Delaware River Report / Conditions June 2, 2016

The release from Cannonsville Reservoir is 511 cfs this morning.  As expected the green slime floating down the river was a problem yesterday as the flow increased.  This should be less of an issue today as it filters out of the system.  The increased release has also dropped the temperature on the lower West Branch and we are starting off at 56 degrees this morning.  We had sporadic hatching of cahills, green drakes, and caddis during the day but most of the activity happened after the sun dropped behind the hills.  Once that happened the hatching increased and the fish were rising.  We are starting to see some coffin flies at dark too.
Today should be a cooler day with a partly cloudy sky.  Winds to 10 mph from the South.

Theo found some fish in the dark

Hatching:
Green Drakes – 8-2xl – 10-2xl – E. Guttalata
Brown Drakes – 10-2xl- E. simulans
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
Little Black Caddis #18 – 20 – Chimarra sp.
Blue Winged Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans (updated name: Baetis tricaudatus)