Delaware River Report / Conditions April 20, 2012

Sorry for the delay in posting today – crazy morning here at the DRC!

Well, you can thank the Supreme Court – we’ve got some more water coming down from Cannonsville. Montague has dropped below the required flow rate, and NYC needs to compensate by releasing from Cannonsville, so we’re seeing a bump up to about 350 CFS for the day. This means wading is still possible pretty much system wide, and the fish will get a bit of temperature relief from the bright sun we are expecting today. Don’t expect it to last – once the power generation at Rio Reservoir kicks back in, we’ll likely lose the release. Good reports from last night, with some real big fish caught towards the evening. Risers throughout the day, sporadically in places, still mowing down hendricksons and the occasional caddis.

Kevin Delaney with a FAAAAAAAAT Main Stem Brown caught last week. Is that a Brown or a Largemouth? Photo courtesy of the angler.

Hatches:

Ephemerella subvaria – Hendricksons – #12 & #14

Paraleptophlebia adoptiva (Blue Quill) – #16 & #18

Light Brachycentrus Caddis – Apple Green – #16 & #18

Dark Brachycentrus Caddis – Charcoal – #16 & #18

Baetis species – #20

Chimmarra (little black) Caddis – #18 & #20