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Thursday, July 2, 2009

Current Stream Flows

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Fishing Quality

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W. Branch  Main Stem Delaware

 Upper Delaware Region

Over the last few days we have had excellent weather to be out on the river. Today there is a 40% chance of a late day thunderstorm. This has been the standard report most days for the last several weeks. Yesterdays afternoon storms put a small amount of additional water into our rivers. All of our rivers are clear this morning and in good flow ranges for Trout fishing.

The 5 day forecast looks good for the upcoming holiday weekend. For the first time in many years visitors will find all of our area rivers in prime condition for Trout fishing over the 4th of July weekend!

Over the last 2 days our rivers have dropped into flow ranges where some excellent fishing is to be had. Currently both the Beaverkill and Willowemoc are in great flow ranges and water temperatures are good! Over the last few days all of our guests that are fishing here are having great fishing with virtually no angling pressure.

The Upper East Branch and Upper West are now in a flow range where some wading is possible. The remainder of the system is still best fished from drift boats.

Both Cannonsville and Pepacton should stop spilling any day now. When the spillover stops there should be an immediate return to normal summertime flow ranges.

At this time the insect hatches that can be found on Upper Delaware rivers are the following; BWO's, Sulfurs, Isonychia, Cahills and Dark Caddisflies, Midges, Brown Drakes, Spinners and Terrestrials.

During conditions like we have now the fish feeding on the surface are non selective and quite easy to fool. On all of our floats over the last 10 days or so we've caught almost every fish we cast to with Isonychia Dun patterns.

 Below are a couple of Pics. from a recent float.  One is our best fish taken on a streamer the other our best fish taken on a dry fly.

Below are other recent  high water fish pics.

Here are some pics from the last few days.

With the levels that our reservoirs are at and this additional rain water we can expect spilling and additional releases for some time.  This fresh new water should extend the good Trout fishing well into July. The East and West are now both over 100% of their capacity. Both have increased bottom releases and heavy spillover.

When the heavy waters drop back to fishable levels visiting anglers will find the Upper Delaware rivers in transition.  The fast and furious action that occurred during the Drake hatches is fading fast. In the coming days we should start to see our rivers shift into summer mode. From this time forward we should see most of the dry fly activity early in the day and then during the last hour or two before dark. This activity is however very predictable and reliable. Currently the insects that are drawing attention at this time are Cornuta Olives and Spinners in the morning and Isonychia's, Sulfurs, Cahills, Spinners and a host of Caddisflies in the evening.

 For those who like to nymph fish  the mid day / non hatch periods are fishing well. The water temps. are right for the fish to be active and the riffles and pocket water are full of fish. At this time anglers who fish a nymph rig with the high stick technique will have non stop action in the Beamoc waters.

Anglers who enjoy fishing for shad will find the current time frame to be optimum for taking these gamefish on the dry fly. Over the last week we seen large pods of shad feeding heavily on Blue Wing Olives,  Sulfurs and smaller Spinners. We've had a Shad or two every day over the last week and just the last 2 days this action has become red hot.  On all of our recent floats we could catch as many of these fish as we wanted.

At this time we are switching our guide trips over to offering combination full day trips. These full day trips are walk wades for the first half of the day followed by a evening float during the prime  dry fly fishing period of the day.

We are also offering our very popular evening floats which run from 5:00pm until dark. These floats are 250.00 for one or two anglers.

Starting July first we will begin half or full day float rips for Smallmouth Bass. These trips are either fly tackle or light spin tackle.

Below are some pictures of fish taken during the Green and Brown Drake Hatches. All of the Trout below were measured between 20" and 24.5 inches.

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The Pics below are from recent trips

Currently Cannonsville Reservoir is at 102.6% of capacity with a release of 251 cfs.  Pepacton Reservoir is at 101.3%.

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During July and August we will have reduced shop hours. We will be open daily each morning until I leave for my guided trip. We will be open all day on Fridays and Saturdays from 8:00 am until 8:00pm.   For service at other times you can call us at 607-348-7497 or 607-624-9640

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Guided Float Trips

With the current high water throughout the River System we expect to have great fishing well into the month of July!

Our guide schedule is slowing down a bit and we now have a few openings each week. Call us today to book your next fishing adventure!

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The Beaverkill and Willowemoc

This week visiting anglers will see the Beaverkill and Willowemoc in prime shape. Both the Beaverkill and Willow are in exceptional condition for the date and we expect good fishng to continue for some time.

Both rivers are now in good flow ranges for anglers to access the river. At the current levels fish should feed well both subsurface and on the surface.

There is a full range of insects that can be found on the water at this time and all methods of fishing from dry fly to streamers will be effective at some time of the day.

