Delaware River Report / Conditions August 22, 2016

We had a nice steady rain for most of the afternoon so most of the rivers are up this morning.  At times the rain was heavy and we saw some of the creeks begin to stain but everything settled down and the clarity is good this morning.  The flows are already dropping back to normal and the upper West Branch is in decent wading shape.  The lower West is 834 cfs this morning so it is definitely wadeable too and is dropping quickly.  There are a lot of tricos in the air this morning but we haven’t seen any on the water yet.  The upper West is still seeing a good mix of sulphurs, olives, and golden drakes.  Throw in a few isonychias and that should cover the hatches.  The rain and cool night have dropped the water temperature a couple of degrees. The lower Eat Branch and Mainstem will still be too warm to fish but it’s nice to see the temp drop.  We will see cooler air temperatures and sunshine over the next few days.  The winds will be up today as the front pushes out.

Hale Eddy is dropping back to normal this morning

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)