Delaware River Report / Conditions June 19, 2017

We’re getting hit by some passing storms this morning.  So far none of the storms have lasted long but the rain has been heavy.  At 7 AM this morning all of the rivers still looked good in Hancock.  Some of the creeks are leaving a silt line at their mouths but overall they look okay.  All of the rivers in the system are rising right now but so far so good.  We may see a few more thunderstorms in the afternoon.  The forecast keeps shifting around but as of this morning Wunderground is calling for the rain around 2 PM.  The release from Cannonsville is 400 cfs this morning.  We had a bit more sun than expected yesterday and the daytime thunderstorms in the forecast failed to materialize.  People did well nymphing throughout the day despite the sunshine.  There were fish rising early before the sun hit the water and again in the evening.  Olives and Caddis mixed with a few cahills.  We are seeing Isonychias hatch so if you don’t want to nymph blind casting riffles with a bigger dry fly can be productive.  If you are fishing the lower Beaverkill, lower East Branch, or lower Mainstem in the afternoon check the water temperature with a thermometer.

So far so good on the West Branch this morning

Hatching:
Slate Drake #12-2xl – Isonychia bicolor
Sulphur – #16 – 20 – Ephemerella dorothea
Brown Drakes #10-2xl – Ephemera simulans
Light Cahill – #14 – Ephemerella rotunda
Light Cahill – #14 – Ephemerella invaria
Pale Evening Dun / Pink Lady – #14 – Epeorus vitreus
Little BWO – #22 – 26- Pseudocloeon sp.
Light BWO – #14 – Drunella cornuta (previously Ephemerella cornuta)
Blue Wing Olives – #18 – Baetis sp.
Dark Blue Sedge – #14 – Psilotreta spp.
Little Tan Sedge – #16 – 18 – Glossosoma sp.
Green Caddis – #16 – Ryacophilia sp.
Tan Caddis #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche spp.

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