Delaware River Report / Conditions June 6, 2018

The cool air temps and cloud cover over the last few days have really helped keep the water temps in check.  Callicoon only peaked at 62 degrees yesterday.  The whole system is in great shape for wading and floating.  We’re keeping the clouds and cool air again today.  Right now we’re fishing all of the big bugs with March Browns, Gray Fox, Isonychias, and Green Drakes out there.  Don’t overlook he smaller offerings since a lot of fish are eating the caddis, olives, and sulphurs too.  Right now you can blind cast big bugs and find fish and find fish keyed in on smaller flies who ignore everything else.  It’s a fun time to be on the river.  There are definitely Coffin flies out there at night.  The spinner fall is hard to predict but don’t leave the river early and have some stout tippet just in case.  The weekend is looking great.  We may have some rain but they keep downgrading the amount in the forecast.  The way the forecast is trending in the end we’ll probably have showers and good cloud cover – and good fishing

Even though it’s June have your rusts ready at dark

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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