Delaware River Report / Conditions August 9, 2016

The forecast is calling for clear skies this morning with some clouds coming in by mid-afternoon.  We’re looking at high air temperatures in the low 80’s with winds staying under 10 mph.  We should see some storms tomorrow which will be a welcome relief from the sun.  We are still fishing sulphurs and olives on the upper West Branch with a few cahills, isonychias, and golden drakes thrown in for good measure.  We have been seeing more hatching up top in the evening so don’t leave the river too early.  We have had some hatching in the evening on the lower West Branch but the dry fly action below Hale Eddy has been best on rainy days.  The tricos are still around in the morning but the fishing has been spotty on them.  Some mornings we find fish rising to them and other mornings are slow.  The nymphing has been picking up with some nice fish being caught despite the sun.

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)