Angler 119's Delaware River Fishing Report
Take That Dennis M., (With Absolutely No Disrespect Directed At Mrs. Dennis And Her World Famous Chocolate Cookies).
Posted on October 03 2024
Was on the road this morning in the pitch dark at 5:00AM heading for Ithaca where we were to arrive by 6:15 for Jean's second cataract removal. Jean was scheduled to be the second operation, (she was eighth last week), but there was a mix-up between the front desk guy,...
For The Good Times.
Posted on October 01 2024
It doesn't seem possible but it's the last day of September and therefore time for my sporadic and intermittent message. Have to go home tomorrow and drive Jean to her 2nd cataract operation. The first one was last week and already Jean's crowing about how well she can see out...
Momma Said There'd Be Days Like This
Posted on September 30 2024
It's six-thirty and I'm off the river and typing the report. There were bugs from when I started at 1:15 until just before I quit at 6:00. What kind? The usual suspects which haven't changed much in the past few weeks, olives of all sizes, isos, Hebes, the odd Cahill,...
I Had Other Things To Do.
Posted on September 29 2024
Today held little promise as a fishing day for me. Why? Syracuse was playing at noon today and the game would last the entire time that I saw hatching bugs yesterday. I've been away for a week and the lawn has to be mowed. Needed to clean out the accumulation...
Somebody Tell The Old Man When The Olive Are Hatching.
Posted on September 28 2024
It's 7:30 and I'm back at the Lordville Estate, Perfect Manhattan in hand, ready to write a report. Drove back down this morning after a week in Lafayette. Was surprised by the number of fishermen on the river this morning, and was even more surprised when I went out to...
It' My Party And I'll Cry If I Want To.
Posted on September 21 2024
Those of you on the pay side who sneak a peek at the blog before it's posted on the Troutfitter page were no doubt disappointed last night. I was disappointed too, as I watched Stanford kick a last second field goal to beat Syracuse, in lieu of writing the...
Too Much Of Nothin'.
Posted on September 20 2024
Got half the lawn mowed and tied some flies. It occurred to me while at the bench, that I'll never be a fly tyer, rather I'm a fisherman who uses a lot of flies and they need to be replaced. Have taken my tying stuff down to Florida but somehow...
Didn't Think I'd Need A Reservation.
Posted on September 19 2024
Finally have something a little different to talk about. Started out at 3:00 with a place I was intending to fish clearly in mind. Pulled into the parking area and there was a guy with his waders on fussing with his equipment in the back of his vehicle. Asked him...
Come On Let Me Tell You Where It's At.
Posted on September 18 2024
Thankfully both last night and today turned out to be cooler than what was forecasted. It got into the forty's last night and I took full advantage of the cooler temp this morning to do some heavy duty yard work. Rested up mid-day, tied a half dozen flies, and at...
I'd Gladly Pay More For Three Or Four Cloudy Rainy Days Than I Did For My New Lap Top.
Posted on September 17 2024
Today was another in a seemingly endless string of beautiful fall days, (unless you are a fisherman). Checked the weather forecast and those two rainy days I was so looking forward to, have now been replaced by two more orange suns smiling at me from my lap top. Have a...
You Know They Don't Come Easy
Posted on September 15 2024
It's Saturday night, I'm back in Lafayette attempting to type a report on a notebook. Yesterday's fishing was the same as the previous three days. Fished both the BR and the EB. Found very few bugs during the day, but if you floated a fly over a fish that hadn't...
Sometimes Fishing In The Bright Sun Isn't So Bad.
Posted on September 13 2024
A couple weeks ago I caught the laptop charger cord with my foot, yanked the laptop off the table and in the process bent the charger cord prong. Today I finished the job, by once again catching my foot in the cord and snapping off the prong, in the laptop....
Every Day I Get To Fish Is Special!
Posted on September 12 2024
Spent the morning filling another five gallon bucket with apples , (which went directly onto the screened in porch), shot the bow, (didn't find the missing arrow,but shot well), finished my blind alteration/repair project, vacuumed, (put two c's, one u and one m in on the first try), up the...
If You Bury An Arrow, Will It Grow Roots And Produce More Arrows?
Posted on September 11 2024
It's fall, no matter what the calendar says. Except for the two fawns that live in the backyard, all the deer in Lordville are proudly wearing their new winter coats. The orphaned fawn of last year is sporting his one, three inch long horn, sans the velvet,the sun is in...
A Day Not Worth Writing Home About.
Posted on September 10 2024
Had a number of things to do before departure today and decided to take my time and limit my fishing to the evening hours. Have been doing quite well during those last couple of hours of light. The waters have cooled off and are all in good shape to fish.There...
Who Knows Where Or When.
Posted on September 09 2024
Home and thankful to be here rather than trying to battle the wind on the river today. Put up a couple of trail cams, and will be heading back down to the Lordville Estate tomorrow morning. Now is as good a time as any to answer the weeks questions. Glenn...
Like A Bridge Over Troubled Waters - - -
Posted on September 07 2024
Big news in Lordville, the bridge is open on Lordville Road, the work isn't finished but you can use the road. Is our mail lady ever happy. Coming back from Vicky's after my haircut and an enjoyable hour plus conversation at the Troutfitter among three fishermen with a lot of...
