Hi All, Starting to get worried for the near future. The current version of the FFMP release plan ends on May 31st. The past few years, the program has been extended each year on a temporary basis. This year appears to be different. The parties (NY, NJ, PA, DE and NYC) to the 1954 Supreme...

Hi All, Should be an interesting weekend. Weather looks ideal. Lots of water and bugs getting started, so it will be interesting to see how the fishermen approach the weekend. Use a streamer for your "one bug" or hope for some good hatches and go with a dry or emerger. OF course a nymph...

Well, here we go! All the reservoirs are spilling. Cannonsville spill is becoming more significant and the spill will continue to rise for a few days. Luckily the rain looks about over and the tribs should start dropping soon. River is coming up on the grass at the house tonight. Alewives...

Hi, Midges are everywhere, but I have never seen a hatch like this one. I literally had to stop and clean off the windshield! Jim

Hi All, Great turnout at the RFAC meeting yesterday in Hawley. I would estimate a crowd of about 140 people at a meeting that normally gets 4 or 5 people. Nice presentations directly to the decree party members. New York State was not represented. Very disappointing considering much of...

Amazing games! Men and Women both in the final four. What a comeback!!!

Hi Guys, Was showing property yesterday on the mainstem and there were quite a few consistently rising fish. The fisherman I was showing property to accused me of planting the fish just for the showing! Quite a few stoneflies in the air. River is still chilly, but it looked very inviting. Jim

Hi guys, I am looking for a couple of used drift boats for sale? Anybody have one or know of one, feel free to send me a pm. Thanks, Jim

Hi All, It seems to me that the group that has complained the most about the conditions on the Delaware this year are the same ones that were noticeably absent from the FUDR "Water, Water, Everywhere" meeting this week. It was an opportunity to talk directly with the decision makers and let...

The Lower East Branch is in desperate need of more water. The West Branch is receiving all of the directed releases for Montague. Pepacton is at 83.3 %. Cannonsville is at 67%. Seems like there is not a better time to help the East Branch by transferring a portion of the directed release to...

Hi Guys, Here is the DEP update site for Cannonsville Reservoir "Unusual condition" Cannonsville The construction firm drilled three bore holes to test and sample sediments, etc. at the proposed site for the hydroelectric facility. This is at the release chamber of the dam. There is a...

Hi guys, did you notice the river gauges? We did get a bit of rain yesterday, but a pretty good slug fell on the Beaverkill. BK went up over 1100 cfs and the other rivers barely budged. This of course means no Directed releases for Montague and we will get this slug of warmer water into the...

Hi All, Looks like warm temps and meager releases for the week ahead. NYC is freaking out over the dry spring. Highs in the 80's this week. I do think there will be some relief on the first of June. It is also possible if we get no rain that Montague Directed releases will kick back in...

Hi All, Increase in release and the perfect amount of rain and the Delaware is transformed into a bug, fish and fishermen machine. Just the right amount of bugs and good rising fish in places that a week ago, you would swear no fish existed. Looks like more rain coming, so the Montague...

Hi All, Mostly useful discussions the last few days over the current condition of the Delaware and releases from the NYC reservoirs. It still troubles me that there is so much incorrect information out there after all of these years. It is obvious that some have not even taken the time to...

Hi guys, Finally saw a Hendrickson here today. Who guessed the 4th or was closest? Jim

Hi guys, Looks like his bit of rain coming tonight and tomorrow will put the West Branch over the top! East Branch still a couple of weeks away from spilling. Might start to spill on Tuesday, but more likely Wednesday. No hendricksons yet, but there have been a few blue quills around...

Hi Guys, Pretty amazing trip. Wish I had done it. jim

Hi guys, West Branch has been completely frozen over for a month!! No hendricksons on the West Branch or Upper Mainstem until after May 1st this year!!!! Very little warm release this winter, so no bug development either. Guess what date I see my first Hendrickson at the house and win 6...

So what do you all say now? Perfect flows, temps and bugs on the rivers. Natural flow and FFMP releases have created cool temps well down the mainstem and the fishing has been quite good. The sulphurs everyone thought were gone are hatching in profusion on the West Branch. Fish are coming up...