West Branch Delaware Flyfishing, "My Delaware Do-Over", June 2018
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- Опубліковано 23 сер 2024
- Ok guys, my channel always promoted, NO SECRETS! I show you everything, the good and not so good. Well, this trip was my best ever up on the Delaware, but there were plenty of ups and downs. The ups, hooked a ton of fish. The downs, foul hooked a bunch of fish. I have absolutely no explanation. In my last 4 videos, caught over a hundred fish with only about 5 foul hookups. On this trip, about a dozen, most got off during the fight but I show a few to give you a TRUE story, wouldn't do my viewers justice if I edit out the real day and drama of my fly fishing trips. All-in-all, still an excellent day! The overcast weather kept the fish feeding underneath all day long. One of my longest videos, but I like showing you and telling you what I'm seeing, what I'm thinking and what I'm doing. I really hope this helps others learn more about our wonderful sport, and I hope it inspires more fly fishermen to socialize, befriend and help out others on the stream. I want to thank everyone now and in my past who helped me along the way, and there are plenty. Enjoy the movie, I hope it shows the Upper Delaware isn't as intimidating as I once thought it was, just gotta hit it right, and today we did :)
You totally killed it up there, nice job! Try this, set the hook downstream like you normally do. Then turn your rod tip upstream and lower to the water.
Richard G. Hello Rich! Thank you very much. I’ll try that today, I’m up here right now, slow day yesterday, no video this trip but stay tune for my next video. Appreciate you watching and commenting.
Amazing 1 hour and 19 minutes of fishing.
The first fish I ever caught on the Delaware I thought was a Mack truck, turned out to be a 13" rainbow. Lol
Thanks for your video
Dave P Hey Dave! Believe me, I can relate, sooo powerful! Love how those rainbows fight.
PA WOODS N WATER I felt your pain losing those hook ups but also chuckled along w you over them.
You won't forget that day of fishing. Especially when someone ask you, have you fished the Delaware? Lol
Another excellent video, I spent many a hour under or near that same bridge, but never had the awesome day you did. I can not believe the misses and the foul hook ups. I have found through the years and was told to me by much better fishermen than myself that foul hooks up on the tandem system is caused by the flies being tied to close to each other. And this especially happens with larger fish. I have encountered very few foul hook ups, but then again I am using a tag dropper of 7" and only ever fish two flies. Just food for thought, your day on the Penn's and now on Delaware have got to be epic. Tight Lines Friend
Len Sherlinski Hi Len! Excellent food for thought. I’ll have to experiment. Just amazes me how most of the time it’s an occasional fish but when on an occasional day it’s a lot of fish. Another food for thought. Thanks for watching and commenting Len!
I see that you mastered the long release another great video , thanks
Rich Smidtke Yo Rich! ha! Mastered that without any practice. Thank you and you’re welcome.
You certainly dropped the hammer on them this time!
Berks Ha Ha! You’re binge watching, cool! Thank you very much! If you liked that one, check out last years West Branch videos “Seriously Big Fish” and “Dejavu”. I love those videos, they show the great fishing of the Delaware, also “From East to West”. Thanks for watching and commenting.
PA WOODS N WATER I have watched all your videos a few times, great info... can’t fish this evening 😒 lousy weather. But I’ll be out early for turkey...tough in Berks though ...
Berks You said it! Got into them on Monday twice but couldn’t close the distance, but nothing since. Good luck and have fun.
Amazing as usual?! how do you "read the water? What signs trigger your fly stage to fish? Dun? nymph? Pupa? Time of year? Thanks. Really appreciate your videos very much.
Very sorry, did not see your comment until now. Oh my, on the Delaware, very hard, if you catch a major hatch, consider yourself lucky. the staple diet on the Delaware are BWOs and Sulphurs in the Summer up in the NY area, both in sizes 18-20 and even 22s for the olives. So, small nymphs, especially Pheasant tails. In the Summer I like riffs, even super skinny ones, especially at the crack of dawn. the bigger fish move up into the riffs and close to the banks in the evenings and stay around them for several hours into daylight. I can't really say exactly in words how I read water, but much easier with good sunglasses, also have a plan how you wanna work a section, break it up into smaller sections and thoroughly dissect it. I continually move along taking baby steps, always hitting fresh water and new fish. I may stay in one spot during a hatch with rising fish, but even then I target different fish often not always pounding the same fish. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Realy nice work my friend , I realy enjoy your vidios I’ve been fly fishing for many years now but still learn new things every day keep up the grate work cheers
spmillar61 Thank you very much for the compliment, glad you enjoy the videos, love helping others and also gotta keep it entertaining. Have fun and tight lines!!
