Delaware River Report / Conditions May 15, 2016

Cannonsville is still spilling and the flow at Hale Eddy is 1,100 cfs this morning and just beginning to drop back a bit.  Sections of the West Branch are still wadeable at this level along with the Upper East Branch, Beaverkill, and sections of the Lower East Branch.  The system looks clear and fishable this morning.  The air temperatures will be cooler today approaching 50 degrees by mid-afternoon.  We will have some wind gusts to deal with- how heavy depends on which weather station you are watching.  If it gets too windy for fish to rise streamers and nymphing should be productive.  If you are fishing the West Branch nymph on the lower sections of river because we do have the algea breaking loose due to the increased flows.  There is less now than we had a couple of days ago so that is clearing up and filtering out of the system.
The hatches remain the same with March Browns, Tan Caddis, and Hendricksons still holding on in some sections.  We may have some olives hatching with the overcast skies and intermittent rain. We do have a “Freeze Watch” in effect tonight so bring some warmer gear- especially if you stay out after the sun drops behind the hills.

The flow above Cannonsville has leveled off around 650 cfs this morning

Hatching:
March Browns – #10-2xl – Maccaffertium vicarium (formerly Stenonema vicarium)
Sulphur – #16-18 – E dorothea
Light Blue Winged Olive – #14 E. cornuta
Hendrickson- #12 – 14 – E. subvaria
Hendrickson #16 – E. X
Tan Caddis – #16 – 20 – Hydropsyche spp.
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)