Delaware River Report / Conditions June 26, 2016

The release from Cannonsville Reservoir has been dropped back to 500 cfs this morning. They are either going to run water from lake Wallenpaupack or from Rio Reservoir to make up the difference for the Montague flow target.  This still leaves the West Branch in great shape. It is still at a decent level for floating and wading.  We are seeing sulphurs hatching and fish eating tehm during the day on sections of the upper West.  The bright sunshine is holding back the lower West until evening when the sun drops behind the hills.  Nymphing in the morning has been productive- plus you’ll get a shot of seeing some hatching or fish rising to left over spinners.  The upper West has too much algea to nymph so definitely stick to the lower sections.  The Mainstem temps are over 70 degrees during the day so avoid fishing down there.  The lower East Branch temperatures peaked close to 76 degrees at Fishs Eddy yesterday.  Stick to the West Branch or the upper East Branch.
Sulphurs, cahills, isonychias , and blue winged olives.

Preston with a nice brown on the West Branch. Photo by Kevan Smaracko

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)