Despite the fact that the fish were rising to Hendricksons up near
Stilesville yesterday and that there are still a few March Browns and
isos to be seen, the 2015 big bug season in the Delaware River system
is nearly over. Fishermen coming up for the weekend can hope for a
spinner fall but that's about it.
The strange weather pattern that seemed to vacillate between too hot
and too cold, got the...
Angler 119's Delaware River Fishing Report
Movin on up
Posted on June 02 2015
First saw Isonychias at Shehawken on the 24th. By the 27th they were at Balls Eddy. Had a date with them at the upper game lands on the 28th but they stood me up.
At 3:00pm yesterday they were all over the water at the Hale Eddy bridge. The fish love'em but have learned to ignore the duns (which sometimes have hooks in them) and key in on the fast swimming nymphs with hard splashy rises.
I found...
At 3:00pm yesterday they were all over the water at the Hale Eddy bridge. The fish love'em but have learned to ignore the duns (which sometimes have hooks in them) and key in on the fast swimming nymphs with hard splashy rises.
I found...
A river in trouble
Posted on May 31 2015
Fished the West Branch in a couple of places above the Gentleman's
Club. It was a Saturday and I wanted to avoid the crowds. Just a few
years ago this was the most heavily fished part of the entire system.
Yesterday I had my choice of almost any pool.
Why? There are almost no rising trout. The bug hatches that once
flourished there have disappeared. The trout that are there are big
but few in...
Club. It was a Saturday and I wanted to avoid the crowds. Just a few
years ago this was the most heavily fished part of the entire system.
Yesterday I had my choice of almost any pool.
Why? There are almost no rising trout. The bug hatches that once
flourished there have disappeared. The trout that are there are big
but few in...