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Delaware River Brown Trout from a Baxter House Outfitters float trip

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Fly Fishing Report for the Upper Delaware and Catskill Rivers

Fly Fishing Report for the Upper Delaware and Catskill Rivers

BIG BUG ACTIVITY Just a quick report today. The Big bugs continue to emerge on all Upper Delaware waters. Yesterday Green Drakes, March Browns, Isonychia and Sulfurs were emerging from local waters. There was also the beginnings of March Brown spinner activity. With the very hot weather recently the best action has been right at dark. If this weather continues it may be a year where the heavy concentrations of large insects come in the darkness. We have some possibility of ra

Fly Fishing Report for the Upper Delaware and Catskill Rivers

Fly Fishing Report for the Upper Delaware and Catskill Rivers

Big Bugs and Great River Levels Currently all Upper Delaware Rivers are now at optimum flow rates for angler access. At the Current flows anglers will find safe wading just about everywhere, Currently water temperatures are in a good place. Anglers should however be aware on days where we have really hot temps. like yesterday. On these days the lower reaches of our freestones may get too warm for the trout to be active. We are expecting cooler days for the rest of the week an

River Report 5/29/18

River Report 5/29/18

Memorial weekend proved to be a great time for anglers. A lot of fish were caught and reports of lots of bugs reported throughout the system. We are seeing march browns and sulfers on the Delaware, Beaver Kill and Willow. The water is reaching prime temps for diverse and different hatches. In between the march browns and sulfer, we are seeing a lot of olives and strong caddis hatches throughout the day. Hendos are still being spotted in some of the upper parts of the East and

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Fishing Report for Upper Delaware and Catskill Rivers

Fishing Report for Upper Delaware and Catskill Rivers

Fishing is expected to be great this weekend. With the water flows dropping still, the water temps should reach ideal levels in various places around the system. The East is flowing at 556, wade fishing should be exceptional. March browns are appearing more and more throughout the upper and middle sections of the river. With the West branch flowing at 1230, the river is more wade-able than the past few days. Expect to see March Browns, caddis, olives and spinners by the billi

Fly Fishing Report for the Upper Delaware and Catskill Rivers

Fly Fishing Report for the Upper Delaware and Catskill Rivers

Holiday Weekend Outlook This weekend is forecast to bring us some real nice weather. We are forecast for sunny skies and warm air temperatures through the weekend. There is a chance of some passing thunderstorms on Sunday and Monday but currently they are forecast at a 30% chance. This could also be seen as a 70% chance of continued good weather. Anglers planning on fishing this weekend will be hitting it right with the hatches. The insect activity is great and there are a

Weekend Outlook 5/24/18

Weekend Outlook 5/24/18

The weekend outlook looks promising with the rivers taking a drop from the rain this past week. Fishing should be excellent this weekend. Bug are hatching and spinners are falling. Still seeing hendos in some parts of the system along with march browns, olives and epic caddis hatches. The East Branch is more wader friendly as of today. The west should have some decent access in the upper sections. Water clarity has improved over night as well. Nymphing should be a very viable

Fishing Report 5/23/18

Fishing Report 5/23/18

Fishing for the the upcoming holiday weekend looks good. With the rivers dropping this morning the water should be wadeable by Thursday/Friday. Fishing has been good this week even with the rain and high water. Bug activity is in transition to March Browns. They have been spotted in various areas throughout the system. The East continues to produce good fishing.We have had a good mix of streamer and dry fly fishing. Today with the flows at around 1000 at Harvard, wade access

Fly Fishing Report for the Upper Delaware and Catskill Rivers

Fly Fishing Report for the Upper Delaware and Catskill Rivers

The fishing around the system is very good. The unpredictable rainy weather and cool nights are exactly what trout and insects love. In most of our rivers insect hatches are heavy and the water temperature is right for trout to be active and aggressive. Now is the time to be out on the water! Currently all of our upper Delaware rivers are running bank full. The conditions range from very high on the Main Delaware to wadable but on the high side for everywhere else. The best

Fly Fishing Report for the Upper Delaware and Catskill Rivers

Fly Fishing Report for the Upper Delaware and Catskill Rivers

Guide Calabrese's client with a beauty on the east branch. Even with the high water from the few rain storms we had, our clients have had great days filled with catching a lot of big fish. Yesterday proved to be one of the better days on the system. All of our guides had clients in the double digits with fish in the boat. Dr. Bob with a spinner eater on the east. Also a beauty. The East and West are fishing good, with good hendrickson's hatches at the top. There was a spinner

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