Angler 119's Delaware River Fishing Report
Spinner Falls Are Oftentimes Well Worth Waiting For.
Posted on May 20 2026
My plan today was simple, fish the Hendricksons above Hale Eddy on the WB this afternoon, and try to find a spinner fall of some kind on the WB this evening. So what did I do this morning? Tied some March Brown emergers that I had success with the past...
Just Wishin' And Hopin' -
Posted on May 19 2026
Got a late start this morning what with having to drive into town to pick up provisions for the week and to continue the process, (started Saturday), of attempting to buy a new car. Was on 81 heading south a little after 10:00, arriving at the Lordville Estate just after...
A Special Place To Be.
Posted on May 18 2026
I almost never post twice on a weekend when I'm not fishing, but I was so moved by both the number and quality of the comments today that I just had to say thank you to everyone who takes time to share their thoughts and experiences while on the river. ...
May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your - - - -
Posted on May 17 2026
With a beautiful weekend on tap, a Hendrickson hatch in full bloom in Deposit, the freestones out of the doldrums, (but still a challenge to wade), and a plethora of anglers anxious to get on the river, it's not hard to imagine this being a record breaking weekend for both...
There's Lots of Fish In The River, Give'em All A Chance To Eat Your Flies
Posted on May 16 2026
With a beautiful forecast for the weekend and the Hendricksons finally arriving above Hale Eddy in numbers, I felt there was sure to be more than enough drift boats and wade fishermen on the WB. I decided to try the BK which at 900 cfs is no piece of cake...
You Never Know Until You Go.
Posted on May 15 2026
Let's be clear about a few things. Hendricksons don't hatch when the water is too cold. I've gone out twice when I hoped the sun would shine enough to get the bugs hatching and caught a total of one fish, and one of those times was yesterday. Today was colder...
Yesterday All My Troubles Seemed So Far Away - - -
Posted on May 14 2026
Yesterday was a day to remember, a blizzard apple caddis hatch that was so thick you can't help but wonder how all the nymphs could possibly fit on the stream bottom, followed by very good hatches of paraleps and Hendricksons. Every fish in the river was up feeding on the...
Sometimes It's Best To Join The Crowd.
Posted on May 13 2026
If anyone thought the Hendricksons were in trouble, think again. I spent the last 10 days of April looking for them on the freestones and didn't find them. The apple caddis that are supposed to appear about the middle of the Hendrickson hatch, came and went, and still no Hendricksons. ...
Changes, Keep On Changin' And The Good Old Days They Say They're Gone - - -
Posted on May 12 2026
Do any of you understand why it's good to have a Joe Btfsplk, (who, beside Ed S. remembers who Joe B. was, or why Li'l Abner was cancelled), contributing to the blog? He's said lots of things that we all know are true, the Delaware system is more crowded than...
Not Every Fishing Report Is Lucky Enough To Have It's Own Joe Btfsplk.
Posted on May 11 2026
Was taken by surprise when I looked at the stream flows this morning, either the weatherman forgot to mention that the river system would get an inch of rain yesterday, or, I forgot to look at the forecast. At any rate, the only part of the system that could be...
Doc Says I Can Still Buy Green Bananas!
Posted on May 09 2026
Left the Lordville Estate at 7:15 this morning. Why? My GP spends Mondays with his grandchildren, so I have to get my annual physical on a Friday. The good news is that he scheduled me again for next year. It was cold, windy and rainy on the drive home this...
Maybe It's The Summer Sulfur Season When I Only Have To Write Three Paragraphs.
Posted on May 08 2026
Nobody ever accused me of being smart, but today for sure, I was smarter than yesterday. A front blew through two days ago while we were fishing, dropped the temp from 78 to 63, but it stayed in the 60's all night. Never gave the water temp a thought in...
It's Not A Skunking If You Don't Even Cast.
