November 21, 2022

November 2022 Limited Run Flies: Week Four

The fourth and final 2022 limited run fly is a #12 black Comparadun. Black flies work well in certain situations. A better silhouette in low light? Cheating the glare? Sometimes black flies show up better on the water for both the angler and the fish. For those situations we use a black #12 Comparadun tied on a Tiemco 100 hook..   See it in the online store here.

November 14, 2022

November 2022 Limited Run Flies: Week Three

The third 2022 limited run fly is a tiny blue wing olive emerger. Tied on a TMC 2487 #18 hook that is 2X short but has a decent gap for hooking and holding fish. We use a trailing shuck and a thread body with a small dubbed thorax to keep the fly thin. The wing is light dun Hi Vis for visibility.   See it in the online store here.

November 7, 2022

November 2022 Limited Run Flies: Week Two

The second 2022 limited run fly is a Tan #18 East Branch Caddis. The East Branch Caddis has a tan cdc body, a tan cdc under wing, and medium deer hair overwing making this a high floating fly. It’s tied on an Umpqua Stubby T #18. The Stubby T is a heavier wire hook with a wide gap.   See it in the online store here.

November 1, 2022

November 2022 Limited Run Flies: Week One

The first 2022 limited run fly is a low floating CDC loop Wing Hendrickson emerger tied on TMC 100 #14 hook. We used our Extra Red / Red Brown Spectrumized Dubbing and and a thin trailing shuck. This is a good fly for picky fish in thin water.  See it in the online store here.

December 12, 2021

We Got Trashed

Our 5th Annual Get Trashed cleanup was bigger and better than ever. Fishing With Jay filmed the trash collecting and all the fun, check it out below. We’re looking forward to another cleanup event on August 13, 2022. Join us!

November 22, 2021

November Limited Run Flies: Week Four

Week Four’s fly is a CDC Early Black / Brown Stonefly.  The light CDC underwing is great for visibility while the deer hair gives it some structure- especially on rainy days. Using the dubbing loop CDC instead of hackle creates great movement and still floats the fly high enough to skate it if necessary.  Tied on a Tiemco 100 #16 hook.  In the online store here.

November 15, 2021

November Limited Run Flies: Week Three

A modified March Brown  Compara Emerger tied big and high floating for hatches in broken water.  Tied on a #10 2xl Tiemco 5262 hook.  Yellow Brown Spectrumized Dubbing, a brown rib, cdc underwing and a deer hair overwing.  It’s also a great searching pattern when the sporadic March Browns are hatching.  See it in the online store here.

November 8, 2021

November Limited Run Flies: Week Two

The second limited run fly is a #18 tan East Branch Caddis.  #18 tan caddis are up there with small blue wing olives on the Delaware.  Always have them with you.  The East Branch style is tied with a twisted cdc feather body, a cdc underwing, and a dee hair overwing on a TMC 100 #18 hook.  It’s simple but deadly.  See it in the online store here.

November 1, 2021

November Limited Run Flies: Week One

The first limited run fly is a Hendrickson emerger tied on a Daiichi 1130 #14 hook.  Extra Red Red Brown Specrumized Dubbing and cdc underwing with a deer hair overwing make this one a winner.  Limited to 4 dozen and a one week run.  See it in the online store here.

October 31, 2021

Delaware River Report / Conditions October 31, 2021

Yesterday fishes well with a combination of streamers and dries.  We mostly saw small blue wing olives but there were some caddis, Isonychia, and Heptagenia around.  The river flows are dropping but slowly.  The tailwaters will probably remain high for a while with releases.  Wading is still not an option.  We had a little rain overnight but it doesn’t seem like enough to affect the flows.

Today is the last daily update until April 1, 2022.  We’ll periodically post announcements and sales over the Winter.

John Loughlin found some fish on olives. Samantha Dennis photo

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October 30, 2021

Delaware River Report / Conditions October 30, 2021

The release from Cannonsville was increased again and the flow at Stilesville is 1,310 cfs.  We has some rain last night so rather than dropping most of the other rivers are starting off the same as yesterday morning.  We may see additional showers this morning and again overnight.  That should be less than .25″.  60 degrees with 10 – 15 mph winds from the South.  It looks like a streamer from the boat day.  There are a few spots that fish will eat dries at the these levels but the wind may be an issue.  Wading is not an option anywhere today.

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October 29, 2021

Delaware River Report / Conditions October 29, 2021

The release from Cannonsville has been increased bringing the flow at Stilesville to 942 cfs this morning.  We wouldn’t be surprised if it was increased more today.  The other river flows have dropped significantly but have a long way to go.  Everything is still very high.  The feeder streams are still pumping in a lot of water.  There is still no wading but people were floating the West Branch yesterday.  We may see a bit of rain today with winds 10 – 15 from the South.

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