April 9, 2020

Delaware River Report / Conditions April 9, 2020

Since the Regan cousins haven’t sent us any fish pictures we’re assuming they are being humbled by their local streams

It’s okay to fish locally.  It’s not okay to travel long distances to fish.  So stay local for now.

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/  Our flies are stocked and we will be adding new products over the next few weeks.  Hopefully this all passes soon.

Let’s keep this 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:

Marci with a solid local chub!

Denis celebrated First Cast in spite of the quarantine in his area

It looks like the release from Pepacton has been increased bringing the East Branch flow at Downsville up to 685 cfs.  The release from Cannonsville has been increased to 1,297 cfs. We should see another 1/4″ of rain this morning and keep the clouds in the afternoon.  It’s going to be windy.  Wundergound is calling for 20 – 30 mph from the North as the front moves in.  The air temp will hit 50 but will drop back to 30 degrees overnight.  Olives, caddis, stoneflies, and a few blue quills are around. Some hendricksons have been spotted down low but the wind today will make dry fly fishing tough.  Streamers and nymphs will be the best bet today.

Hatching:
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Tiny Black Stonefly – #18 – Capniidaie sp.
Little Brown and Black Stoneflies #14 – 16 – Taeniopteryx sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Blue Quill – #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Little Black Caddis –  #16 – 20 – Chimarra sp.

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April 8, 2020

Delaware River Report / Conditions April 8, 2020

It’s okay to fish locally.  It’s not okay to travel long distances to fish.  So stay local for now.

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/  Our flies are stocked and we will be adding new products over the next few weeks.  Hopefully this all passes soon.

Let’s keep this 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:

John with a 19″ local brown

Peppas with a nice wild brown on a prince

The release from Cannonsville has been increased to 1,064 cfs.  That’s an interesting number.  A lot of people would have added one more cfs to round it to 1,065 cfs.  Not NYC DEP.  The flows on the East Branch also bumped up a bit so check the gauges for the latest flows if you’re up there.  Today will be warm again with the air temp reaching the high 50’s.  We’ll see a good mix of clouds and sun with 10 – 15 mph wind from the North.  We’ll see some cold weather moving in over the weekend but we should warm back up next week.

Hatching:
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Tiny Black Stonefly – #18 – Capniidaie sp.
Little Brown and Black Stoneflies #14 – 16 – Taeniopteryx sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Blue Quill – #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Little Black Caddis –  #16 – 20 – Chimarra sp.

Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:

April 7, 2020

Delaware River Report / Conditions April 7, 2020

It’s okay to fish locally.  It’s not okay to travel long distances to fish.  So stay local for now.

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/  Our flies are stocked and we will be adding new products over the next few weeks.  Hopefully this all passes soon.

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:

Mark is fishing his local streams in the Leheigh Valley

Radford is fishing local and sent us this beautiful rainbow from South Carolina

Christopher found some hendrickson eaters on his local PA stream

Today will be another mix of sun and clouds on the Upper Delaware.  Wind will be 5 – 10 mph from the North and the air temp will hit 62 degrees.  Both Cannonsville and Pepacton are at 99.6% capacity.  We do have some rain coming later in the week but it looks like less than 1″ spread out over 4 or 5 days.  It sounds like no matter where you are fishing in the Northeast it’s time to carry all of your Spring patterns and be prepared for anything.

Hatching:
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Tiny Black Stonefly – #18 – Capniidaie sp.
Little Brown and Black Stoneflies #14 – 16 – Taeniopteryx sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Blue Quill – #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Little Black Caddis –  #16 – 20 – Chimarra sp.

Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:

April 6, 2020

Delaware River Report / Conditions April 6, 2020

It’s okay to fish locally.  It’s not okay to travel long distances to fish.  So stay local for now.

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/  Our flies are stocked and we will be adding new products over the next few weeks.  Hopefully this all passes soon.

We saw fewer mayflies on the water yesterday compared to Saturday.  We thought maybe the increased release caused that but it seemed to be system wide.  We have a few warm days ahead of us and then we chill down a bit over the weekend.  Today looks nice in the high 50’s with some sun and clouds.  Wind 5 – 10 mph from the South.

Since everyone should be fishing local to heir 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

Hatching:
Click on the fly to see the patterns in our online store

Tiny Black Stonefly – #18 – Capniidaie sp.
Little Brown and Black Stoneflies #14 – 16 – Taeniopteryx sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans

Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:

April 5, 2020

Delaware River Report / Conditions April 5, 2020

Today’s forecast is similar to what we saw yesterday.   Good cloud cover, air temp in the 50’s, and wind 5 – 10 from the West.  Maybe a chance of a shower in the morning.  The olives hatched in stronger numbers yesterday and it was definitely good to see upright wings on the water.  Caddis and stoneflies were also in the mix.  The release from Cannonsville was increased slightly to 910 cfs.  The flow at Hale Eddy is just over 1,200 cfs this morning.  We should start seeing more little black caddis and blue quills as the weather warms up this week.

This is what we’re hearing from the State:  It’s okay to fish locally.  It’s not okay to travel long distances to fish.  So stay local for now.  It’s a bit early up here anyway and hopefully we won’t see any additional restrictions before the bugs start hatching and the fishing improves.

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/  Our flies are stocked and we will be adding new products over the next few weeks.  Hopefully this all passes soon.

