Delaware River Report / Conditions July 13, 2016

Yesterday was a mix with clouds in the morning leading into sunshine in the afternoon.  Today looks a little different with sun this morning giving way to clouds and maybe a light storm in the afternoon.  The West Branch remains in great shape with the steady release and cool temperatures reaching all the way to Junction Pool.  The East side is still slowly dropping with temperatures on the lower East Branch and Upper Mainstem still to hot for trout.  We are settling into the normal summer routine of fishing the sulphur hatches in Deposit in the afternoons and then moving down river to the lower West for the evening hatches.  Light afternoon rain may change that but we’ll see if Accuweather is actually accurate.  Nymphing is still better on the lower West due to the algae up top.

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)