Delaware River Report / Conditions May 12, 2015

It looks like everyone including the fish get another day off due to the high water temperatures.  We are not fishing or guiding today.  The lower West Branch, lower East Branch, and the Mainstem all peaked over 70 degrees again by mid day yesterday.  The Lordville gage on the Mainstem is already measuring 71 degrees this morning.  That gage seems to read on the cool side so add a few degrees to that number.  We are going to see air temps in the high 70’s today so the rivers will heat up even more by late afternoon.  The West Branch under the 191 Bridge is 67 degrees as of 5:30 this morning.  Unbelievable.

There is a potential for T Storms and .15″ of rain this afternoon.  That likely won’t be enough to bring the rivers up.  Hopefully the storms sit on us for a while and dump some real water.  Luckily the overnight air temps will drop to the 30’s with highs tomorrow in the 50’s.  This should give us some thermal relief.  If you insist on fishing the West Branch above Hale Eddy managed to stay below 70 degrees again so what little water there is up there is okay.  The closer you get to the dam the better off you will be with water temperatures.  Anything fish caught below that will likely die from stress.  No matter where you fish check the water with a thermometer first.

Hopefully Accuweather is correct and we can report on some thermal relief in tomorrow’s post.

I’m tired of posting depressing temperature graphs. Here’s a Green Drake nymph

Hatching:
Hendrickson #16 – E. X species
Apple Caddis #16-18 – Light Brachycentrus sp.
Hendrickson – #14 – E. subvaria (male)
Hendrickson – #12 – E. subvaria (female)
Blue Quill – #16 – Paralep. adoptiva
Quill Gordon #14 – Epeorus pluralis
Blue Winged Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Little Black Caddis #18 – 20 – Dark Chimarra sp.