Clouds, cool temps, and no thunderstorms to be had! Pretty much a fantastic day to be out and chasing fish around on dry flies. There was decent hatching all day long, of both BWOs and sulphurs, with the occasional iso thrown in for good measure, pretty much river-wide. The only issue was that the fish were….well, to be blunt, bitchy. They would rise steadily, then go down for no apparent reason. Then, you’d have fish rising like crazy, and it didn’t matter what fly you threw over top of them, they weren’t going for it, even when you KNEW what they were eating. I just tell myself that this is why we love the Delaware! Today, we’re looking at warmer temps, but some cloud cover as well. If it keeps up, we will definitely see another good day out there on the water….at least for the hungry fish!
Brownie McGirk being released. Photo by: Tony May
Hatches:
Epeorus vitreus – Pale Evening Dun – (Female) -#14
Epeorus vitreus – Light Cahill – (Male)- #14
Stenonema vicarium – March Browns – #10-2xl
Stenonema fuscum – Grey Fox – #12-2xl
Isonychia bicolor – Isos – #12-2XL and BIGGER!
Ephemerella dorthea – Sulphurs – #16
Ephemerella invaria – Large Sulphurs / Light Cahills – #14
Ephemerella cornuta – Light BWO – #14 (sporadic)
Ephemerella Deficiens– Dark. BWO -#12-20
Ephemerella Attenuata- Light BWO- #16-20
Ephemerella Pseudocloeon– Tiny BWO- #22-26
Hydropsyche- Tan Caddis- #18
Ryacophilia- Olive Caddis- #16
Baetis species – #18 & #20
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 519 cfs @ 46º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy,NY | 561 cfs @ 48º |
| East Branch at Harvard,NY | 188 cfs @ 57º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy,NY | 591 cfs @ 62º |
| Mainstem at Lordville,NY | 1,410 cfs @ 62º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls,NY | 353 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 95.4% – 500 CFS release |