Congrats on the successful day. I would like to fish this river system some time in the future. I see it holds some real monsters and has quite a history to it. I will need to get out the popcorn and watch the movie later.
Tight Lining MD Thanks Mike! All about getting there on the right day and where you’re fishing, so many factors.
Scott I didn’t even know there were that many fish in the Delaware and I fished it a bunch of times!
Douglas Randall Believe me, I was just as surprised as you! An incredible day, gives me a lot more confidence now on my return trips. But it’ll probably humble me again, as usual:(
The delware reminds me of my home town river in places where the riffles are I've been trying to mimic some of your setups you use and a glass bead red midge pupa size for some reason is one of the flies that you use I started using and they flat out work in size 20 and 22 that and a higas s.o.s nymph in black size 20 is just hammering them right now since you inspired me to fly I've been blessed with beginner's luck, natural ability and a good teacher which is you. Keep up the vids your getting awesome views look forward to seeing new content and hearing your laugh HA!
Justin Peters Hey Justin! Very happy to hear you’re having fun and good luck out there getting into fish. Those midge pupas are awesome, amazing the fish see such a small bug in such fast water. Keep up the good work, after the first couple times, it’s not just luck, it’s skill! Sounds like you’re becoming proficient, when or if you get a chance, help out a guy on the stream, pass it on, very rewarding and appreciated. Awesome!!
Looks like one of the days I had a couple years ago down stream. I was using streamers though, I cant remember the amount of hookups, a lot and some true toads as well! But only landed 1! For sure my best day ever even though only one in the net. That's what keeps us heading back. Keep up the good work.
Robert ongradi OMG Robert, so true!! When the Upper Delaware is bad it’s bad and will humble the hell outta you, but boy, when it’s good, it’s a time you’ll NEVER forget, and the reason we keep going back for more! Thanks for watching and commenting.
Incredible video! What fighters!!!!! great day fishing!!! thanks for sharing!
Crystal Snyder Hey Crystal, thank you, very happy you enjoyed it!
Ha! Gotta be able to laugh at yourself, supposed to be fun. I really enjoy the “game” of flyfishing, when the fish gets off, one point for them, when I land him, one point for me. I appreciate a good challenge. So glad you enjoy watching me play, ha!
Fished that run many times, you had a unbelievable day out there nice job!
Shawn Gendron Hey Shawn! Nice to meet you. Yes I did and thank you much. Hope you do to soon, get out there!
You had quite a day on the WB. I've never seen the WB give up so many fish to nymphs. Congrats. Great job on tough fish.
Finch Haden Thanks Finch! I guess the stars were aligned that day, not a usual Delaware day. A lot of guys on the stream that day too.
Suggestion related to landing fishing... when you have one on, water it over to the calm water to land it , get out of the current. Thanks for the Video it was fun watching :)
Charlie Palmer Hi Charlie! New comment, thanks. Honestly that what I try to do when calmer water is available, but boy, those buggers were strong and wild. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Great fighting fish. Great day on the water. Scott.. Hope to see you soon . Out in Central Pa.
Keep up the Great Work...
Frankie Shoenfelt Thanks Frankie! The best fighters up there! Hope to see you soon too.
Love your videos man! Watching this and a bunch of your other videos, some constructive criticism that will hopefully help you land more fish; Keep your rod low when you hook up and use side pressure to direct him where you want him to go. When you keep a high rod angle while fighting the fish, you're forcing it up into the faster water on top. Keeping the rod at a lower angle w/ constant side pressure will pull them right to you. Once you get them close enough that you're within a rod length, then go full high rod tip. Again, let them stay low and use side angles to point their head where you want them to go while they stay deep in the slower water. Tight lines!
Philip Light Hi Phil! Thanks buddy, I appreciate your comment. Glad you enjoy the videos. Stay tuned, more coming soon. Just got off the Little J, good video clips and another one coming about dry fly fishing.
@@pawoodsnwater7551 Awesome! I just fished the J last Saturday and had a blast! Looking forward to new videos!
Hey Scott, looks like a great time, I just put this on my bucket list, maybe we can run up there soon, I'll be in touch ,Bret
Kathy Umbel. Hi Brett! Thanks, you betcha!
Great video great day and u had luck that fish were feeding. Wbd is known to get the best fly fisherman frustrated as you already know. I have had days there where I cant catch a fish smaller than 20 inches. I had days where i only catch 10 or 12 inches and than I had days where it seems like there are no fish in the river. Still it is my favorite river on east coast. Fish are wild they fight amazing and water is always nice and cool. Great Job and tight lines all the best from NYC
JokiBroki Hey hey Joki Broki!! Thanks Bud, haven’t heard from ya in a while. Thanks for watching and commenting. An amazing wild trout fishery. So strong! Wish I lived closer.
