Upper Delaware River -

[nicholas mendis]

Hello all,

 

I am heading to Barryville, NY in Sullivan County  on 06/01.  Plan is to fly fish all day Friday from my camping spot and then spin fish from a kayak Saturday - Doing an 18 mile trip. I have fished there for many years but never fly fished. I have a 5wt and a 7 wt. This time of year there are trout - big browns and rainbow, usually shad still running a ton of smallies, and occassional tiger muskie.

 

Any tips for me before I head out there? I would love to hear from anyone with experience flyfishing the area.

 

Thanks!

[Vince]

Just got back from a trip to the West Branch near Hancock, NY. Had a great time and landed some really nice fish. My #1 recommendation is to make sure you focus on getting a "drag free drift." Those fish really pay attention and if you aren't mending and paying attention to the drift the fishing is tough. Number #2 recommendation is to fish the last hour of daylight in a pool or other likely spot. We had hard fishing during the day, but all of the fish came out in the evening for the spinner fall. Was amazing how many people didn't even come out for that time of evening when it was the most productive!

Good luck and have fun!

Vince

[Brian Ziff-Levine]

I've fished the D from around Milford all the way down to Hancock in my lifetime. I'd say a few things.

 

1. Big dries on the banks. Hoppers and Ants. But be ready to nymph if you really want to catch anything up there.  

2. Skip it altogether and fish the lackawaxen. The good part is probably a 20 minute drive from the Barryville bridge and its a much better and more wadeable river.

3. Drink at Cedar Rapids Inn. Hopefully it will be toga night.

 

B

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[Richard Farino]

Nick,

 

Where are you camping?  Will give you what info I can, but if you want trout, you’ll need to be a bit further upriver.

 

 

R

 

 

Richard Farino

Urban Angler VA | 108 N. Washington Street  2nd Floor | Alexandria, VA 22314

(703) 527-2524 | fax: (703) 527-3313 | ric...@urbanangler.com

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[nicholas mendis]

I am staying at Cedar Rapids and have been to the bar many times!!! I have had pretty good luck with trout walking small section of the creek that seperates the campsite from where the office and bar are from rt 97 to the creek mouth, using small rapalas and inline spinners.

 

BTW, Rich, are you from the Bronx? I saw a picture you put up a while back of the bronx river. I grew up in Parkchester. I've caught striper and blues in the bronx river before and when i moved to Brooklyn I caught them in the Gowanus (which i think is a superfund site and newton creek). Very surprised that anything could last more than a day in those waters. Most of my fishing there was done from the shore at Maritime College under the throggs neck bridge.

[Richard Farino]

I am.  And I hope you didn’t eat any of those fish, especially in the Gowanus Canal and Newtown Creek.  What a mess.

 

I learned to trout fish in NY & PA, mostly in the Catskills and Poconos, and I consider the Delaware my home river.  I’ve spent more than my fair share of days on the river.

 

Shoot me an e-mail or call the shop and we’ll talk about where to fish.  I have a few good spots I can send you, some local, some not so local.

 

 

R

 

 

Richard Farino

Urban Angler VA | 108 N. Washington Street  2nd Floor | Alexandria, VA 22314

(703) 527-2524 | fax: (703) 527-3313 | ric...@urbanangler.com

 

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