Docsflies - Archives (September 2007)

22Sep07 - Greg Boyd and I returned to fish the Delaware. We fished the same section as the week before. We both did well with a few smallies a piece and one striper. Successful flies include buggy tan-brown flies, poppers and Dougherty's Paddler. The morning trico hatch was tremendous leaving a carpet-like surface on the water. A few fish gorged themselves (as seen below) on the easy treats.

Delaware smallmouth

One hungry guy, stuffed on tricos

Greg's Delaware schoolie striper

16Sep07 - I had my best smallmouth bass day on the Delaware river. Guide Greg Boyd and I drifted the river above and below the Frenchtown bridge. We fished from 7:30 am - 12:30 pm. During that time I caught roughly a dozen bass and missed at least three more. My largest two bass were nearly black. All fish were caught using an orange Dougherty's Paddler.

Approximately a 17" smallie

Another Delaware smallie

08Sep07 - I returned to fish the Lambertville wing-dam south to to just above Fireman's Eddy. I fished towards evening and was hoping the rapids combined with the bait I had seen the previous week would result in more catches. Unfortunately, only one bass was caught. This bass was caught using a grey Dougherty's Paddler. Other flies used included Clouser's floating minnow and poppers. Again, the river appeared very low and clear.

Below the Lambertville wing-dam

03Sep07 - The fishing structure around Tumble Falls hadn't produced much so I decided to fish below the Lambertville wing-dam. Again fishing was so-so with only two smallmouths and one bluegill. Small minnows (shad) were abundant and measured roughly 3 inches in length. Nothing was seen chasing the bait. The river appeared low.

02Sep07 - I returned to fish Tumble Falls below Frenchtown, NJ with my wife Nancy. We fished for about an hour and half towards evening. Not much was happening. A few caddis were emerging. I did manage a couple of hits and one smallie. The smallmouth was caught using a Dougherty's Paddler in orange.