April 15, 2011

Delaware River Report/Conditions 4/15/2011

The water temps are looking better on some sections of the river, hitting 50 degrees yesterday.  We should see some sun this morning, highs in the 50’s, with clouds rolling in this afternoon.  There were quite a few caddis and stoneflies in the air yesterday.

Hatches:

Taeniopteryx fasciata – Brown Stoneflies #12-14

Chimarra – Little black Caddis #16-18

Baetis vagans – blue winged olives #16-18

Here are your current flows and temperatures:

April 14, 2011

River Report/Conditions April 14, 2011

We had periods of rain on and off yesterday and overcast skies. Today looks to be a little warmer, with mostly sunshine.  Streamers are still your best bet until water temperatures rise a few more degrees.  The baetis have been more active as well, and black stoneflies in a variety of sizes, from #12 to #18 – keep them at the ready!

Here are your current flows and temperatures:

April 13, 2011

First Client Fish of they Year!!

Dan Rechenberg traveled all the way from Germany to give the Delaware a go, and he managed to land a great brown while out floating with Wiley and his good Swiss friend, Mattias Zehnder. This guy was caught on a streamer, but they both landed some nice fish on dries while they were here – we know they’ll be back!

Dan Rechenberg with his first Delaware brown! Photo by: Mattias Zehnder

April 13, 2011

River Report / Conditions April 13, 2011

Very odd weather day yesterday – the threat of rain, then bright sun, and back again. Chimmarra caddis were cruising around in droves, Jeff White got a good shot of one:

Chimarra caddis. Photo by: Jeff White

The baetis have been more active as well, and black stoneflies in a variety of sizes, from #12 to #18 – keep them at the ready!

Here are your current flows and temperatures:

April 12, 2011

River Report / Conditions April 12, 2011

We hit 80 degrees here in Starlight / Hancock yesterday, and today we wake up to 47 – April in the Catskills, what can we say? Good day yesterday on the water before the wind picked up – LOTS of stoneflies of varying sizes (all the way from 18 to 12), and FINALLY:

Baetis vagans male dun. Photo by: Bart Larmouth

Cell phone shot, so sorry for the fuzziness – but they are here! As soon as a few more start popping the fish will really turn on. Wiley took two great guys from Switzerland out over the last two days, and they boated some beauties – photos to follow soon!

Here are your current flows:

April 11, 2011

River Report / Conditions April 11, 2011

Hard to believe I went outside of the shop and couldn’t see my breath today!! There was decent insect actvity yesterday until the wind picked up a bit. A few rising fish were seen as well!  The exciting news is that the Paraleps (Blue Quill) are out, and there were some good numbers on the West Branch yesterday, but still not many fish looking up for them due to the water temps. We are still seeing Chimmarra caddis and little black stones, but the Baetis vagans are still absent – let’s hope that changes! Here are your flows:

April 10, 2011

River Report / Conditions April 10, 2011

Overcast and warmer here at the club today – looking to be in the mid- to high-60s! There was decent insect actvity yesterday, and the first few rising fish as well!  The exciting news is that the Paraleps (Blue Quill) are out, and there were some good numbers on the West Branch yesterday, but still not many fish looking up for them due to the water temps. We are still seeing Chimmarra caddis and little black stones, but the Baetis vagans are still absent – let’s hope that changes! Here are your flows:

April 9, 2011

River Report / Conditions April 9, 2011

Bright sun and no fog today – hopefully getting to 60F today! It looks like Cannonsville is spilling a little bit, cooling off the upper West Branch – releases should mitigate the amount of spill and warm up the water a little bit, as will the warmer weather heading our way. The exciting news is that the Paraleps (Blue Quill) are out, and there were some good numbers on the West Branch yesterday, but still not many fish looking up for them due to the water temps. We are still seeing Chimmarra caddis and little black stones, but the Baetis vagans are still absent – let’s hope that changes! Here are your flows:

April 8, 2011

River Report / Conditions April 8, 2011

Overcast this morning with the temperature just above freezing – hopefully getting to 60F today! It looks like Cannonsville is spilling a little bit, cooling off the upper West Branch – releases should mitigate the amount of spill. Warm weather over the next few days should help get water temps up, and help get the bugs hatching! We have seen Chimmarra caddis and little black stones, but the Baetis vagans are still absent – let’s hope that changes! Here are your flows:

April 7, 2011

River Report / Conditions April 7, 2011

Cloudy this morning, but it is supposedly going to burn off – we will see what happens! The flows dropped pretty dramatically last night with the precipitation moving out of the area. Warm weather over the next few days should help get water temps up, and help get the bugs hatching! We have seen Chimmarra caddis and little black stones, but the Baetis vagans are still absent – let’s hope that changes! Here are your flows:

April 6, 2011

River Report / Conditions April 6, 2011

The clouds have left, and the sun is shining in Starlight! AFter a BIG jump in flow yesterday due to all the rain, the river has cleared, and is looking great! Warm weather over the next few days should help get water temps up, and help get the bugs hatching! We have seen Chimmarra caddis and little black stones, but the Baetis vagans are still absent – let’s hope that changes! Here are your flows:

April 5, 2011

River Report / Conditions April 5, 2011

We have had over an inch of rain during the last 36 hours, and the already-saturated hills have filled the river once again – hopefully we will drop by the weekend! As for bugs, we have reports still of little black stoneflies, and some Chimarra caddis flying around.

Here are your current flows: