Delaware River Report / Conditions June 1, 2016

The recording for Cannonsville Reservoir has the release listed as 381 cfs this morning.  Lets hope that the release is increased to 500 cfs as soon as someone gets to the office this morning.  We will update the blog as things change.  We had decent numbers of Green Drakes, Dark Caddis, some sulphurs and Cahills on the river yesterday.  The bright sun and low water had the fish feeling a little shy during the day but there were targets if you were patient.  There is still some green slime coming down the West Branch making nymphing difficult.  Hopefully an increase in release will help flush that out.
Today looks like it will be an exact copy of yesterday with mostly sun and air temperatures approaching the mid- 80’s.  The night time temperatures are finally dropping back into the 50’s which should help the water temperatures.
The lower East Branch and the Mainstem are still not fishable.  Both rivers are starting off warm in the morning and peaking in the mid-70’s by the afternoon.

The lower West Branch is in the danger zone too with water temperatures reaching 67 yesterday.  Fish with your thermometer and move up river if the temps get too high.

Hatching:
Green Drakes – 8-2xl – 10-2xl – E. Guttalata
March Browns – #10-2xl – Maccaffertium vicarium (formerly Stenonema vicarium)
Gray Fox #12-2xl- Maccaffertium vicarium (formerly Stenonema fuscum)
Pink Lady – #14 – Epeorus vitreus
Sulphur – #16-18 – E dorothea
Light Blue Winged Olive – #14 E. cornuta
Tan Caddis – #16 – 20 – Hydropsyche spp.
Dark Brachycentrus sp. – #14 – 18 – Dark Grannom
Light Brachycentrus sp. – #16 – 18 – Apple Caddis
Little Black Caddis #18 – 20 – Chimarra sp.
Blue Winged Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans (updated name: Baetis tricaudatus)