Angler 119's Delaware River Fishing Report

  Was unable to work up any enthusiasm for the afternoon hatch in the sulfur zone. I don't blame the wade fishermen who were kept off the river all of May and June by high water. Just maybe, the drift boaters might might show a little consideration and not anchor up all day in the hot spots. You had the river to yourselves during the prime time fishing. Mowed the grass as soon as it was dry, watered the tomatoes, had lunch, and drove over to Honesdale this afternoon, in lieu of donning a helmet and flack vest to fish in the sulfur zone. I'd ordered something from Home Depot and got an email saying it had arrived, and that it could be picked up. Arrived back at the Lordville Estate at 3:30 only to find that the container of Home Defense that I also purchased had leaked, (was third in a line of cars and had to break hard for a deer crossing the road), thankfully the spill stayed within the perimeter of the rubber mat in the back of the car. Upon arriving home I had to wash off my...

  Called  Vicki's Unisex Hair Salon this morning and asked for an appointment between 11:00 and 12:30 anytime this week. Vicki said she was going to be closed Thursday and Friday and all she had today was 3:30. I took it. Half an hour later the phone rang, it was David at the Troutfitter who said Vicki called and that she had a cancellation at 10:30 if I wanted it. It was ten of 10:00 when I got the call. Took  a quick shower and a twenty five minute drive later I was getting clipped. Drove back to the fishing camp, made the dump run with the dehumidifier, tied some Jim N. flies that  ended up looking more like mine than his, ate a sandwich and headed back to Deposit for what is now the afternoon sulfur hatch. The bugs - Dorotheas normally crank up just about now, and they are hatching. They usually appear around one and go for a couple hours. Start time is dependent on water temp so things start a little sooner on sunny days. So far the hatches haven't been great, o...

  It's 7:00 pm, and it's raining. It's a gentle rain with little or no wind, the kind I enjoy fishing in, and here I am typing a fishing report. Why? The Chiropractor just may have overdone the stretching of my pulled groin muscle yesterday and the groin muscle took it out on me last night. Fell asleep at eleven and was up again at one-thirty. Don't think I slept a wink after that. I'm tired. The new dehumidifier is hard at work down in the basement where it has lowered the humidity from a somewhat sticky 86 to 60 since nine this morning. The old dehumidifier gave me no trouble going up the stairs and is resting in the car, (told him his next stop was Arizona where he would have little or no work to do and could enjoy retirement. He might well be pissed when I drop him off at the Hancock transfer station. Left the estate at 1:30, (Jean, I remembered to bring my wallet, and filled the car up with gas in Hancock). Drove my usual circuit including the round trip to She...

  It was hard to get enthused about anything today, two doctors appointments, a sweltering hot day with temps well into the nineties, and on the road too late to fish the Dorotheas. Bought a new dehumidifier for the basement at the Lordville Estate and lugged it down the cellar stairs thankfully without incident. Tomorrow I'll hopefully get the old one up the stairs, into the car, and off to the transfer station. Had an idea for a sulfur emerger that I wanted to try, so I sat down at the tying bench and tied half a dozen. As is often the case when I try to put a new idea on a hook, it still needs lots of work. Walked into the kitchen and was surprised to see it was almost seven o'clock. Needed gas, but in my haste, left my wallet on the dresser. Looked at how many miles I could drive before running out, (was just coming into Hancock), and decided to fish the lower section of the WB.  Lets just say that I was less than enthusiastic about my chances of catching any fish. Got int...

  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...