 The  insects present at this time are Isonychia, Cahills, Sulfurs, BWO's,  Stoneflies and Caddisflies. All of these insects are bringing fish to the surface at times.

The Dry fly fishing is now best early and late in the day. The best pools are those that are in directly downstream of extensive sections of pocket water or riffles.

Anglers who enjoy nymph fishing will find fast action at this time. There are lots of fish in the pocket water sections and they are aggressive towards any nymph presented in a drag free manner. Over the last weekend we had guests out nymph fishing and really ran the numbers up quickly. We had double digit catches of mostly smaller Browns and Rainbows every day. At this time a generic Mayfly nymph ( Hares Ear, Pheasant Tail, Prince) followed by a Caddis Pupa will take fish all day long.

When we fish our nymphs we almost always use a Stimulator as an indicator fly. Over the last few days we've noticed a big increase in the amount of fish taking the Stimmie on top. This increase is due to the recent increase in Stonefly activity. Both Golden and Black Stoneflies are now emerging from the systems fast water sections and the adults are now an available food source for the Trout.

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The East Branch

At this time the Upper and Lower East Branch are Still very high. Wade fishing is still very limited although I have seen a few anglers giving it a try in some areas of the upper River. The report below will apply as soon as the river returns to safe wading levels.

 The East Branch is in great shape top to bottom! The recent rainfall has the entire East way up in flow.  At this time fishing from a boat is your best option. Wade anglers should be able to get back into the  East in a few days.

For those who have the option of floating the entire East is hot at this time. Currently both streamer and dry fly fishing is excellent. Since the water has been high we've had double digit catches every day with equal amounts of fish coming on dries and streamers.

With the High water conditions we will have the opportunity to float the entire East  at during a time frame where there is usually little water. We have a few openings available for trips between now and July 4th.

This river is also in transition. The drakes are winding down after 2 weeks of incredible fishing. There are still decent numbers of spinners at night but the emergences of these insects is over.

In the coming days we'll see the Sulfurs establish themselves as the staple food source for the remainder of the summer. Blue Wing olives will also be an important food source on overcast and rainy days.

For the immediate future however there are still  Cornuta Olives on the water in the morning and the anglers getting out early have been taking some nice fish during this hatch. Isonychia and Cahills will also be in the mix with the Sulfurs each night.

The lower east is fishing well especially for those who pass the mid day hours nymph fishing. On our recent trips we've had fairly steady action in the riffles. Most days we're catching a nice mix of Browns and Bows of all sizes. Over the last few days we've also been catching a lot of Shad on both nymphs and dry flies. Anglers who enjoy fishing for shad will find the current time to be excellent for dry fly fishing.

Below are some of our recent EB Trout

Anglers should note that our recent hot weather has most of the surface activity occurring either early or late.  When the sun is overhead there is little activity from insects or Trout.

Here is a fish we took recently on the Upper East

Below are some recent recent pic's from the lower East.

This photo shows a knocked down dun. (most important to imitate)           Close-up of some Duns

A chunky Brown taken during a recent emergence.

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The West Branch

The West is  now at 1760 cfs.   There is a release of 1501 cfs.

The West is currently too high for safe wade fishing! Wade anglers should be able to have some options on this river in a few more days.

Starting this week we'll begin to offer evening trips on the west. These trips are Dry Fly fishing trips that put you on the water at the best time of day!

The west is fishing well with fish on top whenever bugs are present. The last few days however have been hit or miss. We've had a recent run of weather that has been either totally overcast or bright. This flip flop weather has also caused some flip flop insect days. At this time the only real reliable time period has been right near dark. This should change as soon as the Sulfur activity gets a bit more established. Before long these insects and the Trout that feed on them should settle into a very reliable daily routine that should last through the summer.

At this time there is also activity at times with Cornuta Olives, Isonychia and Cahills. On overcast and rainy days smaller Blue Wing Olives are also emerging in large numbers. We have seen sustained feeding activity during these olive emergences.

Currently there is decent activity both early and late.

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The Main Stem Delaware

The Main Stem is currently too high for wade fishing!

The Main Stem is now in a good place for drift boat fishing.

The best action and the highest concentrations of fish are in the Upper Main Stem. This is pretty normal since the era of lower releases from Cannonsville. Anglers who are planning to fish the Main should expect to see most of the angling pressure from Junction to Buckingham.

Anglers fishing the lower Main will find decent fishing at this time with light angling pressure. Over the last week we've had a few guests fish the lower river with some decent success. Most of the decent surface activity has been early and late in the day.

At this time the Main is having action with Sulfurs, Isonychia and an assortment of Spinners. There are also some good activity with Caddisflies and Stoneflies at times.

Over the last week subsurface fishing has really picked up. At this time both Stonefly and Caddis patterns will fish well subsurface.

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