Delaware River Report / Conditions May 3, 2016

Once the rain stopped yesterday ended up being a great fishing day.  Blue winged Olives (#18 – 20) and Hendicksons (#14 – 16)  were out in force on some sections of river.  We saw a lot of rising fish and a lot of fish were landed.  There was very little wind and the cloud cover stuck around for the majority of the day.  The rivers were coming up a bit from the runoff but the water color stayed in decent shape.  One of the better fishing days in a while.
We woke up to steady light showers this morning but they are done for a while.  We may see a few more light showers come and go through the afternoon but the precipitation totals won’t be much.  Winds look light with a forecast of 4 mph.    Driving the rivers this morning the lower East Branch, Mainstem, and lower West Branch all look fine.  They may have a little color but they are definitely fishable.  The Beaverkill is running over 700 cfs so the lower East has a shot of water coming down.  The West Branch at hale Eddy is at 601 cfs and dropping. There is still some runoff coming off the hills so the lower West will be a little higher but it is still good for wading and floating.
This is shaping up to be a great fishing week.

Bruce Miller found a big brown yesterday

Hatching:
March Browns – #10-2xl – Maccaffertium vicarium (formerly Stenonema vicarium)
Hendrickson- #12 – 14 – E. subvaria – Definitely Spinners – duns are waning on some sections still strong on others
Hendrickson #16 – E. X
Blue Quill #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
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) –
Quill Gordons #14 – Epeorus pluralis – almost gone – you’ll still find a few here and there