Delaware River Report / Conditions May 11, 2016

We’re coming off another cool night with frost on the windshields this morning.  That great for the water temperatures.  We had decent clouds roll in yesterday afternoon just in time for the hatches.  The menu hasn’t changed with a healthy mix of hendricksons, blue quills, tan caddis, apple caddis, and march browns depending on what section of river you are fishing.  The wind was not a factor yesterday which was a great relief after Sunday and Monday.
Today will feel like summer out there with mid 70’s, virtually no wind, and clear skies.  The cloud cover has been nice but it does feel good to have the sunshine hit you out there.  Nymphing should be productive in the morning with the hatches coming later in the day.  Caddis should be active all day in the sunshine so keep an eye out for splashy risers.

Cannonsville is at 99.8% capacity this morning and Pepacton is at 99.9% capacity.

Nick back at it. Photo by Steve Shen

Hatching:
March Browns – #10-2xl – Maccaffertium vicarium (formerly Stenonema vicarium)
Hendrickson- #12 – 14 – E. subvaria
Hendrickson #16 – E. X
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