Angler 119's Delaware River Fishing Report

  Walked out on the back porch at 6:30 this morning and the thermometer said it was fifty degrees. Last week I saw a doe about half a mile up Lordville road that was already the dark color they get when the winter coat first shows. This morning she was in the yard looking for apples with several of the locals. She's almost three weeks ahead of schedule and the only deer around here that has shown any color change. The 50 degree temperature was a welcome sight. It gave me time for a leisurely breakfast and a chat with Jean before heading out to trico fish. During our conversation, Jean mentioned that the wind was blowing at the house. I told her there wasn't a leaf moving here. The fishing - Arrived at 9:30 with the car telling me it was 63 degrees. Crossed the stream and there were a few tricos on the water and lots in the air. Got to the pool where I wanted to fish and there were risers everywhere. Have fished the pool twice before, (two weeks ago), and it has probably been fi...

  Enjoyed a weekend at home with Jean that included a quiet 40th anniversary dinner at Dashers Pub in Homer. Ran well water into the trout pond all last week as both the inlet to the pond and our little stream, Rainbow Creek are bone dry. The fish perked up with the cold water and I was able to feed them for the first time this month. While I was watching the feeding trout, a kingfisher flew over the pond. It's the first one I've ever seen there. No doubt it has discovered the fat head minnows in the pond. The heron that fed on the pond trout for at least 10 years is gone, haven't seen him for two years and the trout population has remained constant. Walked down to the pond to feed the fish this morning and ran into three hen turkeys with 7 -10 young. It's the most young turkeys I've seen all year. Arrived at the Lordville Estate about noon after stops to pick up apples, gas, groceries, and a "What's new", chat with Dave at the Troutfitter. Both the te...

  If you are looking for something positive to pin your hopes on, the River Master started calling for increased releases from Cannonsville on Thursday. The releases are required to meet minimum flow requirements at  Montague down in Jersey. Why now? The additional flow is needed because the hydro generation at Wallenpaupack is not operating. When the power plant is shut down the additional water needed to meet minimum flow requirements comes from Cannonsville.  How does this affect the river system? While the additional releases are being made, the DEC will not have to use water from their "bank" to keep the temperature below 75 degrees at Lordville, which is a good thing.  The Wallenpaupack  reservoir is currently down to 1181.57 , (or lower), and no generation is scheduled for the coming week. The target level for September 1st is 1181.00  without substantial rainfall it looks like the increased Cannonsville flow will continue for at least a week and pro...