Angler 119's Delaware River Fishing Report

 If you are planning on joining the hoards of fishermen expected to be on the Delaware system this weekend be prepared for the unexpected.  A river system that just two short weeks ago was too high to wade is now too low to float! NYC's desire for full reservoirs on the first of June coupled with no rain has led to a major reduction of flows. The fish, the wade fishermen and those still floating are all in the main channels making for less than ideal fishing conditions. The bugs - The Hendricksons, paraleps, grannoms and apple caddis are all but over on the freestones (the Willow, BK, EB and BR). If you choose to fish these streams you should find both the number of fishermen and drift boats greatly reduced from last weekend. Why? The are entering the Doldrums, that two plus week period following the initial bug burst when there is just nothing going on. Sure you may see a few caddis egg layers and one of the first March Browns but for the most part it's as if the fish got on ...

 While driving back to the fishing camp at 9:00pm tonight I ran over someone's rod and reel on that beautiful piece of highway running from Lordville to Equinunk.. Fortunately the rod was lying parallel to the traffic lane and I was able to straddle it.  Parked the car with flashers on, got out my flashlight and retrieved both the rod and reel.  Rod appears no worse for the experience. The reel has a gouge where it hit the pavement but appears to be in good working order.  There were two or three DRC trailers parked above the Lordville bridge earlier in the day and one of their sports might have lost the rod driving back up stream. If anyone knows whose rod it is please leave a comment and we'll see that it is returned.  When I predicted in the weekend forecast that the cutting back of the releases would produce a "bug explosion" on the WB and UEB, I forgot about one important factor in the equation, the sun. Friday and Saturday were overcast and cold, ideal fis...