Delaware River Report / Conditions June 22, 2015

The water temps continue to hold with the great combination of higher flows, rain, and cloud cover.  The flows jumped up again yesterday after some storms but are beginning to drop back this morning.  If you are wading the story remains the same- upper East Branch and upper West Branch. The rivers are way off color this morning but should clear and drop throughout the day.  Oquaga Creek is usually the main offender for dirty water but there may be one or two more above that adding some color so if the water looks too high just keep moving upstream.  The West Branch at Walton is flowing into Cannonsvile at 966 cfs- great news.  If you want to nymph during the day move upstream to lower, clearer water.  There is definitely color in the rivers but the upper WB should be fishable. Today’s forecast is calling for air temps around 80, mostly sun, and with light winds.  Gusts should be under 9 mph.

Jason with a nice fish from the weekend. Photo by Bruce Miller

Hatching:
Slate Drake #12-2xl – Isonychia bicolor
Sulphur #18-20 – E. dorothea
Light Cahills #14 – various steno species (invaria, etc)
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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