With the wind howling and the rain coming down too hard too make sitting in a tree the least bit appealing, I found time today to sit down and compare 2018 with the previous 27 years for which I have kept records of my of fishing on the Delaware River system. The results aren't pretty.
The season started off with high water and cold temps which delayed the may fly hatches and made wading...
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Angler 119's Delaware River Fishing Report
Tired of being teased.
Posted on October 11 2018
Stopped by the Troutfitter yesterday and talked with one of the regulars who gets down to the Delaware more often than most. Lately he has found fish in the UEB rising to olives and cahills. Said it was hard to get around in the high water and that he was the only wade fisherman on the river. Saw four boats go by the last time he was there.
With both reservoirs running at maximum release it...
With both reservoirs running at maximum release it...
Take heart - meadow mushrooms are starting to poke up out of grassy lawns.
Posted on October 08 2018
It's now been a month since I posted the picture of the twenty inch brown that ate a cahill on the Big River. Haven't caught another fish in the big river since. In fact I haven't been able to get into the big river or almost any other part of the Delaware system for the last month. Right now you can wade some of the Bk and a few spots in the BEB.
My plans for tomorrow are to drive down to camp...
My plans for tomorrow are to drive down to camp...
Thinking of a trip to the San Juan???
Posted on October 07 2018
Arrived back home in Syracuse at 9:45 last night from seven days of fishing on the San Juan river in Northern New Mexico. Made the trip with another Troutfitter regular who had been to the San Juan several times. His prior experience on the river was a huge help in the adjustment to what proved to be an entirely new and unique fishing experience. Being with a congenial companion also made the...