Delaware River Club: Upper Delaware River Report 8/29/10

More sun in the forecast for today, with a high of 88.  The bright sun will likely limit your mid-day surface activity, but the mornings have seen decent action on tricos, and the evening hours, just before dark, have been fishing well also.  Primarily, there have been small olives on the West Branch and good white fly and iso action on the Upper Main Stem late in the evenings, with decent spinner falls as well.  Be prepared for flying ants as well; we suspect that sometime in the next couple of days we will see another good push from that hatch.  Temperatures for now, are looking good on the Upper Main, but keep your eye on the gauges because the temperatures are likely to rise with the warmer weather and lower water levels.

FLOWS:
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY 456  cfs @ 54º
East Branch at Harvard, NY 170  cfs @ 57º
East Branch at Fishs Eddy, NY 419 cfs @ 63º
Main Stem at Lordville, NY 959 cfs @ 63º
Main Stem at Montague, NJ 2280 cfs @ N/A
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 149 cfs @ N/Aº
Cannonsville Reservoir Level 58.8%
Cannonsville Reservoir Release 325 cfs
FLIES:
Sulphurs (Stenonema, Stenacrons)               Size 12-14
Sulphurs (Ephemerella invaria) Size 14
Sulphurs (Heptagenia hebe) Size 18-22
Charcoal Caddis Size 16-20
Tan Caddis Size 16-20
Blue Winged Olive (Pseudocloeon) Size 22-26
Blue Winged Olive (Ephemerella deficiens, lata, depressa) Size 18-26
Iso’s Size 12 2XL-14
Stoneflies Size 8 4XL
White Fly’s Size 16-12
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