Delaware River Report / Conditions June 20, 2018

Yesterday started off with a little cloud cover but gave way by mid morning to bright sun and wind.  The wind dropped in the evening.  The best dry fly fishing was early and late in the day.  Sulphurs, olives, and caddis made up the bulk of the hatches although a few drakes came off towards dark.  There were really, really,  good caddis flights right around dark.  Mid day nymphed well in the lower water.  The bugs are still active so the fish are still finding them between hatches.  We have a great change in the weather day – we will be way cooler than we have been.  Wunderground shows us with clouds, light winds, and an air temp of 73.  That sounds really nice after the late Summer conditions we’ve had lately.  The lower East Branch, Mainstem, and lower Beaverkill all got too hot to fish yesterday.  The lower West Branch in Hancock heated up as well.  The cooler temps and clouds will help but it’s time to fish with your thermometer.  If the forecast holds the cooler weather and periods of light rain over the weekend will help out a lot.

Dave with a mid day rainbow. Photo by Steve Shen

Hatching:
Sulphur – #16 -18 – E. dorothea
Green Drake – #8-2xl – E. guttalata
March Brown #10-2xl – Maccaffertium vicarium
Gray Fox #12-2xl –  Maccaffertium vicarium (formerly S. fuscum)
Light Cahill – #14 – 16 – S. ithaca & canadense
PED / Pink Lady – #14 – Eperorus vitreus
Isonychia – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Blue Wing Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Tiny Blue Wing Olives #20 – 26 – Psuedo sp.
Dark Blue Sedge #14- Psilotreta sp.
Spotted Sedge #16 – Hydropsyche sp.

There is construction on Winterdale Road.  A short stretch is closed near the Methodist Camp between us and Hancock.  We have detours listed on our website here:  https://thedelawareriverclub.com/welcome-to-the-drc/getting-here/
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