Delaware River Report / Conditions August 1, 2019

We had a brief rain storm yesterday morning then a mix of clouds and sun for the rest of the day.  The rain wasn’t enough to really bump the river flows so were are starting off roughly where we were yesterday morning.  Nymphing and swinging wets worked in between hatches.  Sulphurs, isonychias, and olives pretty much covered the bugs.  We have seen some tricos in the morning and have some reports of fish eating them.  Today will be sunny with a high of 83 degrees.  Wind will be 5 – 10 mph from the North.

 

Pat McPartland did well swinging wets yesterday

Pat McPartland did well swinging wets yesterday

John with a brown last night.  Dan Treadwell photo

John with a brown last night. Dan Treadwell photo

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

Sulphur  – #16 – 20 – E. dorothea
Slate Drake
 – #12 – 14 – Isonychia bicolor
Light Cahill – #14 – Stenocron spp.
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olives  – #16 – 20 – E. lata, deficiens
Light Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – E. attenuata
Tiny Blue Winged Olives – #22 – 26- Pseudo sp.
Trico – #22 – 26 – Tricorythodes sp.
Golden Drake – #10-2xl – Potamanthus sp.
Great Brown Stonefly – #6-2xl – 10-2xl – Pene capita
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophilia sp.
Little Tan Sedge – #16 – 18 – Glossosoma sp.
Yellow Sally – #14 – Isoperla sp.

Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:

West Branch at Stilesville, NY 589 cfs 49°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY 611 cfs 51°
East Branch at Harvard, NY 200 cfs 58°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 370 cfs 69°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY 1,060 cfs 69°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 154 cfs 69°
Cannonsville Reservoir Release 500 cfs
West Branch at 191 Bridge N/A 59°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) 101 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity 83.7%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity 90.4%
Close