Posted on May 07 2026
It's 5:14, the Perfect Manhattan is on the table beside me. Mark headed for home at 8:30 this morning, (he hates fishing in the rain), and should arrive within the next couple of hours. Did a little house work this morning and intended to take it easy and limit my...
Old Friends, They Mean Much More To Me Than The New Friends Do - - - -
Posted on May 06 2026
Today was the last day of Mark's trip. We left camp at about 1:00 with the hope of finding bugs somewhere above Hale Eddy. We did not. Stopped at numerous places where we looked for both bugs and rising trout, nada. It is strange to see, what is the most...
It's On, Even If No One Wants To Say So.
Posted on May 05 2026
Back down to the Lordville Estate by 11:30 this morning after a quiet weekend home with Jean. Bill Gross who has done our shuttles, said he did 145 shuttles this weekend. So far Bill Peterman is the only fisherman who bothered to file a report. Mark floated amidst the West...
I Love Mayfly Hatches!
Posted on May 02 2026
Mark departed early this morning for a family reunion celebrating his mom's ninetieth birthday, (if Mark shows you this, Happy 90ith Carol Hellen). Woke to a frost covered back yard with the thermometer on the back porch at 31 degrees. With bright sun the frost quickly disappeared and I was...
After Two Days Of Fishing, Mark Has Still Not Caught A Fish AS Small As His Biggest Fish Of The Year On The South Holston.
Posted on May 01 2026
The rain didn't stop this morning until after I was finished with breakfast. It was a cold rain, (the red stuff in the thermometer on the porch couldn't get above 44). The forecast for today was grim, high of 49, with winds out of the north at 10 to 15....
Every Day's A New Day.
Posted on April 30 2026
After spending Tuesday mostly driving around looking for rivers we couldn't find, Mark and I decided to save gas, pay for a shuttle, and float an area where we felt certain there would be a good caddis spinner fall. A Hendrickson hatch would be a nice bonus, but if we...
If You Don't Mind An Ass Kicking, Come Join The Fun.
Posted on April 29 2026
My long suffering bonefish partner Mark showed up lastnight, mostly because his family was gathering in Syracuse to celebrate his Mom's 90th birthday and the Lordville Estate is right on the way. Coincidentally my GHOF was also on the river fishing with his son Adrian. The good news is that...
Without A Hendrickson Hatch, Catching Early Season Trout Becomes Challenge.
Posted on April 28 2026
First of all, thanks to everyone who jumped in with their on river experiences, it all helps to form a more accurate picture of what is happening. The past two years have produced very few stories of heavy Hendrickson hatches, which is concerning. I've found fishable Hendrickson's both years on...
So How'd Everybody Do This Weekend?
Posted on April 27 2026
It's 6:10 on Monday morning, I'm at the breakfast table catching up on the fishing reports, and no one has posted a comment on the weekend fishing. In fact only the assoc. editors, Rich T. and Smitty have filed reports so far this year. I will not be found standing...
It'll Take More Than Three Shirts to Keep you Warm Tomorrow!
Posted on April 25 2026
Left the Lordville Estate at 1:30 today, drove up the PA side of the river. There were four boats in sight below the Lordville bridge and over a dozen between Lordville and Buckingham. Both the Buckingham and Shehawken launch sites were packed with cars and trailers. The One Bug Tournament...
It's Only Just Begun.
Posted on April 24 2026
Today was not what I expected. If I'm not mistaken, it's just Thursday, yet both Shehawken and Buckingham were filled with both trailers and cars. Why? Probably because it's been a long cold winter and people just want to get out and do something. Reports of bug hatches can, and...
It's Got To Be The Goin' Not The Gettin' There That's Good.
Posted on April 23 2026
Today the weatherman made choosing where to fish more complicated than it should have been. The predicted high was 60 degrees. All the rivers should have had water temps over 50 degrees today, (Hendrickson hatching water). The day dawned with a heavy overcast and a few drops of rain. When,...
It Was A Great Day To Be Alive!
