Delaware River Report / Conditions May 9, 2012

Well, the river certainly jumped right up as the day went along yesterday. What was good for the folks out there ahead of the surge was that the bugs and fish did the same. Isos, sulphurs, March Browns, caddis, you name it, it was there regardless of the rain coming down. As the air cooled in the evening, the action did slow slightly on the West Branch, but remained fairly consistent on the Main. Today, we’re looking at a nice, cool, overcast day with passing showers – which will hopefully give us a repeat performance of yesterday! The West Branch out front is off-color, but has dropped in CFS steadily since cresting late yesterday afternoon. The clarity should improve dramatically as the day goes on and it drops further. The Beaverkill is running INCREDIBLY high, and is likely not to fall as quickly as the West or upper East Branches, so that fork of the river will likely remain higher and cloudier than the rest for some time. It remains to be seen how this will affect the Main Stem, which just peaked this morning. I’ll stop back by here later today to update conditions when I get some live reports from the guides.

Capt. Pete Farrell on a break from the salt with a beautiful Main Stem Brown. Photo by: Bruce Miller