Didn't Mark Celebuski used to post on this site? He has targeted stripers in the Upper Delaware for decades. Pretty sure JC, another former poster here, caught one last summer on the WB. I've seen them in the West Branch, the Main Stem, and the Lackawaxen. Never seen one in the East Branch but...

I spent several springs fishing the Lackawaxen long ago, before I moved up the Delaware and discovered the tail waters. I fished with Charlie and Ivan and those other geezers who hung out around that shop. They were really nice, warm, welcoming guys, with a great sense of humor. Also...

I catch 3 or 4 fish of this size every year on the lower main stem, down by long eddy. Usually on #26 soft hackle trico emergers, fished directly upstream in full sun. It is a special experience every time. But not that special. I don't even take photos of them anymore.

Yeah, that's about all I need to hear to totally discredit anything else you have to say. About anything. The global temperature "could be going up." :shrug:

https://climate.nasa.gov/scientific-consensus/

lol. Yeah I figured if I just opened fire I'd hit the target with one of them. been waiting for an excuse to bring up the Vince Lombardi rest area again... your move MacFlysopen.

"Guide you safely to Hoboken"? Sounds like you're looking for a weird excuse to drive by the Vince Lombardi rest stop with me in your car, late at night. Save it for the alterboys. p.s. I don't live in Hoboken. Not sure what stereotype you're relying on, but whatever it is, it's at least 10...

I already was a fan of Gene and Ines, but this Saturday sealed the deal for me. My brother-in-law and his friend and I were floating the West Branch and planned to continue all the way down to Shehawken, floating a couple of hours after dark and throwing mice flies. Long story short, a pretty...

Agreed. The colder the better. Anecdotally, trout in the lower East Branch will stick around through highs in the mid-70s, especially if there are cold nights, but they all vanish immediately once the thermometer edges up toward 78 or so. There's still some ambiguity in the plan, mainly due to...

Some of you probably saw this already - new agreement from the DRBC regarding thermal releases from Cannonsville. (Most important section is pasted below.) My take is that this is very good news. It insures that the mainstem will stay cool enough to hold trout (under 75) all the way down to...

Might as well move then. 70% increase in precipitation during major rainfalls in the last 50 years in the northeast. The wettest year on record since the 1800s. Something tells me Rusty apologizing isn't going to make a difference. A drought/deluge cycle (more rain than not) seems to be the new...

I take it you don't have a boat? Flows are not through the roof, just a bit high for wading. Try the lower BKill above East Branch tomorrow. By the weekend more water should open up, especially high on the tailwaters, if/when the reservoirs stop spilling. I'd guess by Saturday night you'll find...

Imagine smoking a giant spliff and then being hit hard on the head with a piece of firewood. Then imagine that most of the burritos in your life had wings or tails and could either fly or swim away. Then imagine that you found a burrito that magically could not fly away. You would eat it too.

and a rusty spinner was the fourth fly you tried? what a boob... :)

A leprechaun, a cowboy, and a rabbi walk into a bar. The bartender says, "what is this, some kind of joke?"

ah go easy on him kid. He's just a flatlander trying to be helpful. and authoritative. mostly authoritative. :) rusty... there were march browns in the air, on the water, in the mouths of the giant trout I was catching... If you don't believe me, ask my buddy who was fishing with. He was...

What's your rusty spinner pattern? hard to find one that floats and is visible and works well. I don't tie, but sometimes I think they overdo the poly or snowshoe wings.. the sparse ones seem to catch more fish. by the way, my cousin gave me a handful of size 14 spinners with a day-glo...

Huh. Okay, but what I'm saying is, the Hendrickson hatch last year actually went on for many weeks past what the hatch chart says, and not just below the dams. It was a regular topic of conversation on the river and in the shop.. the Hendrickson hatch that never ends... And for that matter...

Two years ago. Floated the lower EB on April 28 and 29 and had great days on MB dries and nymphs. I'm always up there the last weekend in April, and I usually hit the very beginning of the March Brown hatch. But that's on the lower EB, where water temps are higher. But the larger point is, no...

Don't worry about it Bill. Your trip will be primetime for any number of hatches. Hendricksons will probably be sparse or gone by then, but March Browns start popping often by late April or the beginning of May. If it warms up fast in May, you could even see some early drakes on the water...