Delaware River Report / Conditions May 1, 2016

Yesterday was the definition of bug soup.  The menu changed depending on your location but there was some major hatching on the river.  March Browns came off on some sections while others had blanket Blue Wing Olive and Blue Quill  hatches.  Some people even saw pockets of decent Hendrickson hatches mid day.  A lot of olives were being taken just under the surface so a wet fly would have shined.  We did well on CDC emergers and the classic rusty spinner.  The river doesn’t fish much better than it did yesterday.
We’re in for a bit of a weather change today with air temps in the 40’s, rain, and winds around 10 mph (if Accuweather is correct).  Weatherunderground has roughly the same forecast with the rainfall totaling .29 of an inch.  Hopefully we get enough precipitation over the next few days to make Cannonsville Reservoir spill.  Keep an eye on the water temperatures.  Hopefully they rise enough today to create some hatching.

Chris with a great brown yesterday. Photo by Kevan Smaracko

Hatching:
March Browns – #10-2xl – Maccaffertium vicarium (formerly Stenonema vicarium)
Hendrickson- #12 – 14 – E. subvaria – Definitely Spinners – duns are waning on some sections still strong on others
Blue Quill #16 – 18 – Paraleptophlebia adoptiva
Dark Brachycentrus sp. – #14 – 18 – Dark Grannom
Light Brachycentrus sp. – #16 – 18 – Apple Caddis
Little Black Caddis #18 – 20 – Chimarra sp.
Blue Winged Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans (updated name: Baetis tricaudatus) –
Quill Gordons #14 – Epeorus pluralis – almost gone – you’ll still find a few here and there
Tiny Black Stoneflies #18 – Capniidae sp. – Waning
Early Black and Brown Stoneflies #14 – 16 – Taenopteryx & Strophopteryx spp. – Waning