After two days of relative peace and quiet in the "sulfur zone" with a good mix of summer bugs and rising fish, where else would you go? Arrived about 3:30 and headed down towards the Gentleman's Club. Counted six drift boats between the route 17 bridge and the GC. There were also two pontoon boats and one kayak and a bunch of wade fishermen. Did a U turn and headed for the UEB.
Drove up route...
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Angler 119's Delaware River Fishing Report
Never fall in love with a fish!
Posted on July 12 2018
It's a mantra I've been preaching for as long as I remember. Your best chance to catch a fish is always on the first cast. As soon as the fish becomes aware that you are there, the odds swing heavily in his favor. I know, I know "He's still rising", but he gets to look at that fly from only inches away and if there aren't six legs on the water with the tail in the air he ain't eating. Tip your cap...
If you are going to fish the sulfur spinner fall, book a room.
Posted on July 11 2018
Did another split day. The best thing about the morning was that I was smart enough to quit after only an hour. Spinners were on the water along with a few mayfly duns and caddis but the fish were nowhere to be seen. Home before 11:00, grass mowed and peach tree limbs propped up out of reach of the deer before 1:00.
Left camp at 3:30 and headed up to Deposit "Just to take a look". Saw an old...
Left camp at 3:30 and headed up to Deposit "Just to take a look". Saw an old...
Not going to the "sulfur zone" just yet.
Posted on July 10 2018
Did a split day with the intent of further postponing my return to the algae laden sulfur zone with its boats, wade anglers, sulfurs, and super tough fish.
This morning I fished a section of the lower WB that I fished back on the 22nd of June. That morning there were olive spinners on the water and the fishing was great with big fish eating my fly with abandon. Today, not so much. Perhaps I should...
This morning I fished a section of the lower WB that I fished back on the 22nd of June. That morning there were olive spinners on the water and the fishing was great with big fish eating my fly with abandon. Today, not so much. Perhaps I should...