Delaware River Report / Conditions May 18, 2016

Yesterday fished well with the overcast sky and light winds.  The hatching ramains the same with some hendricksons holding on in stretches and march brown s and sulphurs coming off in other areas.  We have seen a few light cahills and there have been tan caddis showing up just about everyone on low wind sunny days.  There have also been a few cornutas and pseudos on stretches.  We have picked up a few green drakes but haven’t seen a “hatch” yet.  Streamer fishing has been decent over the last few days and should continue to be good as long as we have the higher flows and overcast skies.  Cannonsville is still spilling but the flow behind the dam is dropping.  We should see the West Branch flow below the dam slowly drop over the next few days.  The release is steady at 300 cfs.
The forecast is calling a cloudy sky and warmer air temperatures today approaching 70 degrees.  Wind will be negligible with gusts to 5 mph.  It’s shaping up to be a great day on the water.  The extended forecast looks just as good with a chance of light showers on Saturday.

Dan with a pretty brown yesterday. Photo by Samantha Dennis

Hatching:
March Browns – #10-2xl – Maccaffertium vicarium (formerly Stenonema vicarium)
Sulphur – #16-18 – E dorothea
Light Blue Winged Olive – #14 E. cornuta
Hendrickson- #12 – 14 – E. subvaria
Hendrickson #16 – E. X
Tan Caddis – #16 – 20 – Hydropsyche spp.
Dark Brachycentrus sp. – #14 – 18 – Dark Grannom
Light Brachycentrus sp. – #16 – 18 – Apple Caddis
Little Black Caddis #18 – 20 – Chimarra sp.
Blue Winged Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans (updated name: Baetis tricaudatus)