Delaware River Report / Conditions August 17, 2019

We had a great turn out for the Iron Fly last night.  There will be a lot of volunteers picking up garbage on the river today.  We’ll finish up with prizes and Troegs!  If you’re in the area pick up some trash and swing through for a beer.  We start at 10 am here at the shop.

Better conditions yesterday with good cloud cover and no real rain hitting us on the lower West.  Some areas were hit with scattered storms but we came through it just fine.  Today’s weather looks similar with a chance of afternoon scattered thunderstorms but no meaningful amount of precipitation.  Wind will be 5 – 10 from the South and the air temp will hit the low 80’s.  Olives, sulphurs, and isonychias.  If we do get the rain we may see some early olives on the lower West.  Otherwise head towards the dam for the afternoon sulphurs or nymph and swing wets until you see some fish rise.   There are a lot of small fish in the river right now so watch the rise forms carefully and be patient to find good sized fish.

Kicking off the cleanup at Tink’s Riverside Tavern last night

Water temps are hot on the Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, the East Branch at Fishs Eddy, and the Mainstem at Lordville.  Give the fish a break in those areas and fish colder water.

Hatching:
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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.

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