Here’s a photo taken in East Branch, NY on Sunday, April 2, 2017 of the East Branch of the Delaware River. #2017TroutSeasonOpening #BuckHornLodge #GreatWesternCatskills

On Saturday, June 25^th, Fifield Outfitters had guests Jimmy and Wade join them for a drift boat trip on the Delaware River. These two men are avid fishermen who swapped their saltwater poles for their fly rods for this float trip. The trout activity was better early in the morning and dwindled off as the day progressed. Two big browns broke off first thing using dry flies (Sulphurs). As the day went on, a switch was made to nymphs, which produced a few strikes but no takers. Wade and Jimmy had Ryan in tears with their commentary of the characters they encountered during this adventure.  Ryan is looking forward to taking these guys earlier in the spring next year on another exciting float down the mighty Delaware.

Fifield Outfitters had guests Al Sr. and Al Jr. join them for a fly fishing drift boat trip. Having Al Sr. on board was priceless because he knows the Delaware River and its branches probably better than anybody that has ever fished it. He’s been fishing this river and its tributaries for over 60 years.  Therefore, even though Ryan was the guide, he learned an immense amount from this veteran angler that has expertise in this particular river system. Al’s son, Al Jr., we’d like to thank for his dedication and bravery as a full time firefighter.

The eight hour trip seemed only like an hour with all the laughs that were shared as the entire day was filled with good humor and comradery.  Brown and rainbow trout were observed sipping an abundance of different species of flies. Specifically, March Browns, Caddis, and Olives kept the trout active throughout the day.  Opportunity to catch some nice browns and rainbows was there, but unfortunately no decent ones were landed. We look forward to having these two guys back next year for another day filled with fish and laughter!

The Miraglias, father and son duo, were guests teaming up with Fifield Outfitters on White Lake. Today’s mission was to put some poor man shrimp in the fryer. It just so happened that the jumbo perch decided to come out and play!  It got so bad out there, that at one point, the perch came up and were waving white flags. 🙂  A few toothy critters (pike) and some bass wanted their pictures taken too.  All in all, it was a pleasure having this father and son team on the boat making memories happen one cast at a time.

This ling was caught and released by “Tug” on Lake Champlain using a creature bait.  The fishing was quite productive as pike were slamming the spinner baits throughout the day! The pike were all successfully released for others to experience the thrill of their fight.