Tied on a Bartleet 5/0;
The Delaware River
Rising in two branches in the Catskill Mountains, the Delaware River flows 419 miles into Delaware bay where it’s waters enter the Atlantic Ocean. With no dams or impediments on the river’s Main Stem, the Delaware is one of the few remaining large free-flowing rivers in the United States.
The watershed encompasses five US states – New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware. It’s bodies of water provide drinking water to 17 million people – roughly 6% of the population of the US.
In the early 1960’s, the West Branch of the river was impounded in Stilesville by the Cannonsville Dam, and the East Branch in Downsville by the Pepacton Dam. Both of these dams respectively created a tailwater fishery on the West Branch, East Branch and Main Stem – ensuring that the waters remain cold and creating a superb cold water trout habitat. The influence of the cold tailwater releases can be felt as far downstream as Calicoon.
East Branch Brown
With Ben Rinker, 2016;
Deb and Striper
On Long Island Sound with Roger Gendron; Fall, 2017;
Alice’s Way
Delaware River East Branch. One of my favorites places on the East.
Green Highlander
Tied on a Partridge CS6 6/0;
My only Christmas tune – I co wrote this with Barry Walsh;
Off To California
Larry’s VW, around 1970;
Stoneflies
A Perla nymph breaking it’s shuck;
East Branch Delaware
Down from Fireman’s Park, Hancock, NY; Frank Corrente;