tint in the river but visability for fishing is perfectly fine out front right now.  The release from Cannonsville has been dropped back to 500 cfs.  We have a little rain falling now but that should clear up.  A few more storms may pass through in the afternoon but the predicted rainfall is only .04″.  Hopefully the clouds stick around all day.  Wind will be 5 – 10 mph from the South.  Olives, sulphurs, and isonychias should cover most of your fishing.

The lower West looks good this morning

The Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, the East Branch at Fishs Eddy, and the Mainstem at Lordville are all starting off today too hot to fish for trout.  If you’re fishing for trout give those areas a break and fish in the cold water closer to the dams or the headwaters of the freestone rivers.

Hatching:
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Sulphur  – #16 – 18 – E. dorothea
Slate Drake – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Light Cahill – #14 – Stenocron spp.
Dark Blue Sedge – #14 – Psilotetra sp.
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.
Yellow Sally – #14 – Isoperla sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives  – #16 – 20 – E. lata, deficiens
Light Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – E. attenuata
Tiny Blue Winged Olives – #22 – 26- Pseudo sp.
Golden Stonefly – #8-2xl – Acroneuria sp.
Great Brown Stonefly – #6-2xl – 10-2xl – Pene capita
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophilia sp.
Little Tan Sedge – #16 – 18 – Glossosoma sp.

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