Delaware River Report / Conditions May 2, 2020

Both Cannonsville and Pepacton Reservoirs are spilling.  There is a lot of water in the system this morning so if you are wading look to the small feeder streams and upper reaches that will drop first.  Click on the USGS links below for the latest flow data.  On the bigger rivers most people will probably do streamer runs but if the bugs hatch fish will rise on the slow edges and in the long slower pools. It looks like the West Branch has some color still but not enough to bother the fish or bugs.  It’s going to be a beautiful day with the air temp hitting 60 degrees, sunshine, and wind from the North 10 – 15.  A little less wind would be ideal but the sunshine is awesome.

We are following the State’s order and are closed right now.  We are still fulfilling mail orders in the online store:  https://drc-fly-shop.myshopify.com

Curbside pickup is now a shipping option in the store

Let’s keep the local pictures going.  Since everyone should be fishing local to their homes send us pictures of your locally caught fish and we’ll put them here on the blog.  Even chubs would be cool.  Email them to flyfish@thedelawareriverclub.com

Today’s selection of fish:

Mike with a good brown in the net

Mike matching the hatch on his local

Doug found this one eating Hendricksons on the Willow this week

Hatching:
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Dark Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Blue Quill – #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Little Black Caddis –  #16 – 20 – Chimarra sp.
Dark Hendrickson – #14 – E. subvaria (male)
Light Hendrickson – #12 – E. subvaria (female)
Quill Gordon – #14 – Epeorus pluralis
Dark Grannom #14 – 18 – Dark Brachycentrus

Click on the gauge below for the most recent update: