Fist fights on the west branch???

[CTobias]

There is more river than just the access point. I've never had an issue once I've walked a couple hundred yards.

This is why there is so much great fishing back in the Smokies. Because people are too lazy to walk 100 yards, let alone walk 5 miles into the head waters of a creek.

[Trouser Trout]

Yea, boats should be banned because its your world and we all live in it. How about all you whinny wade fisherman get in shape and learn to walk? There is more river than just the access point. I've never had an issue once I've walked a couple hundred yards. I've never met a bunch of lazy mofos like the ones I meet up on the Delaware.

I think the upper D, WB and EB, are amazing and phenominaly resillient recources that despite the fact that over 40,000,000 people live within a 2.5 hour drive of them they are well maintained and offer trout fisherman a world class water and trout fishing experience.

[Trout Nazi]

I wade a lot, and enjoy it, but I'll take a seat on a drift boat any chance I get. I appreciate it more because I wade so much.

[Trout Nazi]

This is why there is so much great fishing back in the Smokies. Because people are too lazy to walk 100 yards, let alone walk 5 miles into the head waters of a creek.

Thats why I love fishing up n VT so much. Most of the mountain streams I fish rarely see any traffic at all. Terrain is too rough, and no trails.

[the giggler]

re: friends of the Delaware River, I'll give them my money when they support banning boats/toons from the WB and make an effort to attain more easements for public foot access.

If you enjoy the fishery in any capacity at all, you have no reason not to support friends of the Delaware River. Just sayin'....

[Rusty Spinner]

I'm not sure why some anglers feel the need to complicate their lives so much. Just make eye contact with the boat's rower as they come into view and let them see where you are fishing so that there are no misunderstandings. I've seen very little bad behavior that couldn't have otherwise been avoided on the upper D. I've both floated and wade fished a lot over the years up there and nearly every angler does the right thing or at least tries to.

A few weeks back I was drifting the WB w 2 buddies and was just below the West Branch Angler cabins headed into the riffle above the pool where NY and PA meet up. As we entered the top of the riffle there were at least 6 anglers on river left (looking downstream) fishing into the main current as you'd expect. The problem was that there was one other angler out in the current fishing back toward the NY bank (???). Maybe he saw a nice chub working

So we quickly dropped anchor to decide if we go way outside of their casting distances tight against the PA bank and possibly put down their fish to avoid the one angler or wait to see what he would do once he noticed us anchored above him. He finally climbed out of the river and up on the NY bank and we drifted behind the other 6 who greatly appreciated our efforts and patience. If all the wade anglers were standing where they should have been, we would not have had to ponder our situation and drop anchor to wait things out. All the guides I've ever fished with up there - some better anglers/guides than others - all went out of their ways to make sure the wade anglers' needs were met as they knew they were going to see lots of water from the boat and could simply move on to another section of river if one was crowded with waders. Most of the problems I've seen were inexperienced newbies at either their rented or owned drift boats or pontoons. I'm sure most got a quick lesson in etiquette and learned their mistakes.

[CTobias]

I'm not sure why some anglers feel the need to complicate their lives so much. Just make eye contact with the boat's rower as they come into view and let them see where you are fishing so that there are no misunderstandings.

So what do we do during salmon season on the SR when they are fishing towards the bank, middle of the river, and standing all over?


On another note, if a boat pisses you off, God put rocks in the river for a reason. Haha. Just kidding, it's not polite to throw rocks, it's much more ninja like to slash a mans trailer tires in the parking lot. Until he finds out or thinks it was you, and then you get beat up by him and his brothers while you're fishing.

[Rusty Spinner]

So what do we do during salmon season on the SR when they are fishing towards the bank, middle of the river, and standing all over?

On that river you just run them the F over, of course

[madison]

I drifted the west this past thursday and there was about 60 people fishing the river between the deposit sewer plant and west branch anglers
every one we drifted by was happy to be out and no issues to report
its nice to be on the river with happy anglers

Madison

[flyI4]

my latest move to avoid it all together has been to pound them from 4-8 am on streamers...and then fish some of the tricker cold water streams during the day after already having my fill with the more heavily populated WB. These guys were more than happy to eat a 6 inch streamer at 5 am







These two literally come on 2 consectetive casts...No one in sight where there were likely 10 guys later that morning/early afternoon.

[WBDluver]

Streamers? I saw you casting bait. I was watching from the woods. That is why you go out so early, its so no one can see you!




nice fish by the way

[CTobias]

Streamers? I saw you casting bait.

bait..streamers...ifto facto....