Delaware River Report / Conditions June 3, 2016

The forecast is calling for cooler air temperatures today with a high around 80.  Winds shouldn’t be an issue at all with winds around 5 mph.  We may see an early afternoon thunderstorm but that would be a welcome relief after the last few weeks.  It may end up being just under 1/2″ but most of that will soak up into the ground.
We had more cloud cover yesterday so it actually felt cooler than Wednesday.  Some sections of river saw brief daytime activity with a mix of stenos and cornutas.  Other sectios saw little during the day besides some caddis.  Luck of the drawer on where you went.  In the evening the sulphurs came mixed with a few green drakes and coffin flies.  The fish we found seemed to be eating the sulphur emergers just under the surface.  If we get hit with the thunderstorms today that may trigger decent olive hatches earlier so definitely carry those with you.
We are still dealing with the green slime on the West Branch but yesterday was definitely an improvement over the amount we saw Wednesday.  The lower East Branch and the Mainstem are both past the cutoff point for fishing this morning at 67 and 68 degrees respectively.

A nice brown from yesterday. Photo by Kevan Smaracko.

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)