Sunshine On My Shoulders - - -
Posted on September 06 2024
I was a little smarter today than yesterday. Spent the day sprucing up the Lordville Estate. Made and attached a screen on an attic window, removed the overflow Gorilla Glue from my threshold installation job of two weeks ago, replaced or straightened, and secured the bottom row of cedar shakes...
It Was Fun, Fun, 'Til Debby Took The Isos Away.
Posted on September 05 2024
Left the fishing camp at 2:30 and headed east, determined to right the ship. The WB release has been raised to six hundred, the silt is coloring the water, no one is reporting any bugs or rising fish and I wanted to give the EB, UEB, and BK a good...
How High's The Water Momma?
Posted on September 04 2024
Hats off to the grammarian who works tirelessly in the background to improve our end product here at A-119. Found a record five errors in yesterday's offering. I didn't get up until 7:45 so unfortunately, I had no chance to proofread my work in the morning, (as I usually do),...
70 Degrees Feels A Little Chilly To Me.
Posted on September 03 2024
The trip down to Florida and back went without a hitch. Saw three volleyball games, and watched the team eat eight pounds of bacon, four dozen sausage patties, one hundred and twenty eggs, too many pancakes to count, five quarts of juice, and a mountain of fresh fruit at our...
On An August Night - -
Posted on September 01 2024
It's the end of August and time for a review of our musical experts success in identifying the months references to old time musical classics. On August 2nd, "Hot August Night" was correctly identified by Dennis, (our expert on Neil Diamond), as a Neil Diamond song. On August 6th, Dennis...
Silhouttes.
Posted on August 31 2024
Down in Ft. Meyers to visit our daughter and watch our granddaughter's volleyball team play in a weekend tournament. Jim N. Wanted to know the maximum number of people that could fish the Red Barn pool. When I first started fishing the Delaware back in the late eighties the water...
You Know I Can Dance.
Posted on August 27 2024
Decided to try some Trico fishing this morning in lieu of yardwork. Didn't have to rush as the morning temp was again in the 50's. Drove to the transfer station to get rid of the weeks trash and then over to the UEB. Arrived in timely fashion with the car...
I've Got Better Things To Do.
Posted on August 26 2024
It's hot again. I must have read the forecast wrong yesterday because the 86 degree day with thunderstorms is scheduled for Wednesday. The BK, EB, and BR will all be over 70 degrees tomorrow and probably until Thursday. Do both the fish and yourself a favor and fish either the...
We could sure use some daytime bugs…
Posted on August 25 2024
Spent the morning picking peaches, and pruning limbs from the peach trees that had either been broken by the weight of the peaches or by the deer. With the bright sun I was in no hurry to go fishing. At 2:30 I checked the freestone water temps and felt it...
Great Days Seldom Come Two In A Row.
Posted on August 24 2024
Had no trouble sleeping last night after the morning, afternoon , and evening fishing sessions. Didn't get out of bed until 7:45, and with the prediction of bright sunshine, decided to do a split day. Walked out in the yard after breakfast to pick some peaches and my neighbor asked...
I'll Have Leg Cramps For Sure Tonight.
Posted on August 23 2024
My fishing day turned into a triple header when, with the temperature climbing into the 60's at about 11:00 this morning, I looked out at the river and saw swallows everywhere. Put on the waders and waded in. False alarm. The birds were no doubt feeding, on what I couldn't...
Glad I'm Still And Able To Do This.
Posted on August 22 2024
After yesterdays fiasco I was in no hurry to get to the river. The meeting with the assoc. editors was scheduled for 4:00 and I saw no reason to fish before the meeting. Planned on doing a little yard work, and then shooting my bow. Finished up tying a few...
Maybe Tomorrow - - -
Posted on August 21 2024
I really don't even want to write about it. If the fish refuse to play the game, they shouldn't get any ink. It was dreadful, easily the worst day since early April. Cold wind, rising pressure be dammed, you had bugs to eat, lots of them, and none of you...
If You're Coming, Better Bring A Second Shirt.
Posted on August 20 2024
It was an olive kinda day to be sure. Overcast with an on again, off again, all day drizzle. The sulfurs didn't like it, yes there were a few around, but not nearly enough to get the fish up and gulping. The olives? Were late to the party. Some pseudos...
For Sure, I'm No Tout.
Posted on August 19 2024
Left at 6:30 Friday morning and spent an enjoyable two days up at Saratoga with a neighborhood friend I've known for over seventy years. He has assembled a small group of investors who have recently joined forces with one or more other groups of investors, to purchase what the I...
You'll Never Know Unless You Go.
Posted on August 16 2024
Didn't leave Lordville until 3:00 this afternoon and there was no doubt in my mind about where I was going. Drove up route191 to Hancock and then headed east on route 17. Got off at East Branch and took route 30 up along the UEB. It's a mess, still muddy...
How Many People Can You Fit In the Red Barn Pool?
