Delaware River Report / Conditions June 19, 2016

Nymphing was definitely the best option yesterday in the sun but there was some surface activity in the mid-afternoon.  There were small flushes of sulphurs and olives that brough some fish to the surface.  The caddis seemed to appear later in the evening as the sun dropped behind hills and the air temperature dropped a bit.  There were fish caught but you had to make the most out of each opportunity.
Fish the West Branch and the upper East Branch.  The Mainstem and lower East Branch both peaked over 70 degrees yesterday and both are starting off high again this morning. It looks like another day of sun and high air temperatures.

Thorn with a nice fish in the sun yesterday. Photo by Theo May

Hatching:
Slate Drake – 12-2xl- Isonychia bicolor
Pink Lady – #14 – Epeorus vitreus
Sulphur – #16-18 – E dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – 16 – S. ithaca & canadense
Tiny Blue Winged Olive – #22 – 26 – Psuedocloeon spp.
Blue Winged Olive – #18 – 20 – E. lata
Light Blue Winged Olive – #16 – 20 E. attenuatta
Tan Caddis – #16 – 20 – Hydropsyche spp.
Dark Brachycentrus sp. – #14 – 18 – Dark Grannom
Little Black Caddis #18 – 20 – Chimarra sp.
Blue Winged Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans (updated name: Baetis tricaudatus)