The Delaware 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
Please note due to the changing conditions on this river system any float trip will be converted to a wade if water levels are too low to float. 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]
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