Posted on August 15 2024
When the highlight of the day is not finding your name in the obituaries, you obviously have little to talk about. Spent a good part of the day driving around looking for bug hatches, rising fish and mermaids. Found none of the above. What I did see while talking with...
Changes, Keep On Changing And The Good Old Days They Say They're Gone -
Posted on August 14 2024
I was unable to find a fishable hatch in the Sulfur Zone. A drive by of the red barn at 1:30 and a later stop at 4:00 both failed to show plentiful bugs or rising fish, (anyone who was there feel free to fill in the missing hours). The Sulfur...
And The Woman's Soccer Team Won Gold!
Posted on August 13 2024
Back in Lordville after a very nice three day stay in Lafayette. Jean was so glad to get rid of me that she packed enough food for me to stay in Lordville for two weeks. Drive down was uneventful and by the time I got things unpacked and stowed away...
Stay Home And Work On Your ARK.
Posted on August 09 2024
Unless you just like to get away and watch it rain, stay home. Today was supposed to produce .12 of an inch of rain. Based on what I saw, and fished in, the decimal point should have been moved to the right one place. The ground is saturated, the tribs...
This And That (And Other Things).
Posted on August 08 2024
Where to begin? Absent a natural disaster, (a hundred year flood?), there will be fresh sweet corn at Shaffer's stand until into November. They stagger the plantings, some is ripe now while some corn stalks are no more than a foot high. Amy - You may well be the first...
At Least I Mowed The Lawn.
Posted on August 07 2024
With the lawn soaking wet again this morning I put on my rubber shoes and went out and pruned the broken branches off the apple tree, picked the ripe tomatoes, and climbed the ladder and threw down hundreds of peaches that I wasn't able to reach six weeks ago and...
Done Too Soon.
Posted on August 06 2024
Trip down this morning was marred by the sight of two dead fawns and a small red fox along the way. Three of mother nature's most beautiful creatures snuffed out by automobiles before thay had a chance to take a deep breath of life on this earth we share. Arrived...
Wind Knots And Tailing Loops.
Posted on August 04 2024
Left the Lordville Estate a little before 6:30am this morning in order to get to Lafayette in time for the USA vs Japan soccer game. Was happy that the USA a won in overtime but disappointed that Japan played a 1- 4-5 low block, which stagnated play. Darryl B. -...
Today, I quit The Sulfur Zone, Cold Turkey!
Posted on August 03 2024
Why? 1- It has rained almost every morning in Lordville for over two weeks and with a departure time of 11:30am to be in Deposit for the mid-day sulfurs, I have been unable to work on what has become a long list of weather dependent projects. 2-I get bored fishing...
Hot August Night.
Posted on August 02 2024
Was behind right from the start again today. Tried to pay catchup with the yard work, made some progress but was soaking wet by the time I quit at eleven. Took a shower and then sat down at the bench and tied more sulfurs. Didn't finish tying until almost noon,...
Sometime Plans Aren't Worth A Damn.
Posted on August 01 2024
Was up at 6:15 this morning and mapped out a plan for the days events while eating breakfast. The woman's soccer team was playing at 1:00, and I had already arranged for a room at the Troutfitter Inn where I could watch the game. Planned on doing yard work until...
Always Enjoy Chatting With River Friends Both New And Old.
Posted on July 31 2024
Was behind schedule before I even got out of bed this morning. Overslept and hadn't even finished breakfast by the time Jean called. Got a half dozen flies tied waiting for the grass to dry, had a nice chat roadside with my Olympic archer friend, mowed the lawn, and presto...
Still Good Sulfurs Above Oquaga.
Posted on July 30 2024
Only away four days, and a bat took up residence in my absence. Saw droppings on the kitchen floor downstairs, went up stairs and sure enough there were droppings by both windows. Hope he found his way back out. Was anxious to see if the warm flood water, (almost 3,000cfs)...
Wind Knots And Tailing Loops
Posted on July 28 2024
Jim N. asked two questions this past week and Dennis, (perhaps in hopes of gleaning some information that would help him make up for the fact that he doesn't tie flies and has a truly miserable selection of sulfurs), chimed in on the request trying to get info on the...
How Things Look From Meaker Hill.
Posted on July 27 2024
Have been in Lafayette since Thursday morning and will not be able to return to the Lordville Estate until Monday, (social obligations). Glad Hackelhouse got in some fishing on Thursday, when I drove over the town bridge at 7:30am, the river was solid mud. I try to keep people from...
It's Summertime, Summertime Sum Sum Summertime - -6AM UPDATE RIVERS BLOWN OUT
Posted on July 25 2024
UPDATE -A severe thunderstorm following the same track as the last one has blown out the entire Delaware River System. Oquaga went from 100cfs to 3,000cfs and no matter what DRC says it is not fishable up at Stilesville . Heading home 'til things settle down. It's that time of...
Maybe Tomorrow A New - - - -
Posted on July 24 2024
Could be wrong but I don't recall the rivers being blown out since back in April. Last night's rain was a soaker but it rained long enough and hard enough to raise Oquaga, (aka the little Mississippi) from 10cfs to 600cfs of mud laden water. The rain was traveling in...