Posted on April 22 2026
Spent Saturday watching our youngest granddaughter's new lacrosse team (Cortland) demolish another hapless opponent. They have won most of their league games by such a comfortable margin that Alana and the other freshmen have gotten to play most, if not all, of the fourth quarter in almost every game. It...
Splish splash, I was taking a bath - - -
Posted on April 18 2026
Resigned to my designated driver role, I set out at 1:30 this afternoon, made cursory stops at the BE and the BK, not really expecting to see anything, and I didn't. Continued straight up 17 to the Neversink arriving at 2:30. Pulled up facing the river with the intent of...
Our Day Will Come
Posted on April 17 2026
Started the day early, as I had an 8:30 appointment for an oil change and tire rotation at Craig's, CL Repair across the bridge in Equinunk. Arrived ten minutes early, and Craig was taking care for Boris, one of my Lordville neighbors. Oil change and tire rotation went smoothly and...
Don't Stop Believe 'in
Posted on April 16 2026
With my printer refusing to print crosswords and sudokus, there was not much more for me to do today, but go for another drive and talk with anglers, (mostly my age), who were all happy to still upright and above ground, out experiencing some of the most beautiful weather imaginable...
There's No Tick-Tock On Your Electric Clock, But Still - - -
Posted on April 15 2026
Did yard cleanup work until noon, made a sandwich and took off for another ride. Managed to look at the EB and BK early, (lots of stone flies and micro caddis on the BK), before getting back on 17 and heading for the Neversink, where I put on my waders...
It Was A False Start
Posted on April 14 2026
Tended to some business items early this morning and was out the door at 11:15 with a car packed with enough food for the week. Dropped off some of our home grown tomatoes, (from Florida), at the Troutfitter, unpacked the car at the Lordville Estate and was back on the...
On Your Mark, Get Set - - - -
Posted on April 11 2026
Drove down to Deposit for a 9:15 haircut appointment at Vicky's on Thursday morning. Stopped at the Troutfitter to chat with Dave who said the streamer fishing from boats has produced some very big browns. By 11:30 I was unlocking the front door of the Lordville Estate. The yard had...
More than anyone needs to know about trigger fish.
Posted on April 09 2026
This will be short. Going down to the fishing camp tomorrow and will report on the fridge and hot water tank. John H asked about trigger fish. I've caught some in the keys on bait and yes, I've fished for them in the Bahamas. Found them to be not very...
We're All Just Travelers On The Road To Kingdom Come.
Posted on April 06 2026
Jean and I left Long Key Saturday morning at 2:45am, and within 5 minutes were in a line of five cars following a construction truck (they work on the roads at night), with blinking yellow lights, moving along US-1 at 35 mph. Got on the Florida Turnpike at 4:00am and...
Homeward Bound
Posted on April 01 2026
Surprised myself and made it to 83 on Monday. Birthdays are something I no longer celebrate, but rather a day to assess the ravages of time on my aging carcass. It has occurred to me that I am now burying friends at roughly the same rate as I am becoming...
I Got This Funny Feeling, That We'll All Get Together Again
Posted on November 10 2025
Saturday's Fishing - The wind switched from the SE to the NW on Saturday which made much of the upper WB too windy to fish. There were two anglers in the pool I fished Friday so I drove down to Shehawken to see if there were any bugs hatching there....
A Little Surf And Turf.
Posted on November 09 2025
Spent the last three days at the Lordville Estate, where I had the phone and internet turned off on October 31st. Did some deer hunting, trout fishing, and the final shutdown. Here's how it went. Friday - With the temp in the mid-fifties, I got down to Lordville in time...
The Last Goodbye's The Hardest One To Say - - - -
Posted on November 02 2025
Anyone looking for a report this morning was neither realistic nor aware of the circumstances. There was a wind alert with gusts between 45 and 50mph, and I had both the phone and internet shut off at the Lordville Estate on the 31st, (the shut off happened at 11:30am). Was...
