Delaware River Report: July 9, 2023

The aqueduct work has been pushed off again. It is now scheduled for Fall of 2024.

If Wunderground is correct we should see .64″ of rain today with an additional .86″ overnight. If the water turns off color streamer fishing couldbe very good. And keep an eye on the Stilesville gauge. The West Branch above Oquaga Creek generally stays in good shape regardless of any weather event. Plus it’s always hard to predict the paths of thunderstorms up here so keep an eye on the radar, We have some midday sulphurs and olives in Deposit. Nymphing is best on the lower West due to the algae in the upper river. Isonychias, olives, and a few cahills on the lower West.

The Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, East Branch at Fishs Eddy, and Mainstem at Lordville all peaked over 70 degrees yesterday. It’s time to give these sections a break and fish the colder water.

Today will 78 degrees with clouds an rain. We should see a few clouds move in during the afternoon with a slight chance of a stray shower. Wind will be light and variable.

What’s Hatching:
Sulphur – #16 – 20 – E. dorothea
Slate Drake – 12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Dark Blue Wing Olive – #18 – 20 – deficiens, lata
Pale Evening Dun – #14 – Epeorus vitreus
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #22 – 26 – Pseudocleon sp.
Light Cahill – #14 – E. invaria, rotunda, Stenocron spp.
Olive Caddis – #16 – 18 – Ryacophilia sp.
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.
Dark Blue Wing Olive – #16 – 18 – Baetis spp.

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