September 19, 2010

Delaware River Club: Upper Delaware River Report 9/19/2010

Today we are expecting mostly cloudy skies with a chance of some evening showers and highs in the low 70’s. Cannonsville Reservoir is releasing 738 cfs this morning, which is slightly lower than the flows from yesterday. With these lower flows a larger portion of the West Branch will be wadable. The best dry fly action has been on the East Branch and Main Stem with olives, iso’s and caddis being the most consistent hatches. Both the East Branch and the Main Stem are holding good water temperatures and excellent flows for wade fishermen.  Streamers have been dominating the West Branch over the past week with black and olive being the colors of choice in this off colored water.

September 18, 2010

The Delaware River Cluber: Upper Delaware River Report 9/18/10

The West Branch has come up today with the increased release and is at a good level for floating, and a little tough for wading certain spots.  Streamers fished well yesterday and today should too.  With sunny skies and a nice calm day today, there may be some insect activity throughout, or sometime during the day today as well.

Temperatures are looking good across the board for a while now, and the fishing has picked up considerably in a lot of sections that have been too warm most of the summer.  Insect activity continues to be relatively sporadic, but has created some good dry fly opportunities at times, and is occasionally really good!  Isonichia, some Golden Drakes, and some left-over White Flies have had the Main fishing decent, with a mixture of Caddis as well.  October Caddis have also been scattered throughout the system in respectable numbers.  Olives probably remain the most predominant hatch as of late, which is pretty typical for this time of the year.  Flying Ants and Tricots may still be found, but have been noticeably waning this past week.  Don’t be surprised if these hatches have a few really productive days left though. Streamers continue to be very effective with the higher water levels and low visibility.

September 17, 2010

Delaware River Club: Upper Delaware River Report; September 17, 2010

Today’s weather and river conditions should make for decent fishing action today.  Partly cloudy skies and favorable water temperatures throughout the West Branch and upper sections of the Main Stem is what we are looking at going into the weekend.  The river is still stained from the fall turn-over of the reservoir, but certainly fishable.  It has also come up since the release increase this morning.  Streamers will likely be your best option, but keep an eye out for surface activity as the day goes on.

September 16, 2010

The Delaware River Club: Upper Delaware River Report 9/16/10

Today’s weather looks good throughout the morning, getting into some cloudy skies and light rain by the afternoon, with T-Storms later in the evening.  Releases have been decreased over the past couple of days, but water levels are still very good for drift boat fishing and have become easier to wade.

Temperatures are looking good across the board this past week, and the fishing has picked up considerably in a lot of sections that have been too warm most of the summer.  Insect activity has been relatively sporadic, but has created some good dry fly opportunities at times, and is occasionally really good!  Isonichia, some Golden Drakes, and some left-over White Flies have had the Main fishing decent, with a mixture of Caddis as well.  October Caddis have also been scattered throughout the system in respectable numbers.  Olives probably remain the most predominant hatch as of late, which is pretty typical for this time of the year.  Flying Ants and Tricots may still be found, but have been noticeably waning this past week.  Don’t be surprised if these hatches have a few really productive days left though. Streamers continue to be very effective with the higher water levels and low visibility.

September 15, 2010

The Delaware River Club: Upper Delaware River Report 9/15/10

Temperatures are looking good across the board this past week, and the fishing has picked up considerably in a lot of sections that have been too warm most of the summer.  Insect activity has been relatively sporadic, but has created some good dry fly opportunities at times, and is occasionally really good!  Isonichia, some Golden Drakes, and some left-over White Flies have had the Main fishing decent, with a mixture of Caddis as well.  October Caddis have also been scattered throughout the system in respectable numbers.  Olives probably remain the most predominant hatch as of late, which is pretty typical for this time of the year.  Flying Ants and Tricos may still be found, but have been noticeably waning this past week.  Don’t be surprised if these hatches have a few really productive days left though. Streamers continue to be very effective with the higher water levels and low visibility.

