Delaware River Report / Conditions June 4, 2016

The rain in yesterday’s forecast seems to have missed us.  We had a few drops but nothing during the day that required a raincoat.  The cloud cover was nice and made the fish feel comfortable rising when there were bugs on the water.  We did get a negligible amount over night that bumped the flow on the rivers by a couple cfs.  There was definitely an improvement in the amount of green slime coming down the West Branch.  It’s not totally clear yet but we are seeing less each day.  We are seeing cahills, sulphurs, and green drakes hatching out there.  The isonychias are now showing up and people are catching fish on them. We are still catching most of the early fish on caddis before the mayflies begin to hatch.   The sulphurs are coming later in the evening so don’t leave the river early.  The weather forecast looks good today with highs in the low 80’s and a mix of clouds and sun.  The predicted thunderstorms look more likely to happen tomorrow.

Pat with a nice brown yesterday. Photo by Steve Shen

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)