upper delaware west branch 5-14-23

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upper delaware west branch 5-14-23

Post by Troutman » Sun May 14, 2023 6:59 pm

water was just rite. about 900cfs. no organic matter floating from the bottom release dam. only 1 thing that was wrong. I got the only skunk for the whole day. Not even a tap :o :lol: . Ask some of the float guys how they did. They said it was slow to no action also :cry: . Some of the locals said that the water was ragging up there last week. In the 4000cfs range :o . I can see there was alot of debris kicked around.
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Re: upper delaware west branch 5-14-23

Post by martalus » Sun May 14, 2023 9:33 pm

Sorry to hear about the lack of action. Sometimes you just have to offer up time and effort to the fish gods for future rewards.

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Re: upper delaware west branch 5-14-23

Post by Troutman » Sun May 14, 2023 10:20 pm

martalus wrote:
Sun May 14, 2023 9:33 pm
Sorry to hear about the lack of action. Sometimes you just have to offer up time and effort to the fish gods for future rewards.


Oh Im not complaining @ all. It was still a nice day to be out for sure. I was surprised that the fish wasnt cooperating on any of the fishing platforms. I was watching a fly guy on a float boat sit in 1 spot. tossing away into a pocket with 0 results. then another take a shot. zero. Guess the fish didnt have their feed bag on :lol:
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Re: upper delaware west branch 5-14-23

Post by troutfishing4life » Mon May 15, 2023 9:51 am

Ouch thats along days ride for no action.

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Re: upper delaware west branch 5-14-23

Post by cappy » Mon May 15, 2023 11:48 am

Deposit?
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Re: upper delaware west branch 5-14-23

Post by Troutman » Mon May 15, 2023 12:55 pm

cappy wrote:
Mon May 15, 2023 11:48 am
Deposit?
yes. I fished deposit all the way down to the junction pool in hancock
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Re: upper delaware west branch 5-14-23

Post by Troutman » Mon May 15, 2023 12:55 pm

troutfishing4life wrote:
Mon May 15, 2023 9:51 am
Ouch thats along days ride for no action.
yep. But thats fishing for yaa :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: upper delaware west branch 5-14-23

Post by cappy » Mon May 15, 2023 5:17 pm

Troutman wrote:
Mon May 15, 2023 12:55 pm
cappy wrote:
Mon May 15, 2023 11:48 am
Deposit?
yes. I fished deposit all the way down to the junction pool in hancock
WOW! Lots of water to not see a fish.
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Re: upper delaware west branch 5-14-23

Post by Troutman » Mon May 15, 2023 9:58 pm

cappy wrote:
Mon May 15, 2023 5:17 pm
Troutman wrote:
Mon May 15, 2023 12:55 pm
cappy wrote:
Mon May 15, 2023 11:48 am
Deposit?
yes. I fished deposit all the way down to the junction pool in hancock
WOW! Lots of water to not see a fish.
Agree.... Or I just sucked @ fishing that day :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: upper delaware west branch 5-14-23

Post by Rusty Spinner » Tue May 16, 2023 1:42 pm

I will be up for a week later in May and into early June myself. This is the latest I have ever gone since college without fishing up there, but the flows just dropped to wadeable levels in the last few days.
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