West Branch of the Delaware Fly Fishing, (Part 1) Summer 2022 

My singing!!?? Ha! There’s a few that may hold the opposite opinion 😅. That’s good, Shawn and his dad are top notch. Hope the wiggle nymphs do well for you. When I use them I now put them at my last bottom fly position because I feel it gives them more freedom to wiggle and get less tangled. Good luck 👍🏻. Appreciate you watching and commenting.

Hi buddy! Very happy to hear you’re enjoying the videos. Sorry you won’t be out on the water for a while, wish you well for whatever’s going on. And yes, plenty of videos to go through in the meantime. No actual plans made yet for Cory and I to get together but I’m sure a collaboration will come in the near future. Take care and stay tune for part 2. Appreciate you watching and commenting.

Yea man Dan! I wouldn’t steer you wrong. We’ll get together again. Still a great day with you for only half a day. We need redemption on those top water fish at night. A lot of fun! Thanks for watching and commenting.

@@pawoodsnwater7551 absolutely 🙌

Well said Michael! Those magical days or should I say moments, are special and rare. Actually had one the other day on a local stream, just happen to time it perfectly. BWOs we’re coming off, picked up a bunch on a blue perdigon , then when the top water action started, picked off another bunch on top. Days you dream of. Thanks again for watching and commenting.

@@pawoodsnwater7551 Awesome Scott!! Any time.

Hello Jeff! Thank you very much for your kind words. Just keeping it real. Love helping guys out, knowledge and experience is worthless if you keep it all to yourself. Share what you know and see how it impacts the world. I genuinely enjoy seeing guys catch fish as much as I enjoy catching them. Appreciate you watching and commenting and all your support.

Good morning Chuck! Thank you very much. My pleasure to bring you guys along with me on my trips, this one was so much fun every day. Part 1 will be hard to beat, but I think you’ll still like part 2, stay tune. Really appreciate you watching and commenting.

Haha! Thank you Gary! Just being real, yes, I love big fish AND big water. Stay tune for Part 2, gonna be hard to follow up to part 1, but it’s close 👍🏻 Appreciate you watching and commenting.

Hi Warren! Thank you very much. That’s ok, whatever system you prefer, just try to master it, they all work, some have their pros and cons over each other. For the Delaware system, the limit with the all mono rig is distance casting and drifting, which on the Delaware is pretty much a necessity, but as always, fish as best as you can within your limits. Appreciate you watching and commenting.

Ha! Getting all primed up, fishing was great this morning, but super tough in the afternoon. Tons of guys and drift boats, blizzard caddis hatches but fishing only rising in the flats. Look out for each other, I’ve been spending a lot of time on the East Branch. Be safe 👍🏻.

Hi brother! Oh yeah, it takes many trips in many conditions to even get to see the tip of the iceberg. But once you catch one big boy from up there, you’re hooked for life. You HAVE to fish it likes there’s fish EVERYWHERE! Because truly there is. Stick with it, good things to come. Appreciate you watching and commenting.

You betcha Scott! Yes, definitely a once a year, or more, destination vacation spot. Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for all your support. Appreciate you watching and commenting.

Yessir, action packed! But really, the fish are the stars of the show 👏. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Hi Doug! Hope you were able to get out somewhere the past two weeks. Back home, cool water is tough to find. Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Hi Chuck! Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it. My pleasure taking you guys along. Appreciate you watching and commenting.

Hi Rich! Oh yes, pleasantly surprised right from day 1. Appreciate you watching and commenting.

Cory! My belly hurts from laughing 😂🤣. You need to call me every time I’m fishing then! You know, it is true, after speaking with you, I put on a flashy light olive perdigon and I did catch about a half dozen on it, so I gotta give you credit for them 👍🏻. Hope to catch up with you soon. Appreciate you watching and commenting.

Thank you Jim! Well, I think you’re going to time it right, it’ll probably be a little high and dirty, have the fish on the feed, might have to add more weight or fish closer to the bank, but that’s ok, plenty of fish close to the bank. Good luck and have fun! Appreciate you watching and commenting.

Hello Dave! Thank you for your kind words! Well, I wish that big boy was 24” and I landed it, but reality puts him closer to 18” and he got off. Still a ton of fun to fight. No, never trout fished below PA, some day, maybe with Cory 👍🏻. Have a fun and safe vacation. Appreciate you watching and commenting.

Hey hey Snook! Oh so strong! Made the mistake of trying to use 5x , next time only 4x, especially for nymphing. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Hello Jim! Thank you very much! I really hope you get a chance to fish it someday, now expect a learning curve, try a weekday not a weekend, and preferably with rain or at least overcast in the forecast. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Anthony! What up!? Well, the first three days of my trip, flows were still super low, then the last three days flows went to over 600cfs Sunday, over 900 Monday, then over 1100 Tuesday and Wednesday, which made it tough to wade, but the fish were on the bite. Higher water sometimes a good thing, especially up on the WB. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Thank you buddy! Glad you’re enjoying the videos. A lot of information I try to provide, try to pickup all the little things too, like weather, bugs , birds, how often I’ll switch flies, the different kinds of water I fish, I rarely pass over stuff, especially on wild trout streams. Thanks for all your support. Appreciate you watching and commenting.