I Feel Lucky! (It's Not Every Day You Get To Fish In A Two Hour Long Sucker Hole).
Posted on October 31 2025
Woke at 3:30 this morning and looked out at wind and rain. Arose at 7:00 and it was still windy and rainy. By noon the yard was covered with leaves and the rain and wind continued unabated. Am surprised at how little the streams have come up so far. The...
It Was A Great Day To Be Alive!
Posted on October 30 2025
Left for Lordville at 9:30 this morning with three tasks and the possibility of either deer hunting or fishing on the agenda for today. Called Vicky on the way down and got a pruning appointment at 12:30. Drove straight down to the Lordville Estate and mowed/raked the front and two...
I Think The Fat Lady Is Getting Ready To Sing.
Posted on October 21 2025
With Jean and her sister off to visit her brother in Cleveland, the original plan was for me to stay down at the Lordville Estate until Sunday. With gale force winds on Thursday I worked all day getting the camp ready for closedown. Spent the morning Friday crossing items off...
I Learned My Lesson.
Posted on October 17 2025
Yesterdays fishing, (if you want to call it that), was no fun. Had a better chance of getting wind burn than catching a fish. With the forecast for today showing sustained winds up to 25mph, with higher gusts, I said no mas. I've had a gallon of paint sitting on...
Blow You Old Blue Norther - - - -
Posted on October 16 2025
All I had to do was say I planned on giving the WB a try, and the River Master cranked up the release to 1,000cfs. To make matters worse the wind blew out of the north at between 10 and 20mph, (when the sun came out it blew 20 steady)....
It Was Better Than I Expected.
Posted on October 15 2025
Free of appointments for the next week I drove down to try the fishing, work on the Lordville Estate closedown and maybe see if any bucks showed up to admire the Lordville ladies. Loaded the car with detritus from the garage and combined a trip to the transfer station with...
The Times They Are A Changin'
Posted on October 13 2025
Jean and I drove down to the Lordville Estate Saturday morning to take care of a "couple little tasks" that took four hands, and to take in the Catskill leaves, which are supposed to be at their peak on Columbus Day weekend. There might have also been a promise of a...
I've Got Better Things To Do!
Posted on October 08 2025
Have spent yesterday afternoon and today at the Lordville Estate, fished a couple of hours each night, and nothing's changed my opinion on the current fishing conditions. Fished the EB for about 45 minutes, it was bugless. Had a nice rainbow eat a caddis with a dull hook, one jump...
Think The Fishing Is Bad On The Delaware? Talk To The Owner Of The Hungry Trout Shop On The Ausable.
Posted on October 07 2025
Drove down to the Lordville Estate mid- day today to get rid of the tomatoes rotting on the back porch and to begin work on some of the early close down items. Have to be back in Lafayette Wednesday for a doctors appointment, but with rain scheduled for tomorrow I...
Wind Knots And Tailing Loops
Posted on October 06 2025
t's been over a month since the staff here at "Angler119's Delaware River Fishing Reports" has assembled the questions that have come in from contributors. Shame on them. I'll do my best to see that they get them to me more promptly in the future. Chris asked about the fall...
The Truth, The Whole Truth.
Posted on October 04 2025
Someone needs to step up and tell it like it is. I understand that most people writing Delaware River reports have a horse in the race. They paint a picture of beautiful fall colors, speak of "tinted" water helping the streamer fishing, talk of olive sipping fish in the evening,...
Try To Remember - - -
Posted on October 01 2025
If today was still the end of the trout fishing season, as it was many years ago, I could have hung up my waders without shedding a tear. To be sure it's been a difficult and challenging season, I've been skunked a good many times, but today was somehow worse...
Had A David Attenborough Moment.
Posted on September 30 2025
Fished another split day with a couple hours of yard work in between. Fortunately with the sun subdued by a high haze it kept the streams fishable and it stayed cool enough to work. Drove over to the Bk this morning and found a few fish. Also became reacquainted with...