Delaware River Report / Conditions June 23, 2016

Yesterday we had another afternoon of sun and wind.  Nymphing was productive in the morning and luckily by late afternoon the wind died back to a reasonable level.  There were sporadic hatches of sulphurs, olives, and a few isonychias.  There were fish eating during the day but mostly in shaded areas and edges.  Once the sun dropped the fish were happier and the dry fly fishing improved.  The hatching seems to vary from pool to pool right now so if you’re not seeing decent sulphurs by mid-evening move around and check out different areas.  Mid day has been tough with the bright sun so there is no need to rush
Today’s forecast is calling for more cloud cover although it looks like most of the rain is going south of us.  It seems all of the rain goes south of us.

 

Don't leave the river too early.  Photo by Mike Brewer

Don’t leave the river too early. Photo by Mike Brewer

Hatching:
Slate Drake – 12-2xl- Isonychia bicolor
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)

West Branch at Stilesville, NY 486 cfs
44°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY 556 cfs
47°
East Branch at Harvard, NY 156 cfs 57°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 258 cfs 65°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY 867 cfs 65°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 114 cfs N/A
Cannonsville Reservoir Release 497 cfs
West Branch at 191 Bridge  N/A 55°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) 88 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity 90.4%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity 95%
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