Well it was definitely a scorcher out there yesterday, with blazing sun, high humidity, and very little breeze. A typical August day on the Delaware, basically. In typical summer fashion, the water temps rose dramatically throughout the day, “shocking” the fish into a bit of a lull until the sun dropped behind the mountains. While there was some pretty good hatching activity towards the evening, the fish did not go crazy in response. That being said, plenty were still taken on March Browns, some tan caddis, and even a Hendrickson or two way up river on the West Branch. Today we’re looking at another smoker of a day, but hopefully the thunderstorms that have been predicted will actually materialize in the PM, and bring us some cooler water into the system.
Al Mikalaukis (left) poses with a nice chromed-up Rainbow, and guide Bob Lewis. I will let you guess which one is the fish! Photo: Bill Kracht
What’s Hatching:
Ephemerella subvaria – Hendricksons – #12 & #14 (waning)
Stenonema vicarium – March Browns – #10-2xl
Stenonema fuscum – Grey Fox – #12-2xl
Hydropysche species – Tan Caddis – #16 & #18
Chimarra species – Charcoal Caddis – #16 & #18
Epeorus vitreus – PED, Pink Lady – #14 – Getting Started
Baetis species – BWO – #16 & #18 – Very sporadic
Paraleptophlebia adoptiva – Blue Quill – #16 & #18 – Waning, spinners still around
Current Flow Conditions:
| FLOWS AS OF 8:00 AM: | |
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 221 cfs @ 44º |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 287 cfs @ 58º |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 185 cfs @ 63º |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 552 cfs @ 65º |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,190 cfs @ 67º |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 350 cfs @ N/A |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Level & Release | 97.2% – 225 CFS release |
