Delaware River Report / Conditions July 10, 2016

We were hit with a couple of heavy storms yesterday afternoon and again last night.  The West Branch is already dropping and is clear enough to fish.   It is still in decent shape for wading and floating.  There is some color to the river but it is clear enough for fish to rise if the hatches come.  The West has already dropped to 627 cfs at hale Eddy and is falling quickly.  The flow at Stilesville remains steady at 510 cfs.  The lower East Branch and upper Mainstem have a lot of color to them.  Anyone who was going to fish for smallmouth may want to change their plans and fish for trout on the WB.  The Beaverkill is running at 1,160 cfs this morning so there is a big jump in flows on the Eastern side of the drainage.
The weather is going to be cooler today with air temperatures only reaching the low 70’s.  We should have some decent cloud cover with some wind in the afternoon.  The radio stations are talking about a possible thunderstorm but Weatherunderground has the potential of that at only 20%.  Bring a raincoat just in case.

The West Branch is clearing and dropping this morning.

Hatching:
Slate Drake – 12-2xl- Isonychia bicolor
Sulphur – #16-18 – E dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – 16 – S. ithaca & canadense
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)