Angler 119's Delaware River Fishing Report

  Jean departed for Lafayette mid morning. I did a little yard work, watered the tomatoes, ate lunch, and at about 1:30 headed for Deposit. My normal procedure is to stop at the Hale Eddy bridge, then drive up the back side of the river looking for both bugs and rising fish along the way. The bridge over Sherman Creek is being repaired and the road is closed. The only way you can check out the river is to go all the way to Deposit, take the road to Oquaga Lake past the Sewage treatment plant, cross over route 17 and then take the next left. You get to see what is or isn't hatching but have to turn around at the Sherman Creek bridge and return to Deposit. Found Dorotheas hatching upon my arrival in Deposit and was spared the back road turn around. It was a decent hatch but was seemingly being ignored by the fish. Drove along the river all the way to Barking Dog launch. Saw the Chamber of Commerce fish that is always rising right in front of the launch but little else. There was a li...

  Jean came down to take in the world famous Lordville Fourth of July Parade. When the roads were reopened we took a ride into the area between route 17 and route 97. Some beautiful scenery with expensive second homes surrounding small lakes and reservoirs. It being a holiday weekend the lakes were crowded with every imaginable type of water craft. Our circuitous journey included dinner at the Riverside Restaurant on the Beaverkill over by Horton. Both the food and the Perfect Manhattan were excellent.  Sat out on the back porch at the Lordville Estate in the late evening watching the Lordville deer herd. The fawn that was orphaned midsummer two years ago is now a two year old buck. Last year he sported one crooked little two inch horn. This year's horns are still going to be spikes but they are about eight inches long. Mom and her twin fawns came by and stopped under the plum tree looking for drops. There are two other adult does that are around without fawns. One of them loo...