Delaware River Report / Conditions August 31, 2016

There were a few clouds around yesterday afternoon but we did have our share of sun.  There were enough olives, small sulphurs, cahills, and flying ants to get some fish rising.  Flying ants have become very important over the last few days so definitely carry some in #18 – 22.  There have been some tricos in the morning.  If you see good numbers of them on the water and no fish move to another spot.  We are finding them eating in some pools and not others.  The weather looks great today with good cloud cover with a chance of light rain or storms.  Winds will be low around 6 mph.  It looks like the best chance of rain is overnight but the forecast is for negligible amounts.  We already have the clouds this morning so things are looking good for a decent olive hatch.

 

Samantha put one in the net yesterday afternoon

Samantha put one in the net yesterday afternoon

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)

West Branch at Stilesville, NY 486 cfs
48°
West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY 575 cfs
51°
East Branch at Harvard, NY 173 cfs 58°
East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY 299 cfs 67°
Mainstem at Lordville, NY 705 cfs 67°
Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY 121 cfs N/A
Cannonsville Reservoir Release 500 cfs
West Branch at 191 Bridge  N/A 58°
West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) 75 cfs
Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity 70.2%
Pepacton Reservoir Capacity 80.3%
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