Angler 119's Delaware River Fishing Report

 If anyone is wondering, I'm back in Lafayette. There has been such a long run of really good fishing that I felt no need to battle high winds and muddy water to try to catch a fish or two today. The big bug season is over. The big olives (cornutas) are probably done on the freestones but you may still find them on the tailwaters (UEB and WB;;), look mid morning.  As of right now the freestones are all blown out and probably won't be fishable even on the weekend.  The UEB and probably the WB should be clear enough and low enough for wade fishermen to fish, if not tomorrow then for sure on Saturday.  Didn't see any waders (or boats either for that matter) on my drive up the WB this afternoon. The bugs - Spring sulfurs are on both tailwaters as are some isos, a few gray foxes, Cahill's and an assortment of caddis.  The sulfurs are the only hatch that could be described as prolific but the fish are opportunistic feeders and will eat most anything that comes down th...

 Some years the Lordville riff  has bugs and rising fish every time I wade out into it.  Other times I never seem to be there when the bugs are hatching and the fish are feeding. Almost every year there are dramatic changes in the contour of the riff as the winter ice and spring high water seem to reshape much of the bottom. Perhaps the reshaping of the bottom dislodges much of the insect life and the trout go elsewhere in search of a better food supply. All I know is that this is one of those years where I've seen very few bugs and almost no fish there.  Have been finding very good morning fishing with spinners and Cornuta providing the fish with enough food to keep them rising for at least a couple of hours. Alas, the last two mornings it was olive spinners instead of duns that got the fish up. The morning olives may well be about over on the freestones. With a light rain coming down I suited up last night about 6:00 and headed out to fish. Hadn't gotten to Equinun...

Left Lafayette at 6:30 this morning determined to get in a full morning's fishing and was glad I did.  It more than made up for tonight's shellacking. Fished from 7:30 this evening until 9:15 with every cast at a rising fish.  Got about a dozen refusals, hooked and landed a 12 inch bass, and two rainbows one 8 inches,  the other 17.  There were a few black caddis and very small (think pseudos) spinners on the water early and a very good sulfur spinner fall late, the fish paid them no mind. They were too busy eating midges. Occupied myself on the trip down counting dead deer, 7 if you are wondering.  Should have given my annual - Watch out for the yearling deer - warning a good three weeks ago.  As long as we are counting, last Friday there were about 25 trailers at Buckingham when I went by and my GHOF said there were a combo of 17 cars and trailers at Stockport when he went by.  Shehawken had more cars and trailers than you could count and the Balls E...