Delaware River Report: June 9, 2026

The release from Cannonsville is 500 cfs. It’s going to be another bright sunny so the best shot at dry fly fishing will be early or late in the day. Green Drakes are moving up the system along with sulphurs and Cahills. There are still some March Browns and Gray Fox in the colder river sections. If you’re set on dries all day blind casting the bigger bugs in the riffles would be a good bet. Dry and dropper rigs are working too. Nymphing has offered the best opportunities midday.

Some of the water temps on some river sections are too hot to fish for trout. Some people (including some guides) will say that the Mainstem trout are used to warm temperatures and fishing to them in the high 60’s to 70’s is fine. We have never seen a study proving that and it’s really about greed and shows a total disregard for the resource. Please stick to fishing the colder water sections.

The Mainstem, the East Branch in Hancock, and the Beaverkill at Cooks Falls all peaked at or over 70 degrees again yesterday. It’s time to give these river sections a break until we cool back down.

Today will be 84 degrees and sunny. Wind will be 5 – 10 mph from the South.

What’s Hatching:
Dark Blue Wing Olive – #16 – 18 – Baetis vagans
March Brown – #10-2xl – Maccaffertium vicarium
Gray Fox – 12-2xl – Maccaffertium vicarium
Sulphur – 16 – 18 – Ephemerella dorothea
Dark Blue Sedge – #14 – Psilotreta sp.
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydrosyche sp


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