Delaware River Report / Conditions August 15, 2016

The West Branch looks good this morning and the clarity is fine.  We were hit with a couple of strong storms yesterday afternoon that turned the river muddy but we cleared up pretty well over night. The level remains good for both wading and floating.  If you are on the lower sections pick your wading spots since we are over 700 cfs at Hale Eddy.  There is no rain in the forecast today and we should be much cooler with air temperatures in the low 80’s.  We may keep the cloud cover for most of the day with light winds.  We had some hatches of sulphurs, olives, and cahills yesterday but streamer fishing was the most productive method.

Bob with a nice brown from yesterday. Photo by Bruce Miller

Hatching:
Slate Drake – 12-2xl- Isonychia bicolor
Sulphur – #16-20 – E dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – 16 – S. ithaca & canadense
Golden Drake – #12-2xl – Potomanthus
Trico – 22 – 26 – Tricorythodes sp.
Tiny Blue Winged Olive – #22 – 26 – Psuedocloeon spp.
Blue Winged Olive – #18 – 20 – E. lata
Light Blue Winged Olive – #16 – 20 E. attenuatta
Tan Caddis – #16 – 20 – Hydropsyche spp.
Dark Brachycentrus sp. – #14 – 18 – Dark Grannom
Little Black Caddis #18 – 20 – Chimarra sp.
Blue Winged Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans (updated name: Baetis tricaudatus)