Delaware River
Salmon River
The Keys
Beaverkill
Willowemoc
Susquehanna River

"And if the angler catches the fish with difficulty, then there is no man merrier than he in his spirits."
                                                                   --   The Treatise of Fishing With an Angle

     The trio of rivers that make up the Upper Delaware river system -- the East Branch, the West Branch and the Main Stem -- offer some of the best flyfishing in America. At the same time, the wild and wizened trout that inhabit them can be among the most challenging to catch.

     Each of the three rivers has its own unique characteristics, and each presents the flyfisher with its own special challenge. All are big rivers. All have prodigious hatches of mayflies, caddis and stoneflies. And -- most importantly -- all consistently produce trout in excess of 20 inches.

     To lure and catch them can challenge even the expert, which is what makes these rivers so exciting to fish. When it happens, as the Treatise says, "...there’s no man merrier..."

     Here’s a quick look at each of these extraordinary rivers:

[ The Main Stem ] [ The East Branch ] [The West Branch]