Posted on June 05 2025
All I had to do was say I hadn't seen any wildlife and presto, a doe walked her wobbly legged fawn across Lordville Roar in front of me, a fox stuck his head out of the grass along the dirt road downstream from monument, and an eagle sat on a rock eating a fish just upstream of where I was fishing. Still no bears.
Picked a near 90 degree day to go looking for Cornutas, (has anyone seen any?), never saw a bug hatch from ten this morning until I reeled it in at 12:15. Hooked one rainbow that came unstuck on the first jump, and got a refusal an hour later. Never had a rising fish to throw at.
Came back to the fishing camp, had lunch, watered the tomatoes, ordered a charge cord for my phone, (the old one no longer charges), a charge cord for my PC, (the one I ordered last week doesn't fit), tied a few sulfurs, steamed my spinners, and before I knew it it was 5:30 so I headed out again.
The fishing - Drove up to Deposit and found, (by this year's standards), a good sulfur hatch with a few fish up. Donned the gear and for about an hour was able to get fish to come to my fly, (the sulfur dun again), landed four, got some refusals and some ignores. It was challenging, productive, and fun, but just when it was supposed to get really good, everything stopped. Got in the car and drove back downstream to the scene of last nights delight. There were four wade fishermen where I fished alone last night. Went downstream into faster water, hooked some good fish, lost half of them, and arrived back at the car at 9:18, the latest quit time so far this year.
How things are -The heat and sun tomorrow will not help matters and if we get the predicted rain later in the week, it'll be of boats only again. There are sulfurs hatching on the WB, the percentage of big fish is off the charts. By this time most of the fish I catch usually have multiple hook marks. This year almost all of the fish I've been catching have "clean mouths". Water levels are dropping, there will be wading opportunities tomorrow, after that, who knows.
BTW : No, they are not.
A very few of them. That is being truthful.
Just look at all the pressure on the entire Upper Delaware River system over the past 20+ years due to all this nonsense on social media and the fly shops. Yes, I know it is a sign of the times, but, as an old timer, it is truly sad. And there is no debating that.
Hey, Ed Jones if you’re being sarcastic then good job, and congrats I bit. If not than you have not spent much time reading this blog/fishing report. My brother and I own the Troutfitter Fly shop and have been hosting Angler 119’s fishing report for just about a decade.
If you were a long time reader you would know that 119 does not hold back with the “bad fishing news” was part of the initial agreement.
There have been many, many mornings when I read the report and cringed, then said to myself “Well that’s not going to be good for business”. He is brutally honest and that’s why we continue to host the report.
“Ridiculous propaganda”? If said in jest then I apologize. If you’re trolling then homerun.
Anyway, tight lines to you and all. Pray the rain finally lets up.
BTW…. The fish are huge.
Big fish- yes.Difficult to catch big fish- yes
“The Fish Are Huge”
Ridiculous propaganda.
Angler119’- Glad to hear you saw some bugs and landed a few fish, I was on the Willow/BK and was one of those hot, sunny days and it was tough. No bugs to speak of and only a few “one-time” risers. Did see a few gray fox and green drakes, but no risers. Managed to catch a 14” and a 16” brown blindcasting a gray fox emerger. ( thank you Angler 119) Stopped at 9:10. The evening activity never matey. Still great to be on the water. Ed