I’m on a major road trip driving to New York and back, and will be fishing with my buddies in the Catskills for a week. After driving the Interstate construction madness for three days, I arrived in Hancock, NY, home of my favorite tailwater – the West Branch of the Delaware River. I fished yesterday and today, and it’s been really tough. The water is very low and the bugs just haven’t popped on the West Branch yet. Hopefully next week will be better when my buddies get here. I’ve been fishing nymph rigs and dry-dropper rigs and getting some fish. But it’s been a lot of work for a few fish. The good news is I have landed some nice browns in the 17 to 18 inch range, which I am very happy about. My best fish have all been on nymphs so far, including this nice brown below from this morning. Really hoping for that epic dry fly fishing soon though!
