Delaware River Report / Conditions July 12, 2016

The rivers have dropped back after the rain and things are pretty much back to the “normal” for this summer.  The clarity is good on the the system and temperatures on the upper East Branch and the entire West Branch remain in great shape.  Sulphurs, isonychias, olives, and some cahills should cover most of your fishing.  Smaller sulphurs seem to be working better now with a lot of fish eating the #20’s.  Nymphing has been productive before the hatches start.  Today is going to be warm with air temperatures approaching the high 80’s.  Tomorrow begins another round of “potential” rain but we’ll see if any of it actually hits us.  The forecasted amounts won’t change th erivers much so it should just improve the olive fishing if we get rain and clouds.

Steve with a nice brown this week. Photo by Jared Makowski

Hatching:
Slate Drake – 12-2xl- Isonychia bicolor
Sulphur – #16-20 – 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)