Delaware River Report / Conditions September 7, 2016

The release from Cannonsville has been raised again to meet the downstream flow targets.  The current release is from Cannonsville is 1,245 cfs.  It would be nice if they spread some of the directed release out to Pepacton and throw the East Branch a bone of a few hundred cfs.  If you fish the upper Main definitely carry white flies and caddis.  If you are on the West Branch carry light cahills and some sulphurs.  Everywhere you fish today carry blue winged olives and flying ants.  The forecast is mid 80 air temperatures, partly cloudy, and light to moderate winds (under 10 mph).  We will be warm for the next few days and air temps should drop back early next week.

You do not need a 16 – 20 foot leader with multiple feet of tippet to catch fish on the West Branch in the Summer.  What you need is a really great presentation.  Stop by the DRC this Saturday morning between 9 and 12 for a free Summer Clinic.  We’ll cover casting techniques, leaders, flies, and hatches.  Frank Audino will be giving fly tying demonstrations so bring your vise if you want to pick up some techniques.  Send us an email at flyfish@thedelawareriverclub.com and let us know if you are coming.

Hatching:
Slate Drake – 12-2xl- Isonychia bicolor
Sulphur – #16-20 – E dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – 16 – S. ithaca & canadense
Golden Drake – #12-2xl – Potomanthus
Trico – 22 – 26 – Tricorythodes sp.
Tiny Blue Winged Olive – #22 – 26 – Psuedocloeon spp.
Blue Winged Olive – #18 – 20 – E. lata
Light Blue Winged Olive – #16 – 20 E. attenuatta
Tan Caddis – #16 – 20 – Hydropsyche spp.
Dark Brachycentrus sp. – #14 – 18 – Dark Grannom
Little Black Caddis #18 – 20 – Chimarra sp.
Blue Winged Olives #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans (updated name: Baetis tricaudatus)