Delaware River Report: July 12, 2023

The aqueduct work has been pushed off again. It is now scheduled for Fall of 2024.

Another day in July and another chance of afternoon thunderstorms. Total rainfall should be a negligible .16″ but the clouds will be welcome after yesterday. Most of these storms slide around us on the West Branch anyway but keep an eye on the radar justin case. The best bet for dry fly fishing during the day will be in Deposit with a mix of sulphurs, blue wing olives, and a few Isonychias. The lower West has less algae is the best bet for nymphing. We should see olives, a few cahills, a few sulphurs, and Isonychias when the sun starts to drop.

The Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, East Branch at Fishs Eddy, and Mainstem at Lordville will peak over 70 degrees today. It’s time to give these sections a break and fish the colder water.

Today will 82 degrees with some clouds in the morning with possible thunderstorms in the afternoon. Wind will be 5 – 10 mph from the West.

What’s Hatching:
Sulphur – #16 – 20 – E. dorothea
Slate Drake – 12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Dark Blue Wing Olive – #18 – 20 – deficiens, lata
Pale Evening Dun – #14 – Epeorus vitreus
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocleon sp.
Light Cahill – #14 – E. invaria, rotunda, Stenocron spp.
Olive Caddis – #16 – 18 – Ryacophilia sp.
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olive – #16 – 18 – Baetis spp.

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