Got it wrong again.

Learned a lesson today - When you've only been on the river two of the last five days you shouldn't be making statements about the status of the drake hatch. It's true that there are both green and brown drakes hatching on the UEB.  It's also true that they are hatching in the lower portion of the WB. Where I went wrong was saying that the drakes were done on the freestones.

Have seen Drakes hatching for over 10 days on the EB, BR and the BK. Fished a drake spinner fall well up the EB on Monday.  Went to the EB above Hancock last night and never saw a bug of any kind. Fished the BR at Lordville  last night and saw no drake duns or spinners. Assumed it was over.

This morning I was on the BR and never saw a single drake hatch. However, I did see 7 drift boats heading downstream, which seemed a little strange if the drakes were done. Went out tonight about six-thirty and headed up the WB. Saw a total of  just two boats from 17 all the way to Deposit. That was the second clue.  The entire Delaware River Armada (save for those rude and inconsiderate  enough to put their boats in the UEB at current water levels) was gathered to do battle between Shehawken and Callicoon. 

Last year the DRA was down river for two nights and most everything (spinner fall) happened on the first night. Saw a couple of the more experienced guides back on the WB the second day.

Where should you go this weekend? You expect an answer you can rely on from me?  Know this - I had four fabulous days of fishing this week (took Wednesday off). Never tied on a green drake dun.  Fished a coffin fly only after it was too dark to see my big rusty spinner on Monday night (did get two fish to eat it).  Got away from boats and people and caught a passel of big fat browns and rainbows. You won't find Angler 119 dodging drift boats or standing in a row of fishermen at Powerline or Long Flat "experiencing the drake hatch".  

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