September 14, 2010

The Delaware River Club: Upper Delaware River Report 9/14/10

The fishing has picked up throughout the entire Upper Delaware River system as of late.  Olives have been the predominant hatch on the West Branch and have been out in good numbers on both the East Branch and the Main Stem as well.  Iso’s and white fly spinners on the Main Stem have produced most of the action on those sections.  Streamer fishing has also been very productive with the off-color water conditions.  Temperatures are pretty good throughout, but with today’s weather being mostly sunny, this morning and later this evening will likely be the best times to be on the Main Stem, East Branch, and lower West Branch.  Temperatures on the rest of the West and the upper East should be most favorable.  High of 68 degrees today.

September 13, 2010

The Delaware River Club: Upper Delaware River Report 9/13/10

The whole Upper Delaware River system for the most part, has favorable temperatures and fished well yesterday.  The streamer bite was excellent yesterday with ideal weather. Pseudos covered the West and produced good surface action mid-afternoon, and there were reports of good Isonychia hatches on the Main Stem.  Today’s forecast is calling for cloudy skies throughout the day and T-Storms later in the evening, with a high of 73 degrees.  River is at a nice floatable level and in good shape.

September 12, 2010

Delaware River Club: Upper Delaware River Report 9-12-2010

Today they are calling for a high of 61 with rain showers for most of the day. Overnight temperatures have allowed the water temperatures to remain cool throughout the West Branch as well as the Main Stem as far down as Lordville. The release from Cannonsville this morning is 907 cfs. The West Branch and the Main Stem are both still off color due to the reservoir turning over. Today looks like streamers may be the best option; we have been having the best luck with black streamers as it seems to stick out in this water clarity. Mayfly action today may consist of BWO’s, iso’s, and pseudo’s, in addition to mayflies, keep an eye out for caddis as they are starting to show up in good numbers once again.

September 11, 2010

Delaware River Club: Upper Delaware River report 9/11/2010

Today we are expecting highs of 75º with mostly sunny skies. River temperatures are good the entire length of the West Branch and on the Main Stem as far down as Lordville. Streamers and nymphs will likely be your most productive flies of the day today, but also keep an eye out for isos, pseudo, BWO’s and White flies if you are on the main. Flows are up today and we can expect the same for the rest of the weekend.

September 10, 2010

The Delaware River Club: Upper Delaware River Report 9/10/10

Today’s weather and river conditions should make for decent fishing action today.  Partly cloudy skies and favorable water temperatures throughout the West Branch and upper sections of the Main Stem is what we are looking at going into the weekend.  The river is still stained from the fall turn-over of the reservoir, but certainly fishable.  It has also come up since the release increase this morning.  Streamers will likely be your best option, but keep an eye out for surface activity as the day goes on. Decent numbers of Olives on the West, Flying Ants scattered throughout the system, isolated Isonychia hatches on the Main, Tricos in the a.m., a few Cahills on the lower West, and October Caddis scattered throughout.

September 9, 2010

The Delaware River Club: Upper Delaware River Report 9/9/10

The river looks to be in pretty good shape this morning and the overcast skies should stick around most of the day with a high of 64 for the day, and showers later this evening.   The release has slightly increased again this morning and with this weather, streamer fishing has the potential to be very productive.  Be prepared for olives throughout the day as well.  Temperatures look good on the West Branch and the upper Main Stem, to about Stockport.

September 8, 2010

The Delaware River Club: Upper Delaware River Report 9/8/10

Today’s forecast is calling for partly cloudy skies and a high of 73 degrees.  Water levels have been increased slightly, from 679 to 718 cfs. The Upper Main Stem fished okay yesterday, with some streamer action and occasionally some sporadic surface activity, but keep an eye on water temperatures for today. The West fished very similarly to the Main Stem, and maintains more ideal temperatures at this point in the week.  Tricos in the morning, flying ants and caddis mid-day, and olives in the evenings, with a scattering of Cahills throughout the day.  Isonychia and white flies late on the Main Stem.