Hi Louie! Oh yea, I bet he had a few of them in his belly. The big boys were out eating that day because they upped the flow from 600cfs to 900cfs. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Thank you very much! I try to prepare guys the real expectations, which for your first trip, count yourself lucky if you catch a few. The Upper Delaware is a whole different ballgame with it’s size, the water , the bugs and very smart fish. But, over time, the pieces of the puzzle start coming together with more experiences and time on the water in different situations. Thanks again for your kind words and your support. Stay tune for Part 2. Appreciate you watching and commenting.

Hi Brian! Thank you brother! Hope you get a chance to try it up there. Appreciate you watching and commenting.

Hey Dale! Thank you very much. Well, believe me, still plenty more for me to learn up there, just the tip of the iceberg. Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Hi brother! Yes, Tuesday and Wednesday flow was up over 1100cfs from Stilesville but fishing was still good around Deposit. But very limited with wading. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Hey hey Floyd! Very nice to meet you. Ha, hookups are one thing, landing them is a whole different ballgame. I’m still hanging around 50%, super fun but pathetic 😩. Hope to bump into you again. Appreciate you watching and commenting.

Good morning Brian! Thank you very much. Hope you’re doing well out West too. Some beautiful fish up on the Delaware. Stay tune for part 2. Appreciate you watching and commenting.

Hi Mike! Nice to hear from you! Oh yea, hope you get up there sooner than later. Check for a flow of 600-900cfs at the Hale Eddy gauge even better if rain in the forecast. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Hi Chip! Thank you very much. Glad Holsingers could help you out. Appreciate you watching and commenting.

Hey James! Glad you’re enjoying the videos 👍🏻. For the Deposit area, I still use the usgs gage at Hale Eddy, 900cfs or lower is good, 500cfs I think is ideal for wading, and from 900-1200 is still fishable but you gotta know the better shallow areas to target fish and wade. Multiple trips to explore all around really pays off when picking areas to fish depending on the flows. There’s are some good shallow areas even down in the Hancock area that fish well with higher flows. Tight Lines and have fun!

Hi bud! It’s great you’re having success already and some decent brownies too! 👍🏻yes, you noticed that I do cast way upstream, I don’t like getting too close to the fish and casting from downstream behind them works fairly well for me. Now there are plenty of times when I do catch a bunch of fish on the last part of my drift on the swing and even the hang, but I haven’t found what the reason for that on different days, could be because of some bug activity in the water and the fish taking the fly as an emerger. So, often, my drifts are much longer than a typical nymphing drift and I’m constantly managing my slack line and drag. Guess, like that old saying, the longer my line is in the water, the better the chance I’ll catch a fish, ha! Gotta love the fight of a big big Delaware trout, what keeps us going back. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Hi Nick! Well, I try my best for you guys. Good luck to you, hope you get into a few big boys. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Hi Mike! Great time of year to be up there, unfortunately for me, I’ll be archery deer hunting then, put the rod and reel away for a while. Glad you’re having fun on the Poh, great little stream. Thanks for watching and commenting.

It’s all good 👍🏻

Hey hey DOC! That’s right, boots in the water, patience, be a good observer and be versatile. Stay tune, 3 videos coming out very soon, all on the Upper Delaware. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Yea I will be looking forward to them videos!! Really like your videos… I’m in south central New York so I fish a lot in pa …I consider pine creek my home water in the spring but me and my buddy fish all over Pa and New York!! Thanks for the reply buddy !!

Hi buddy! Personally I haven’t, but my friend is actually from that area and he’s said that southwestern corner of PA has plenty of good wild trout streams. Also check out Wild Blue Discovery’s channel, scroll through his videos, he has many from that area. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Hey Jeff! Yes, I’m on the go up there from dawn to dusk. Yes, the “true” ISO is mostly all dark brown or dark gray except for the cream abdomen, on a size 14-3xl, tied skinny, to try to more closely resemble a real Isonychia nymph, again, no white back stripe needed. Tye up a few! Thanks for watching and commenting.

Thank you brother! Glad you’re enjoying the videos. Appreciate you watching and commenting.

Good morning brother! Please scan back through my videos to last Summer, please watch “My Leader Setup”, this video should answer a lot of your questions. Feel free to comment on any further questions you may have. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@@pawoodsnwater7551 will do, thanks. Also if you haven't yet try the east branch. I have only fished it with worms but the browns grow big in there and if you hook one it's going to be a big one more times than not. Usually fish from downsville to big Al's on my kayak.

