Delaware River Report / Conditions July 31, 2013

It was another good day out there yesterday, both in the morning and later on as well! Good flushes of bugs came off from about 10:30 AM on down river, and the afternoon sulphurs made their appearance in Deposit also. The real gem was the evening, when we had BIG flushes of Isos, Stenos, Pseudos, and Dortheas – with the fish keying in on the Isos in particular. Certain sections of river saw the fish being a bit more selective (read: PICKY) than they should have been with Isos on the water, but that’s the Delaware for you. Today we are looking at a slightly warmer one, but with even more clouds shielding us throughout the day. Without anything drastic predicted, we will (hopefully) see the same amount of activity as we did on Tuesday.

The Dinallo brothers had a rare double this past Monday fishing with Jim! Photo: Jim Swift

The Dinallo brothers had a rare double this past Monday fishing with Jim! Photo: Jim Swift

What’s Hatching:

Ephemerella dorthea – Sulphurs – #16 & #18

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

Hydropysche species – Tan Caddis – #16 & #18

Chimarra species – Charcoal Caddis – #16 & #18

Stenonema species – Various Light Cahills – #14

Pseudocloeon species – BWO – #22 – sporadic

Heptagenia hebe – Olive Sulphurs – #16 – starting

Current Flow Conditions:

FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM:
West Branch at Stilesville, NY 486 cfs @ 45º
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY 575 cfs @ 47º
East Branch at Harvard, NY 200 cfs @ 56º
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 295 cfs @ 64º
Mainstem at Lordville, NY 1,150 cfs @ 63º
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 129 cfs @ N/A
Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release 91.1% – 500 CFS release

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