Delaware River Flies
The Delaware River Club offers anglers true match-the-hatch opportunities throughout the season. Anglers who enjoy technical dry fly fishing can tie on specific patterns, such as emergers, duns and spinners. Those who enjoy a more direct method can cast nymphs and streamers to the deepest pools.
Delaware River Fishing Seasons & Hatches
The Upper Delaware's prime fishing begins in April and continues into late fall. Through the season anglers encounter many fine hatches including early season emergences of Hendricksons, March Browns, Green Drakes, Cahills, Blue Winged Olives and Sulpher Duns. During summer and extending into fall anglers find Tricos, Baetis, Isonychia, and a mix of white, tan and dark caddis on the water, while stoneflies emerge periodically. During all seasons, but especially in the fall, streamers pull some of the system's largest fish from the deep pools.
Delaware River Dry Flies
The entire Upper Delaware System provides numerous dry-fly opportunities given its plentiful and varied hatches to match, including major emergences of mayflies, caddis, stoneflies and flying ants. The Delaware River Club's on-site fly shop is stocked with the most effective match the hatch patterns covering the entire major mayfly and caddis hatches on the Delaware System. Some of the pertinent dry-fly styles include Flush Floating Caddis and Hackle Winged Spinners, Parachutes, Comparaduns and Comparaemergers.
Delaware River Streamers
Big fish love streamers and that's the case on the Upper Delaware System. Woolly Buggers, Zonkers, Muddler Minnows and Rabbit Strip Leeches prove effective and they account for some of the largest fish of the season - five to ten-pound browns that prowl day and night.
Delaware River Nymphs
Trout find a large portion of their diet under the surface so it makes sense to place your flies under water when fishing the Upper Delaware. Some of the best sub-surface patterns include Golden Stoneflies, Soft Hackles, Emergent Sparkle Pupas, Pheasant Tail Nymphs, Hare's Ears and Brassies.
