December 16, 2010

Winter Fishing

Daily River Reports will begin on April 1, 2011.  Please check the links below for up to date flow and temperature information.  Nymphing slow pools and drop offs or fishing streamers slow will be your best bet for winter fishing, there is a possibility of some surface activities on warm afternoons in some of the bigger pools.

Looking for more of these in 2011!

FLOW  LINKS
West Branch at Hale Eddy

East Branch at Harvard

East Branch at Fishs Eddy

Main Stem at Lordville

Main Stem at Montague

Beaverkill at Cooks Falls

Cannonsville Reservoir Level

November 29, 2010

Delaware River Club: Upper Delaware River Conditions

November 17, 2010

The Delaware River Club: Upper Delaware River Report 11/17/10

The rivers have come up slightly with yesterday’s rain, but levels have risen gradually so the clarity of the water has not been affected very much.  Water temperatures have also risen, but this can be a good thing this late in the season and will hopefully result in an increase in insect activity.  Small Olives have been the predominant hatch as of late, but a fair number of caddis have been showing up over the past week when there are breaks in the weather.  Today’s weather will likely produce a few showers throughout the day, and is supposed to be a bit windy as well, but the rivers are in good shape!

November 14, 2010

The Delaware River Club: Upper Delaware River Report 11/14/10

Partly cloudy with a high of 58 degrees should make for a nice day on the water.  Nymphing has been the most productive technique lately, but there has been a fair amount of dry fly opportunity as well with the small Olives that have been hatching.  Streamers are still a good way to target high quality fish, and should work best over the next few days as we start getting the predicted rains they are calling for over the next couple of days.

November 13, 2010

The Delaware River Club: Upper Delaware River Report 11/13/10

Beautiful weather today will make for a nice day with a rod in-hand. Sunny bluebird skies and mild temperatures have been the pattern here over the past few days, and the river has been fishing well.  Small Olives have been showing up in respectable numbers, with a fair scattering of the larger size 18 Olives as well.  This increase in insect activity over the past week or so has a good number of fish looking up and feeding on the surface, providing some nice dry fly action.  Nymphing techniques have been very productive as of late and streamer fishermen always have the possibility of getting into some really great fish this late in the season, although we would like to see higher water levels to really stir up the streamer bite. Flows will limit drift boaters to the Main Stem, which has been fishing, but West Branch levels are more suitable for wading!

November 10, 2010

The Delaware River Club: Upper Delaware River Report 11/10/10

Over the past week or so the surface activity has really picked up with some decent hatches of small Olives about size #18. Streamers haven’t seemed to be as effective the past few days, but remains a good option for potentially getting into some really nice fish, and nymphing techniques continue to be productive.  Water temperatures should rise over the next week, which at this point in the season, should actually be a good thing, and will likely continue to encourage more insect activity.

November 7, 2010

The Delaware River Club: Upper Delaware River Report 11/7/10

Small Olives and some rising fish offered up some dry fly opportunities yesterday.  Water levels remain floatable across the board for now, temps are good, and the visibility too. Streamers and nymphs should continue to be effective, and the fair weather this week should continue to stir up some insect activity as well.  The walleye have also been pretty active lately for those of you interested in targeting other species on the Delaware.

November 6, 2010

The Delaware River Club: Upper Delaware River Report 11/6/10

Forecasts over the next week are looking good.  The fish seem to be getting more active, and this little break from the cold, windy days of this week past, should really encourage some activity.

November 5, 2010

The Delaware River Club: Upper Delaware River Report 11/5/10

Rivers look great with floatable levels, good clarity, and good temperatures.  The fishing action has seemed to pick up over the past week, with an increasing amount of surface activity and a decent streamer bite.

November 3, 2010

Delaware River Club: Upper Delaware River Report 11/3/2010

Water temperatures are cooling down do to cold overnight lows reaching the low 30’s. Water clarity is very good and flows are nice for this time of year as well. Picked up a couple of fish yesterday on the Main Stem, one on a dry fly and another nice brown on a streamer, Kind of a slow day but was very peaceful and nice to be on the water.

November 2, 2010

The Delaware River Club: Upper Delaware River Club 11/2/10

November 1, 2010

The Delaware River Club: Upper Delaware River Report 11/1/10

Fishing reports boast decent action the past few days with the absence of the wind we had been getting earlier in the week.  Rivers are in good shape, but drift boat access may be limited to the lower sections of the West Branch and the Main Stem.  Streamers continue to be effective, along with nymphing, and with the presence of small Olives the past few days, there has been some dry fly action as well.