PA WOODS N WATER i wish i lobed closer too it takes me 2 hrs from nyc sometimes more depending how traffic is. I was in Montana fishing last week but it poured rain for 4 days and all the streams were too high too fish. I did squeeze two ok days of fishing one on firehole in yellowstone, ruby river and missouri below holton dam. Wanted to fish more creeks but everywhere i went they were either too muddy or crystal clear but too fast and rapid like. I drove 1600 miles in 6 days. Well at least now
i know montana like I lived there for years. Gonna try august fishing again if wife allows :)
Tiight lines
Oh man! I feel your pain about rained out vacations. Love Montana, my dad lived there for 22 years, had a trailer up on the Big Mo for about 15 years, fished there a bunch of times from 1985-95 before the Missouri was famous. Never a bad day there, textbook flyfishing and big fish and plenty of fish all to yourself and no outfitters. The good ol’days! Nice chatting with ya!
nice video, and beautiful fish! I love the West, I don't get down below the Cannonsville that often. Caught some nice fish in the borderlands though. Ever come up to the headwaters?
No Escape Outdoors Thank you! No I’ve never been up past Deposit, that would be interesting though. Maybe next time I’m up there for a few days, I’ll give it a shot. Thanks for watching and commenting.
PA WOODS N WATER you're welcome sir. Gotcha gotcha, I was just curious. Im always curious to fins people that are at home above the dam, and below. Good fishing either way!
5 stars, awesome as usual.
With the hot weather the previous day's it could have been some fish moving up from the East and main?
Usually happens in July , August.
Do you know how much weight (grams) you were using?
One extra weight could make Al the difference, looking forward to Future videos.
Keep em coming.
flyfishny Thank you very much! Honestly, I add enough weight to feel bottom or get stuck on bottom occasionally. This day I was using 2 BB Dinsmore shots, heavy but mainly because of the Globug, so hard to sink. Glad you enjoyed it!
One more quick question, do you place your split shot on top of all 3 flies or between flies? Does it vary from day to day?
Some people swear on bottom, but the flies won't swing naturally. Some say in between flies some say on top?
I have a cabin on the Beaverkill River and I'm up there every weekend fishing the East, West, Main, and of course the BK when not to warm. Never had a day like that, but I'm getting a lot better thanks to your videos
Best out there, always looking forward to your next adventure
Wow! Thank you again! My split shot I always put above my top fly. Why? Because fly lines are generally built with the weight towards the end of your line going from heavier down to lighter to your tippet, so that’s generally how I prepare my rig, heavier fly on top down to the lighter Fly at the end. I’ve tried putting it in between flies but I’ve often gotten tangles with that set up. As always, whatever works best for you, but that’s my theory and that works well for me.
Scott. I have been watching your video's now for a couple months. And I really learn alot from them. I have been tying flys since I was 10 years old. But haven't fly fished that much. So you Sir are a true fisherman I would like to know. I'm on Face Book. Danny Jett.
Danny Jett Hi Danny! Nice to meet you. I hate to say I’m not on Facebook. Maybe one day we’ll bump into each other on the stream or at a show or event. Thank you for your kind words.
Thanks Buddy for the reply. Don't know if you know Tim Cammisa a fellow Pennsylvanian. But he's a good friend and great Trout fisherman. Like myself he tyes flys but makes tutorial videos on You Tube. As before, love your videos and will probably be on the water with Tim in PA. Will let you know.
Regards
Danny
Thank you again Danny and I often get out to Central PA, if you guys are heading out there and would like to get together, email me at scottmxdad@yahoo.com
Excellent day for sure. Never fished the Delaware before. Were you on the New York or Pa side?
David Ozimek Hi Dave! Actually was wading on both sides of the river but mostly on PA side. I don’t think the fish know the boundary line, HA!
I'm guessing your Pa license works for that section of the Delaware.
Yes, as long as your below the state boundary line, you can wade and fish on both sides of the river.
As Pa woods and water would say (OH MY GOSH)
Rich Smidtke Bahahaha! Hey Rich! An incredible day. If you ever get a chance to hit the Upper Delaware, GO!! Such strong fish. Glad you enjoyed it.
Your videos are the absolute best.
Vick Vinegar Hey Vick! Thank you very much! Hope they’re helping you get into more fish. Thanks for your support. Another one coming out in a couple days.
Can’t see your line in the video. Are you casting out and have fly line on the water?