Hi Don! Sorry for the late response. Lately, I’ve switched over to the Cutthroat 50” dry fly Shorty Leader, it’s made a little lighter in weight and still works excellent for nymphing and dry fly fishing. I still have a couple 50” nymphing furled leaders on my nymph specific rod setups, but on my couple rods that I do both, they’re the ones I switched over. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Hello Arthur! I usually throw upstream than most guys, while managing my slack line, I lead my rig down thru the drift, while keeping a straight line, not a tight line, my leader usually enters the water at around a 45 degree angle, I focus on the belly of my line, anything that indicates a hit I set the hook. For a better example, please watch my video, Nymphing Strategies Part 3, there I go into my technique in detail. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@@pawoodsnwater7551 very cool, appreciate the detailed reply thank you.

Hi George! I think you’ll like part 2 also. Yes , that’s the setup I was using all week. I think , at least for me, anything over a 50% landing rate is better than average, those Delaware fish just fight different and just seem to get off way more than fish from other streams. I think 🤔. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Hi Michael! Currently I’m using Orvis Mirage Flouro in 6x and 7x. I’m very happy with it so far, I’d recommend it. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Mr. Mike! Yes, I was in a channel for that big brownie that got off. Actually caught a bunch of little guys in their, was surprised when he hit. I’d call WBA, I think the lodge may be available again, not sure but call. A couple smaller motels off Rt. 17 to Google. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Thank you buddy! Glad you enjoyed it. Appreciate you watching and commenting.

Hi Tom! I build my tandem rig from heaviest fly up top down to my lightest fly on the bottom, flies are around 14-16” apart, I usually use 4x Flouro but this trip I was using 5x but then switched back to 4x, those big boys were controlling me too much. Thanks for watching and commenting and all your support.

Hi Thomas! Well, as far as the pheasantail, I was using two styles, but interesting thing is, the new one I was trying actually outfished the old one. The older pattern is my hotspot pheasantail with just two micro Lively Legz and an Ice Dub pink shrimp thorax under the wingcase, size 18, the new pattern is a gold beadhead pheasantail with a flashback wingcase and no legs, just a thicker peacock herl thorax and a drop of clear UV on top of the wingcase and the top of the bead. As far as the Frenchie, please just Google Frenchie fly pattern, there’s so many variations to it, my hotspot collar behind the gold bead is a thin flashy UV chartreuse collar. Mostly tye that in sizes 14-16. Hope this helps. Appreciate you watching and commenting.

Hi buddy! Thank you very much. Now, I’m more traditional with my fly fishing, so here’s my setup: I normally use a standard weight forward floating line size matched to the rod, the I use a 50” Cutthroat Furled Leader, off of it’s tippet ring I add 5ft of 4x Flouro, then I’ll start my tandem rig or if I’m fishing dries I’ll add another 3ft of 5x or 6x. Honestly, it really doesn’t matter what brand of fly line, they’re all pretty comparable but I’d choose a moderately priced line, say $70-$80. Hope this helps. Appreciate you watching and commenting.

@@pawoodsnwater7551 Great advice! Glad to see you are sticking with the traditional WF. I am not having much luck with a OPST mono rig so far.

Hello Joe! Well, my Globugs are a size 16 caddis bend, my big Isonychias are a size 12-3xl or size 14-3xl, nymphs are mostly size 18, occasionally size 16s, dry flies are all different sizes, usually match whatever’s on the water at the time. Hope that helps. Good luck and fish EVERYWHERE! Thanks for watching and commenting.

@@pawoodsnwater7551 Thanks Scott.

Hi Joe! Honestly, you can access it from both sides, all depends on water flow or other fishermen. I really don’t have a favorite side, you just gotta fish what you’re presented with. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Hi Nick! Well, you can fish either side of the river from PA gamelands on downstream, but above there you need a NY license because it’s NY on both sides, but that’s still miles of excellent water to fish. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Hi guys! OMG! Absolutely all wild, next best thing to bring out West. Check out my next video and put the resort on your plans sometime. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Hi John! Hmmm, at 1:08 thought I was talking then in my den. But the only two bridges were the 191 bridges in Hancock and the Hale Eddy bridge, both very very popular areas. But I love showing guys that even at heavily hard fished areas, there’s still plenty of fish to have fun with. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@@pawoodsnwater7551 Thanks Scott. I was referring to the 1hr 8 minute spot but I think you answered my question.

Looking forward to part 2

Hi Todd! This was from August 10-17. Appreciate you watching and commenting.

Hi buddy! From the PA gamelands upstream, you need a NY license, from there downstream, either PA or NY is legal, they’re reciprocal. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Hi buddy! Well, officially no, unofficially they’re great guys there and we help each other out. Try it, I bet you’ll like it and go back again. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Ha! 😁 Guess we won’t be fishing together any time soon, but thanks for watching and commenting

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@@terbofish5788 Ha! You’re the guy who lets the little insignificant things rattle him too much. Relax, enjoy life!

Hey hey Russ! Ha! I’ll have to ask my son, he the musician in the family, but I’ll whistle and sing for ya’! 😁

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