MEMORIAL DAY UPDATE The Green Drakes are now pouring from the water in most all of the Upper Delaware rivers. There is now Excellent activity in the Beaverkill, Upper East Branch, West Branch and Main Stem. The last few nights the water has been blanketed with Coffin Fly Spinners at dark. Our guides have been keeping our guests our late. Last night I did not get back until around 11:00 pm but it was worth it as every fish in the river was up gorging on the giant insects. WE h

HOLIDAY WEEKEND OUTLOOK! Memorial Day Weekend is about to kick off. This is historically the first real push of recreational use to the Upper Delaware Rivers. Anglers planning to fish this weekend should expect to see our first heavy hatch of Kayaks, Canoes and Rafts. There will also be increased activity along all rivers. Fly Anglers will find the fishing conditions to be getting tough just at the time where the fishing should be the best. Over the last few weeks rainfall ha

The fishing continues to be pretty good everywhere but there has been a big change recently to the timing of the dry fly activity. The appearance of several sunny days in a row has shifted the activity to much later in the day. The photo below clearly shows the best time for surface action Anglers planning to fish this week will find all of our rivers trending to the low side. Wading opportunity is excellent. The forecast for the next few days is for very hot days. This forec

PRIME TIME ACTION! Over the next 3 weeks the Upper Delaware River system will be in the Prime Time for Dry Fly action. This time period will bring us the hatches of the Biggest insects of the year and their respective spinner activity. By the end of this week the Green Drakes should become a fishable Hatch. Anglers planning to fish this week will find all of our rivers trending to the low side. Wading opportunity is excellent. The colder than normal weather has all of our riv

It's Dry Fly Time! Over the last 2 days the dry fly action has come into the spotlight. All of our guides reported never touching a nymph or streamer rod during their last few trips. At this time anglers can expect to see reliable dry fly fishing every day. We are now entering the time period where the largest insects emerge and the largest diversity of insects can be found on the water at one time. During my float yesterday we had very steady risers from noon until dark. The

GREAT DRY FLY FISHING! Yesterday The Dry Fly fishing was very good across the system. All of our guests had great action and it was all smiles at the end of the day. There are multiple species of insects on the water and the Trout are feeding well. All of our rivers are now dropping flow slowly. There is plenty of wadable water throughout the system. Most of our rivers are just a bit high at this time except the Upper East Branch which is at it's normal low flow. Here are a f

WINTER RETURNS Over the weekend winter returned to the Upper Delaware Region. Cold weather, rain and snow squalls and high winds are what mother nature dealt us. Despite the miserable weather our guests managed to put some nice Trout in the net. In the coming days anglers who plan on fishing will find slightly warmer conditions. Our days are forecast for mid 50's with overnights in the high 30's to low 40's. Not exactly what you would expect in May but great weather for the r

WEEKEND OUTLOOK This weekend looks to be a repeat of last weekend with overcast skies and rainfall in the forecast. Today and tomorrow look to be excellent fishing days with light rainfall and reasonable winds. Sunday is forecast to be extra special with heavy winds, rain and snow squalls. Almost the exact weather from last weekend. Overall this type of cold and dreary weather is beneficial to the river system and the trout. For humans we should be thankful for gortex jackets

Guide Reports Currently all of our Upper Delaware and Catskill Rivers are in great shape. The very cool nights and recent rainfall have the Trout , Insects and rivers in a great place. There are perfect conditions for taking trout with all fly fishing methods at this time. Recently our guests have been taking lots of Big Brown and Rainbow Trout on Dries, Nymphs and Streamers. The Baxter House Guide Staff is very busy now and we are covering large portions of the river system

Cold Nights and Great Water Conditions! The fishing remains good all across the Upper Delaware Region. The 2 straight weeks of cold rainy weather have slowed the early hatches down to the point where the bugs are near their normal schedule. Right now the insect hatches are about where I would expect them to be for the date. This morning we woke to a frost that have everything in Roscoe covered in a thin layer of ice. Today's forecast is for lighter winds and bright sun. Today