Delaware River Report / Conditions August 6, 2016

We woke up to some light showers this morning which is a great start to the day.  The cloud cover and fog should make the morning nymphing last longer plus offer up and opportunity for some olive hatches.  The forecast is calling for the showers to come in and out for most of the morning giving way to a cloudy sky in the afternoon.  We should see the normal afternoon sulphur and olive hatches in Deposit. Hopefully the clouds make the fish feel more comfortable to rise.  Winds may pick up a bit as the front rolls through but should drop in the evening.  Despite the winds the clouds and light rains should make this a decent fishing day.

Still steady on the West Branch

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)