Angler 119's Delaware River Fishing Report

 Today was just not a pleasant day to be on the water.  It was overcast, cold and windy, a deadly combo for the hapless fly fishermen. Got in the water about noon and saw but two other anglers all day. The car thermometer never got above 47 and it spent most of the day around 44. Looked at the water temps before leaving camp and all but Stilesville were in the forty's and destined to remain there. The release water from Cannonsville had the water temp at Stilesville at 53 and that's where I went. Looked off the town bridge around noon and saw at at least a couple dozen fish rising steadily, went back to the car, put on everything I owned and went fishing.. The fishing - Walked back to the town bridge and things had changed. In place of the rising fish were wind blown waves. Got back in the car and drove around looking for a place that was at least somewhat out of the wind. The first place I found  was in the midst of a good pseudo hatch. There were rising fish, wind and bugs ga

Much to my surprise the air conditioning instillation crew that came to correct a D- instillation job done last August was finished by noon. A look at the job left me just shaking my head, the finished job is a C- at best.  I paid the crew the balance I owed them and will finish the job myself. The installers were very nice young men who have not been taught what good workmanship is and what a finished job should look like. But, they were done in time for me to pack the car and head down (without my cell phone) for a bonus two days of fishing. Tried to call Jean to let here know I was going and discovered the phone wasn't in the car. The U-turn only cost me ten minutes and I was in the water before the bugs even thought about hatching. The bugs - They just don't make'm like they use to.  Have seen pseudos hatch in a snow storm and they usually aren't smiling if the wind isn't blowing fifteen or twenty. Today with a gentle breeze (ask Jim N.) and temps in the upper f

Home with commitments that will keep me here until at least Friday and by then maybe the deer will be moving and I'll be up in a tree instead of being frustrated by fish scorning my pseudo offerings. Dennis wanted to know when the fall caddis peak. Easy answer, they never do. Yes they are flying around  the near shore bushes and late in the day they can be seen migrating upstream somewhere between two feet and six feet above the water but has anyone ever seen them on the wet part of their waders (a sure sign that they are hatching) or on the water in the evening (a spinner fall)?  I haven't and I've never found the trout to be looking for them either. Checked Paul Weamer's book and he makes no mention of them which I find appropriate. ED S. - Congrats on your big evening on the Willow, each of your five big fish easily topped anything I've ever caught there. As to the Pumpkin caddis, I've been told that it crawls up on streamside rocks to hatch and is rarely see