Delaware River Report / Conditions June 3, 2017

As far as we know no flow agreement was reached yesterday so we are technically under Revision 1.  New York, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New York City are still running their contingency plan to keep water in the river while negotiations continue.  Under the contingency plan releases from Cannonsville will be 325 cfs and releases from Pepacton will be 150 cfs.

The wind was tough mid day yesterday keeping most of the caddis in the trees and the March Browns and Gray foxes were getting off the water quick.  Once the wind died in the evening most of us saw absolutely massive amounts of sulphurs covering the water until dark.  There were some fish eating them on top but a lot of the eats were on the emergers just below the surface.  Swinging sulphur nymphs or pheasant tail wet flies would have been a good option.  Green Drakes were hatching and there were fish eating them here and there.  It was a bug soup day with decent opportunities.

Paul with a nice brown yesterday. Photo by Samantha Dennis

Hatching:
Sulphur – #16 – Ephemerella dorothea
Green Drake – #8-2xl – Ephemera guttulata
Light Cahill – #14 – Ephemerella rotunda
Light Cahill – #14 – Ephemerella invaria
Little BWO – #22 – 26- Pseudocloeon sp.
March Brown – #10 -2xl – Maccaffertium vicarium
Gray Fox – #12-2xl – Maccaffertium vicarium (Stenonema fuscum)
Blue Wing Olives – #18 – Baetis sp.
Dark Grannom – #14 – 18 – Brachycentrus spp.
Tan Caddis #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche spp.
Little Black Caddis – #18-20 – Chimarra sp.

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