Delaware River Report / Conditions July 31, 2016

We had quite a few showers yesterday so the rivers are up slightly this morning.  The West Branch is flowing at 750 cfs at hale Eddy and is already dropping back this morning.  Ne of yesterday’s rain was particularly heavy so it soaked into the ground.  We did have quite a bit of fog on the rivers in the afternoon.  The rain did bring out the sulphurs and olives.  A lot of people are reporting that they had very good dry fly fishing on West Branch yesterday afternoon.  It was a great break from the days of sunshine we’ve been seeing.  The West is in great shape and clarity is not a problem this morning.  The water at Stilesville has barely budged and the river is in good shape for wading or floating.  We have chances of additional thunderstorms today with the likeliest coming in the afternoon.  The amount of precipitation depends on when the storms actually hit us- if they hit us at all.  Winds should stay low under 10 mph.  The air temperatures will be lower today sticking in the 70’s.  All in all it looks like a good day to be on the water.

Streamers may be effective in the morning

Hatching:
Slate Drake – 12-2xl- Isonychia bicolor
Sulphur – #16-20 – E dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – 16 – S. ithaca & canadense
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)