It was a toughie out on the water yesterday, with bright sun bearing down on the water for most of the day, and a nice stiff wind early on just to make things interesting. That being said, certain areas lit right up in the evening, with decent hatches of tan caddis, as well as March Browns and the start of the Ephemerella invaria – Light Cahills. Out front in Home Pool, we had several nice fish feeding consistently, and in true Delaware style, it was nearly impossible to figure out exactly what it was they were eating! People had success on drowned caddis as well as the trusty Rusty Spinner in a size #16. Today, we’re expecting some cooler temps, very little wind, and hopefully a bunch more cloud cover to entice those olives to pop!
Mark Li does it again, finding fish taking March Browns. Photo: Mike Phillipe
What’s Hatching:
Ephemerella subvaria – Hendricksons – #12 & #14 (waning)
Stenonema vicarium – March Browns – #10-2xl
Stenonema fuscum – Grey Fox – #12-2xl
Hydropysche species – Tan Caddis – #16 & #18
Chimarra species – Charcoal Caddis – #16 & #18
Epeorus vitreus – PED, Pink Lady – #14 – Getting Started
Baetis species – BWO – #16 & #18 – Very sporadic
Paraleptophlebia adoptiva – Blue Quill – #16 & #18 – Waning, spinners still around
Current Flow Conditions:
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 161 cfs @ 42º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 255 cfs @ 52º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 213 cfs @ 52º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 713 cfs @ 54º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,410 cfs @ 58º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 444 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 97.8% – 150 CFS release |
