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The details are still a little fuzzy but the tentative dates are Fri-Sun September 17,18,19 or Fri-Sun September 24,25,26. I was going to wait until August 1st to put the dates "in stone". I may head up a day early if anyone wants to join me.
I'm trying to work out a deal with the management of a motel in Hancock, NY. Depending on the response from the forum, we may be able to fill the entire place up for him. If we can, I'll lobby for a discounted rate. The rooms have 2 beds and can accommodate a roll-a-way if you will have 3 or more guys in one room. There are also other places < 15 minutes away. For those requiring more than just a motel, there is The Hancock House, Delaware River Club, and West Branch Angler. FYI, they will charge 2x or more than what the motel charges.
Some of the fly shops close around Labor Day. I'll confirm with the shops who will be open and what hours they will offer. There are 2 fly shops in Hancock and 2 on the WB of the Delaware.
This location will offer just about every type of fishing you could imagine. You could fish for wild brookies in a tiny trickle of a stream and float the Delaware River in a drift boat the following day. This location will offer the opportunity for wade fisherman, drift boats, pontoon, kayaks or canoes. The WB Angler does rent Hyde drift boats and provides drop off/pick up of the boat.
The WB and EB flow into the town of Hancock to form the Main Stem. You will have aprox 15 miles of tailwater on the WB to your west and aprox 12 miles of the Lower EB to your East. From Hancock, RT 17 E will take you toward the Lower EB, Upper EB and Beaverkill (Roscoe, NY). Basically, < 20 minutes drive will give you about 30 miles of tailwaters to fish as well as 12 miles of water on the Main Stem and 12 miles on Lower EB. If you drive 25-30 minutes, you'll have 20 miles or so of the Beaverkill and Willowemoc to fish (freestoners). If you want to do some serious nymphing or look for early spawners running out of the lakes, you can fish above the lakes or head to the famous Esopus in less than an 70-80 minutes. All around the area are beaver ponds and small native trout streams. I'll have to do more looking into brookie fishing so that I can provide you the correct info.
Fishing in PA, the WB from the gamelands to Hancock or the Main Stem will require a PA license. If you'd like to hit the Beaverkill, Willowemoc, East Branch, a NY license is needed.
The Upper EB offers 15-17 miles of tailwater that resembles a chalk stream. Low gradient, flats and crystal clear water makes taking fish on this river a real challenge. IMO, it holds some of the biggest fish in the area but you will work very hard for anything you catch on this river. MANY will leave this river skunked.
The Beaverkill and Lower EB are very similar in water type. Mixture of pools, runs, riffs and tail-outs. If you want to mix up weighted nymphing and do some dry fly fishing, these will offer you all types of water to fish. How these rivers fish will depend on how brutal the temps get over the summer. It's been documented that some fish in the river system have moved upstream 15-20 miles during the summer in search of cooler temps.
The WB and Main Stem will all depend on flows. I could tell you that the WB and Main are very placid water w/ mile long pools and only a few riffles. That may be true at 750-1500 cfs but it changes character at 1500-3000 cfs. The WB is the main supplier of cold water and it's hard to say if they'll be draining the lake for winter or have it shut off to a trickle.
If you are interested, I'll start to compile a list of possible participants. Once closer to the date, I'll post the phone numbers of the motels and you will be responsible for making your room reservations.
Thanks,
Andy
I'm trying to work out a deal with the management of a motel in Hancock, NY. Depending on the response from the forum, we may be able to fill the entire place up for him. If we can, I'll lobby for a discounted rate. The rooms have 2 beds and can accommodate a roll-a-way if you will have 3 or more guys in one room. There are also other places < 15 minutes away. For those requiring more than just a motel, there is The Hancock House, Delaware River Club, and West Branch Angler. FYI, they will charge 2x or more than what the motel charges.
Some of the fly shops close around Labor Day. I'll confirm with the shops who will be open and what hours they will offer. There are 2 fly shops in Hancock and 2 on the WB of the Delaware.
This location will offer just about every type of fishing you could imagine. You could fish for wild brookies in a tiny trickle of a stream and float the Delaware River in a drift boat the following day. This location will offer the opportunity for wade fisherman, drift boats, pontoon, kayaks or canoes. The WB Angler does rent Hyde drift boats and provides drop off/pick up of the boat.
The WB and EB flow into the town of Hancock to form the Main Stem. You will have aprox 15 miles of tailwater on the WB to your west and aprox 12 miles of the Lower EB to your East. From Hancock, RT 17 E will take you toward the Lower EB, Upper EB and Beaverkill (Roscoe, NY). Basically, < 20 minutes drive will give you about 30 miles of tailwaters to fish as well as 12 miles of water on the Main Stem and 12 miles on Lower EB. If you drive 25-30 minutes, you'll have 20 miles or so of the Beaverkill and Willowemoc to fish (freestoners). If you want to do some serious nymphing or look for early spawners running out of the lakes, you can fish above the lakes or head to the famous Esopus in less than an 70-80 minutes. All around the area are beaver ponds and small native trout streams. I'll have to do more looking into brookie fishing so that I can provide you the correct info.
Fishing in PA, the WB from the gamelands to Hancock or the Main Stem will require a PA license. If you'd like to hit the Beaverkill, Willowemoc, East Branch, a NY license is needed.
The Upper EB offers 15-17 miles of tailwater that resembles a chalk stream. Low gradient, flats and crystal clear water makes taking fish on this river a real challenge. IMO, it holds some of the biggest fish in the area but you will work very hard for anything you catch on this river. MANY will leave this river skunked.
The Beaverkill and Lower EB are very similar in water type. Mixture of pools, runs, riffs and tail-outs. If you want to mix up weighted nymphing and do some dry fly fishing, these will offer you all types of water to fish. How these rivers fish will depend on how brutal the temps get over the summer. It's been documented that some fish in the river system have moved upstream 15-20 miles during the summer in search of cooler temps.
The WB and Main Stem will all depend on flows. I could tell you that the WB and Main are very placid water w/ mile long pools and only a few riffles. That may be true at 750-1500 cfs but it changes character at 1500-3000 cfs. The WB is the main supplier of cold water and it's hard to say if they'll be draining the lake for winter or have it shut off to a trickle.
If you are interested, I'll start to compile a list of possible participants. Once closer to the date, I'll post the phone numbers of the motels and you will be responsible for making your room reservations.
Thanks,
Andy