Hatching:
Click on the fly to see the patterns in our online store

Tiny Black Stonefly – #18 – Capniidaie sp.
Little Brown and Black Stoneflies #14 – 16 – Taeniopteryx sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans

Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:

April 4, 2020

Delaware River Report / Conditions April 4, 2020

This is what we’re hearing from the State:  It’s okay to fish locally.  It’s not okay to travel long distances to fish.  So stay local for now.  It’s a bit early up here anyway and hopefully we won’t see any additional restrictions before the bugs start hatching and the fishing improves.

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/  Our flies are stocked and we will be adding new products over the next few weeks.  Hopefully this all passes soon.

Yesterday we saw some snow falling up in the headwaters of Oquaga Creek but it didn’t stick to the found.  Most of the area had rain in the morning.  We may see a little rain this morning but that should end early.  Then it’s clouds, wind 5 – 10 mph from the North, and the air temp hitting the low 50’s.  The West Branch flow increased to just over 1,000 cfs at Hale Eddy.  The release from Cannonsville was increased to 750 cfs plus some runoff.

Once this situation passes Dave Z will get beer delivered on the river by drone again

Hatching:
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Tiny Black Stonefly – #18 – Capniidaie sp.
Little Brown and Black Stoneflies #14 – 16 – Taeniopteryx sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #18 – Baetis vagans

Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:

April 3, 2020

Delaware River Report / Conditions April 3, 2020

Wunderground nailed the wind forecast yesterday.  10 – 20 mph from the North with higher gusts.  Spot on.  Today should be about the same with the wind dropping slightly in the afternoon.  Mid 40’s with a bit of rain this morning and the possibility of snow showers in some higher elevations.  The 10 day forecast looks pretty good overall.  We have a good amount of water in the system with the Upper West Branch Walton flowing in to Cannonsville over 1,000 cfs this morning.  We may see some spilling reservoirs in the next few days.  Stoneflies and olives will cover you on dries but the wind will make this a streamer and nymph day.

This is what we’re hearing from the State:  It’s okay to fish locally.  It’s not okay to travel long distances to fish.  So stay local for now.  It’s a bit early up here anyway and hopefully we won’t see any additional restrictions before the bugs start hatching and the fishing improves.

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/  Our flies are stocked and we will be adding new products over the next few weeks.  Hopefully this all passes soon.

Hatching:
Click on the fly to see the patterns in our online store

Tiny Black Stonefly – #18 – Capniidaie sp.
Little Brown and Black Stoneflies #14 – 16 – Taeniopteryx sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #18 – Baetis vagans

Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:

April 2, 2020

Delaware River Report / Conditions April 2, 2020

Right now we are taking the advice of both NYS and PA and suggesting everyone stay close to home and fish local.

Yesterday was a bit windy in the afternoon with a mix of sun and clouds.  The rivers are starting off a couple of degrees cooler this morning.  We should see 50 degrees with wind 15 mph from the North.  Gust may be higher.  We’re still seeing stoneflies, a few olives, and some midges.

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/  Our flies are stocked and we will be adding new products over the next few weeks.  Hopefully this all passes soon.

Good advice along a NJ stream. Tim Glynn photo

Hatching:
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Tiny Black Stonefly – #18 – Capniidaie sp.
Little Brown and Black Stoneflies #14 – 16 – Taeniopteryx sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #18 – Baetis vagans

Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:

April 1, 2020

Delaware River Report / Conditions April 1, 2020

Right now we are taking the advice of both NYS and PA and suggesting everyone stay close to home and fish local.

This is certainly not the start of the season we imagined a couple of months ago.  We are following the State’s order are are closed right now.  We are still fulfilling mail orders in the online store:  https://drc-fly-shop.myshopify.com/  Our flies are stocked and we will be adding new products over the next couple of weeks.  Hopefully this all passes soon.

The rivers and reservoirs are in great shape this Spring.  It may not feel like it but it’s still early.  There are some stoneflies and olives around but not much happening that could be considered consistent dry fly action.  If you tie flies check out Pig Farm Ink’s digital Iron Flies over the next couple of weeks:  http://www.moldychum.com/digital-iron-fly/

Hale Eddy running just around 1,000 cfs

Hatching:
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Tiny Black Stonefly – #18 – Capniidaie sp.
Little Brown and Black Stoneflies #14 – 16 – Taeniopteryx sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives – #18 – Baetis vagans

Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:

March 20, 2020

March Update

January 19, 2020

Edison NJ Fly Fishing Show

It’s that time of year already.  January 24 – 26, 2020 in Edison NJ.  The show is in it’s third year at the New Jersey Convention and Expo Center in Edison, NJ.   Click here for directions

We’ll be there in our normal booth space for all three days.  It’s a great show so stop by and say hello while you’re looking around.

November 7, 2019

Delaware River Report / Conditions November 7, 2019

Every Thursday for next four weeks we will list a limited 4 dozen run of a new fly in our online store.  One new pattern each week.  These are patterns we think are cool, don’t have room in the shop bins for, or are just playing around with and haven’t decided on them yet.  Week two’s fly is a Hendrickson Floating Wet Fly.  The Hendrickson Floating Wet Fly works well on calm water for picky fish.  It can also be sunk and swung as an emerger.  The thin profile makes it a great option tough situations.  Tied on a Tiemco 100 #14 dry fly hook with a quill body and DRC’s  rusty spinner dubbing.  Click here to see it in the store

Hendrickson Floating Wet Fly

We’re still finding some fish eating on top but nymphing and streamers have produced better over the last few days.  We’re heading into a cold snap for the next few days starting off with a mix of rain and snow this afternoon.  We warm back up slightly in a few days but it definitely feels like November.  The runoff has been good for the system so let’s hope the precipitation keeps coming in any form.

Click on the gauges for the latest flow information.  Daily updates resume April 1.