Delaware River Report / Conditions July 23, 2015

The sulphurs came in the upper river sections but the bright sun made the fish a little wary.  Swinging small pheasant tail wets was the best way to fool the fish eating the emergers a couple of inches under the surface.  Things were a little later in other sections but once the sun dropped a bit the fishing picked up.  We had very little fog on the river yesterday which was a nice change.  Since so many fish were eating emergers underneath we did do better with isonychia emergers rather than duns.  Patience was definitely the name of the game.
Accuweather is calling for sun, light winds, and slightly cooler temperatures today.  Look for fish on shaded banks and on the edges of rippled current where they feel more comfortable rising in the sun.  Sulphurs, isonychias, and small olives.  If you are on the Mainstem add the golden drakes to your box.

Theo found one eating on top in the sunshine yesterday

Hatching:
Slate Drake #12-2xl  – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Sulphur #18-20 – E. dorothea
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
Little Black Caddis #18 – 20 – Dark Chimarra sp.

Flows and Temps as of 8:00 AM:
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