Delaware River Report / Conditions June 3, 2018

Yesterday saw decent cloud cover with the bugs coming later in the afternoon.  Some reports had fish working early while others saw the rising begin late.  There are definitely Green Drakes out there now along with the March Browns, Gray Fox, Sulphurs, and Olives. We saw a lot of spent and crippled caddis on the water last night too.  Despite all of the food floating down the river nymphing or wet fly fishing was still your best bets during the day.  Today’s forecast seems to be changing every time we look.  The latest has us cooler with the air temp staying in the low 60’s and light rain totaling less than 1/4″.  Mondays precipitation has also been downgraded to light rain.  The next week looks good with some light rain and cloud cover sticking around.

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/

Brendon with a great rainbow. Photo by Steve Shen

Hatching:
Sulphur – #16 – 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
Isonychia – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Blue Wing Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
Tiny Blue Wing Olives #20 – 26 – Psuedo sp.
Hendrickson  #16 –  E. subvaria – there are still a few around the West Branch
Little Black Caddis #18 – 20 – Chimarra sp.
Dark Grannom – #14 – 18 – Dark Brachycentrus sp.
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