Angler 119's Delaware River Fishing Report

  If I was asked to describe todays fishing in one word - Dreadful - would do just fine. It might well have been a "great day to be on the river", but where I was at least, swinging wets would have been far more productive than dry fly fishing. Fished two different places on the BR, there were no bugs in the morning place and only a few little olives in the pm spot. Never fished to a rising fish in the am, in the evening I fished down a big flatwater pool and got shots at half a dozen one-timers. Even the fall fish weren't feeding. Caught two two-year old browns in the am, one 14 inch rainbow and a fall fish, in the pm. It's September, if you haven't noticed, and the releases from both reservoirs are supposed to be cut back, UNLESS the River Master calls for additional releases to meet minimum flow at Montague. With Wallenpaupack currently not generating power the River Master has called for releases from Cannonsville that are now up to somewhere around 850cfs and...

  Spent Sunday with a neighborhood friend of over 70 years. His passion is horse racing and we spent a  long but very enjoyable day together driving to Saratoga, scratching the muzzles of two of his horses, (one the NYS bred two year old filly of the year), having breakfast at a back of the track diner where a young lady close to my age took our order, cooked the food, and half an hour later told me what I owed at the cash register, all without writing anything down, (I can't remember where I put my list, let alone what's on it). Bet on nine races, my horse lost his jockey in one race, jockey had to almost stop his horse in another to avoid a horse that cut in front of him, made some bad picks and lost seven straight races, when I won the next two, Tom said it was time to go. Lost $5.00 dollars betting and called the day a big win.   This morning I had weekend stuff to do and was in no hurry to get on the road. Left about 11:00am  and had a late lunch upon arriv...

  Had to go back to August first to find the last time I answered questions -my apologies to those who have waited for answers. Terry V. wanted to know what they are eating when they are rising but won't look at your fly. Easy - flies without hooks in them. If the rises are boils the fish are feeding on nymphs in the water column, if the rises are sips they could very well be eating the dreaded Delaware River midges. Several Ed's had questions - The most dependable olive hatches usually happen as the sulfur hatch wanes. A cold water surge, cold nights, cloudy, (smokey), overcast days with a drizzle are the best bets. The up river area from Stilesville to the Deposit bridge is the coldest part of the stream and  when the sun is off the water it's generally too cold for bugs to hatch. Harry L. - You can get a copy of Paul Weamer's book about fly hatches and flies of New York, (the little orange book), at the Troutfitter's. It tells you when and where hatches occur. If...