Delaware River Report / Conditions June 4, 2018

Yesterday was definitely cooler with a bit more early rain than forecasted.  The wind was up and down all day but it was pleasant when it settled down.  The weather seamed to help the fishing.  Nymphing was productive with all sorts and sizes of nymphs.  There are so many different species hatching right now it’s a great time to play with new patterns.  Some people are catching fish blind casting March Browns and Isonychias.  We are seeing all of the big bugs right now including Green Drakes.  Sulphurs, Cahills, olives, and lots of different caddis are rounding out the mix.  Today looks like a great day to be on the water.  We’ll have clouds with a few mid afternoon showers.  The wind will be lower than yesterday staying around 5 – 7 mph for most of the day.  The rain soaked into the ground and the river flows are pretty much the same as yesterday morning.

Art Bartholomew releasing a nice fish yesterday

Stevens with a nice rainbow yesterday. Photo by Samantha Dennis

There is construction on Winterdale Road.  A short stretch is closed near the Methodist Camp between us and Hancock.  We have detours listed on our website here:  https://thedelawareriverclub.com/welcome-to-the-drc/getting-here/

Hatching:
Sulphur – #16 – E. dorothea
Green Drake – #8-2xl – E. guttalata
March Brown #10-2xl – Maccaffertium vicarium
Gray Fox #12-2xl –  Maccaffertium vicarium (formerly S. fuscum)
Light Cahill – #14 – 16 – S. ithaca & canadense
Isonychia – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Blue Wing Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Tiny Blue Wing Olives #20 – 26 – Psuedo sp.
Little Black Caddis #18 – 20 – Chimarra sp.
Spotted Sedge #16 – Hydropsyche sp.
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