APPLE CADDIS EXPLOSION Yesterday was "The Day". Dry fly fishing is oficially on and most of the Trout in the system finally figured it our. Most areas of the river saw water temperatures in the mid 50's yesterday and the insect activity was amazing. Yesterday my boat only fished the Dry Fly and we had pods of fish feeding in every pool. The fish were gorging and pretty vulnerable to being caught. We fished a mix of Hendrickson Knock Down Duns and CDC Apple Caddis and had lots

WEEKEND OUTLOOK This weekend will be the first this season where visiting anglers will find the majority of the Trout in the Upper Delaware to be active and moving about. The water temperatures have been steadily creeping up. The fish this week have been far more active and late day they have even shown a little aggression. Every river remains a little on the high side but there is plenty of opportunity for both waders and drift boat anglers. The current flows are as follows

Over the last 48 hours water temperatures have made some upward movement. All of our rivers are now from 46 to 50 degrees this morning. The warmest waters are in the Beaverkill and on the lower Main Stem. The Upper East is the coldest. The dry fly fishing is right on the verge of popping. We should see far more fish getting involved with surface feeding in the coming days. There are no big numbers of any one insect species but with several species on the water together there

The fishing continues to improve across the region on a daily basis. The main issue that is keeping the action from being great is simply cold, high water. The insect hatches are getting reliable and there were plenty of spinners in the air yesterday. As soon as the water flows drop a bit more dry fly action will develop it's normal consistency. At this time anglers have some options in the region. Right now The Breaverkill and WIllowemoc are at the top. These freestones hav

This weekend saw an interesting mix of weather conditions on the upper Delaware. Saturday was a tough day, it was windy, cold and winter like. Yesterday was a beautiful spring day, with sun, warm weather and light winds which made for a great day on the water. This time of year sun and overnight lows are very connected to water temperatures and trout activity. Although, Sunday seemed to provide ideal conditions for great early season dry fly activity, Saturday night's cold te

WEEKEND OUTLOOK! Last night mother nature issued wade fly anglers another challenge. Some substantial rainfall came down which should make it more difficult for wade anglers to access their favorite stretches of the river. For drift boat anglers the additional water along with some turbidity may make it easier to approach the Trout. This morning all area rivers have been recharged with fresh water. Tributaries are running strong the overflow at the dams has increased and the

TODAY"S FLOAT TRIP RECAP Today was overcast and mild, with minimal wind for most of the day. The hatches are not prolific yet, but everyday there are more and more bugs as well as more fish rising to them. The fish are not in “happy” mode yet, in fact they were a little more spooky then you would expect for this time of year. We picked up a few fish today on dries but they were tough, In most instances you have one cast to hook up so take your time and make it a good one. All

The overall fly fishing is improving daily in the Upper Delaware. There are insects on the water and the trout are rising at times. Anglers can also find the Trout willing to take streamer flies and nymphs if you target the right water. If I were to put a grade on the system at this time I would rate the fishing as decent but there are times where it is good. The water s are still a bit on the cold side due to the overnights being at or near freezing. The Trout are not fully

Lots of changes in the Upper Delaware to start the new week. First the most noticeable. Both the East and West Branches have greatly reduced flows from last week. The bottom releases have been cut back and the spillover is very light. Both should continue to drop throughout the day today. All area waters remain cold at this time.As we reported a few days ago the dry fly action is picking up. Blue Quills and Quill Gordons are on the water along with stoneflies and caddisflies.

WEEKEND OUTLOOK This will be the first weekend where we expect visiting anglers to have good enough conditions to really get down to some fishing. All of our local river have now dropped back to good levels for fishing except the Main Stem. The Beaverkill and WIllowemoc are now in good shape for anglers. They are both now at flows where the Trout can move about and feed pretty efficiently. Yesterday some nice fish were taken out of both rivers. The East and West Branches are