Troutnut Forum > Fishing Reports > Upper West Branch of the Delaware
Report at a Glance
| Time of Day | afternoon |
| Fish Caught | Brown Trout |
| Conditions & Hatches | Mostly sunny, low water, sulphurs and olives |
Details and Discussion
| Martinlf | July 17th, 2008, 8:04 am | |
| Palmyra PA Posts: 978 | Fished two days on the upper West Branch of the Delaware and avoided total humiliation due to some help from Matt (our own WestBranch). Managed two nice fish the first day, and one smaller one the second day. Also lost one nicer fish the second day. Thanks, Matt. | |
| Louis Is it not an art to deceive a trout with an artificial fly? A trout! that is more sharp-sighted than any hawk . . . and more watchful and timorous than your high-mettled merlin is bold! --Izaak Walton The Compleat Angler | ||
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| Martinlf | July 17th, 2008, 11:38 am | |
| Palmyra PA Posts: 978 | Hmm, I posted this up in a hurry, thinking I might add to it, but there's no edit button for reports? What I would add is the dozens of flies tried, the billion refusals, and the gorgeous scene of the moon rising over the river the final night. And, oh yes, the second day was almost devoid of bugs. The flows this summer, according to everyone I've talked with, have been absurd, with heavy releases followed by trickles. Bugs and fish have been affected. Talk with shop owners before you head out to learn the current conditions. | |
| Louis Is it not an art to deceive a trout with an artificial fly? A trout! that is more sharp-sighted than any hawk . . . and more watchful and timorous than your high-mettled merlin is bold! --Izaak Walton The Compleat Angler | ||
| Martinlf | July 17th, 2008, 1:46 pm | |
| Palmyra PA Posts: 978 | OK, OK, I must not have edited a post on this site for a while. I forgot about the little scissors icon at the top right being the edit button. But this gives me the opportunity to carry on a conversation with myself and to make this thread look really popular--until one actually sees who's doing all the posting. But soon my dear friends will begin to click on and deride me for all my forgetfulness. And I'm glad to provide them the opportunity for a bit of entertainment. Any of you new guys, look for the little scissors if you want to add to or change your posts. Or you can just hit reply, like I did. :) | |
| Louis Is it not an art to deceive a trout with an artificial fly? A trout! that is more sharp-sighted than any hawk . . . and more watchful and timorous than your high-mettled merlin is bold! --Izaak Walton The Compleat Angler | ||
| GONZO | July 17th, 2008, 2:11 pm | |
| "Bear Swamp," PA Posts: 1003 | Talking to yourself is certainly one way to have a conversation with a like-minded person, Louis, but I thought I'd reply just to keep you from thinking that you were being ignored. :) | |
| Falsifly | July 17th, 2008, 2:35 pm | |
| Hayward, WI. Posts: 123 | Louis, I hope you will excuse me for barging in on your personal thread. Dear friend or not I certainly would not deride you for your forgetfulness, but I would caution you about playing with scissors lest you cut out my favorite part—the entertainment. | |
| Falsifly Designated by Troutnut as the heir to Pat McManus | ||
| Martinlf | July 17th, 2008, 10:34 pm | |
| Palmyra PA Posts: 978 | Scissors? What scissors? | |
| Louis Is it not an art to deceive a trout with an artificial fly? A trout! that is more sharp-sighted than any hawk . . . and more watchful and timorous than your high-mettled merlin is bold! --Izaak Walton The Compleat Angler | ||
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