Phillip Quatrini Hi Phil! I’m not tightline nymphing, this is more regular nymphing or more so, long distance nymphing. I watch the belly of my line at whatever distance I’m fishing, watch for a pause or a strike or a hesitation as a sign to set the hook. Check out my “Nymphing Strategies” part 3 video for better examples. Thanks for watching and commenting.
What’s your set-up? I typically fish the upper parts of the WB of the Delaware near Deposit/Hale Eddy. Mostly dries. Want to start nymph fishing though.
westsidewil Well, as you know, the Upper Delaware River system very tough to figure out. This day they were hitting the pheasant tail size 18 really well, can’t say that’ll work other days. Usually I like to use a big nymph or attractor fly up top and either one or two realistic nymphs below using an in-line tandem rig each fly tied off the bend of the hook. Using enough weight to make sure I’m bouncing on the bottom. Everything is trial and error, checking the rocks and changing flies until I get a combo that works. Make sure you have a drag free drift whether you’re using an indicator or not. And definitely fish around the riffs. That’s a very basic start, hope it helps. Have fun!
PA WOODS N WATER - what rod and reel you use? Looking to purchase a minimum 10’ nymphing rod. At this point, not a very good nymph fisherman. Usually fish up up top. You use an indicator line? Any recommendations on videos/channels to teach me technique? Thanks.
Honestly , I’d look at an Echo nymphing rod called the Shadow in a 10ft/3wt, they even sell a added section to extend it further, very reasonable price for the combo with the reel also. I like Echo! Check out some of my Nymphing Strategies videos a 3 part series, also Lively Legz and Orvis has nymphing videos also.
PA WOODS N WATER - watched a lot of your videos and Lively Legz videos. You guys know your stuff.
Another great video Scott!!!Looked like an absolute blast! I'd love to get to the Delaware for some fly action looks like a great spot.
PAT AND PAPPYS FISHING ADVENTURES Thanks Bud, I did have a great day but boy can that river humble you at times. I thank God for that awesome day. Catch you on the Tully soon.
PA WOODS N WATER oh definitely it seems to be one of those waterways that will quickly show you that it's called fishing not catching. And most definitely I was at the Tully yesterday down by red bridge for a couple hours.
Where you hiding at?!
Nuckin' Futs Haha!! In Summer mode, still fishing, been up the Delaware again and Spring Creek and Penns Creek, still catching a bunch but no videos, don’t want them to be redundant. Actually was up on Penns yesterday, me and a buddy killed it on Slate Drakes. Don’t wanna do , been there done that videos. Actually this is gonna be my last year with regular videos, next year just gonna do specials. Kinda done what I set out to do, teach some fly fishing skills but most of all how to keep it easy and FUN!
Hey that sounds cool. I'm a rookie flyfisher so I'd love tips from a pro.
dont you realize that hooking fish when the flies are past your position result in the weakest hooksets because you are pulling flies away from the fish..thats why most your hooked fish on the swing as u call it get off..fishing 3 flies in that fast moving water makes no sense at all and 3 fly rigs i think should be illegal..all 3 of your flies are tied in tandem and all off of the bend which another terrible way to rig them and your fighting fish in the main current and your wondering why your losing so many and getting so many foul hooked fish which is doing more harm than good to the fish...being lazy in fly fishing results in poor results..if u feel u need to fish more than a single fly then rig it correctly and use a tag for your dropper fly and space them at least 20 inches or more apart..thats why you space them 2 feet apart is to prevent foul hooking..if a dropper tag is too complicated for you then at least tie your flies off the eye..off the bend makes your tippet material get in the way of a fish taking your fly resulting in a weak hookset...if you fish just 2 flies and fish your dropper fly from a tag and back outta the fast current into the slower current when you get a hookup you will automatically get more fish in the net...whoever thinks fishing 3 flies triples your success rate has no idea how to properly nymph fish..side pressure instead of lifting your rod straight up to the sky will absolutely drastically help tire fish out much quicker..straight up in the air fighting fish does nuthing to tire them out except keep them in the top fast currents and resulting in many lost fish..
and yet he still catches more trout than you...........
Do you do any Euro nymphing?
Dennis Loudon Hey Dennis! Technically speaking no, but all my nymphing incorporates all different styles. The reason I say this is, when it’s close I’m high sticking, then I’ll do some long distance , with and without indicators, and honestly I use pretty much the same butt leader section for dry fly fishing as I do for nymphing. I’m very versatile and adjust to each situation throughout my whole day. My one main thing I consistently do is get that fly down deep and nice straight line to my rig and good focal point. Thanks for your comment!