Delaware River Report / Conditions September 3, 2015

We’re up a little, then down a little, then back up a little.  The release from Cannonsville was increased to 555 cfs this morning.  It seems like we’re going through a period when DEP is making micro adjustments to the releases to cover flows downstream yet save every single pint of water they can.  That or whoever has their hand on the dial is having scotch for breakfast. If that’s the case hopefully they are drinking something good like Glenkinchie 12. With that said the increases and decreases are minor and should have no affect on the system.  The West Branch remains the most consistent fishery with olives, some sulphurs, a few isonychias, and minor flushes of cahills.  Flying ants are still around but are unpredictable.  Definitely carry them for the next week or two.  We are still finding fish rising to trico spinners in the mornings- mostly when the fog burns off.
The lower East Branch and Upper Mainstem are still too warm to fish with Fishs Eddy peaking around 74 degrees yesterday.  The total current NYC Water Supply is at 83.9%.  Normal Storage for September 3rd is 77%
The forecast is calling for a very light storm in the late afternoon with a small amount of precipitation.  The winds should be light.  Hopefully we see some cloud cover early.

Jared Makowski with a nice brown yesterday

Up, down, down,down, up.

Hatching:
Slate Drake #12 – Isonychia bicolor
Sulphur #18-20 – E. dorothea
Tricos #22 – 26 – Tricorythodes sp.
Light Cahills #14 – various steno species (invaria, etc)
Tiny Blue Wing Olives #22-26 – Pseudo sp. (now classified as Acentrella sp.)
Charcoal Caddis #14 -16 – dark Brachycentrus sp.
Tan Caddis #16-18 – Hydrosyche sp.
Blue Winged Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis sp.
Flying ants #16-24