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Upper Delaware River Fishing Reports
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2008 REEL'EM IN FISHING REPORTS
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11-02-2008-- There was a chill in the air when the sun hit the trees today,
that didn't stop Joe Campanella and his son Alex from catching 2 Walleyes,
a few Smallmouth Bass, and a Fallfish. Water Temp: 45* Water Flow: 5000cfs.
Joe and Alex show off their catch: A few Walleye, a Bass, and a Fallfish
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10-05-2008--- Fall is in the air. Water temps are dropping and the Small-
mouth Bass are on the feed. Tom Thomasma and Paul Anistacio enjoyed some
nice weather and at times some great Smallie action today. Their catch
included 30+ Smallmouth and 1 Rock Bass. The Walleye illuded us today. The
Upper Delaware is very low and clear this fall. Flow: 1330cfs Temp:58-60*
Tom and Paul show off several nice looking Delaware river Smallmouth Bass
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8-31-2008--- Joe Campanella and his son Alex had a great 1/2 day float
on the river today! The Smallmouth Bass and 1 Walleye kept Alex and Joe
on their toes. Live bait and Plastics accounted for most of the 25 fish
that were boated. Water Flow: 1500 cfs Water Temperature: 68-72 degrees.
Joe shows off a Walleye and a Smallmouth as Alex shows off 2 Smallmouth Bass
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8-17-2008--- It was another fantastic day out on the water! Joe Campanella
and his son Matt, had some great Smallmouth Bass action today. Live bait
tricked a few fish, but plastics were the go to bait. Joe and Matt boated
over 30 hard fighting bass in the 8 to 16 inch range. Water Flow: 1850 cfs.
Matt Campanella and his Dad Joe show off some fine looking Smallmouth Bass
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7-27-2008--- Joe Delvecchio and Rich Stachurksi didn't let the high brown
water stop them from catching and releasing over 20 fish today! The river
is shaping up nicely after last weeks flash flooding. The catch of the day
included: 20 Smallmouth Bass, 3 Walleye, and a few Rock Bass. C ya on the river!
Rich and Joe show off a few Smallmouth Bass and a UDR Walleye
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7-13-2008--- Happy Birthday Brandon Startup! I can't think of many birthday
gifts that are better than a Delaware River Float trip! Brandon's Grandfather
Keith Startup, surprised his grandson and took him fishing a few days after
his 16th Birthday. Brandon and Keith caught fish on top water, plastics,
and live bait presentations. Their catch included 30+ Smallmouth Bass and
1 Rock Bass. Water Temps: 75-80* Water Flow: 1290-1500 cfs at Port Jervis.
Keith and Brandon Startup show off 4 beautiful Upper Delaware Smallmouth Bass
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7-06-2008--- It was another fantastic day out on the river! Frank Sgroi and
I teamed up for 30+ fish on our half day float today. Our catch included 30
Smallmouth Bass, 2 Sunfish, and 1 Walleye. Water temp/flow: 75 * 1500cfs.
Frank and Kevin show off some good looking Upper Delaware Smallmouth Bass
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6-28-2008--- It's always a great day when the Lang family from Long Island
heads north to fish the Upper Delaware river. David, Jordon, and Daniel
hadn't fished the river in nearly 5 years but that didn't stop them from
boating 20+ fish on their 1/2 day outing! Water Flow: 1500cfs. Temp: 72*.
Daniel and Jordon show off a few Smallmouth Bass as David displays a Striped Bass
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6-14-2008--- Upper Delaware: Bob Gorton and Bob Bischoff had some great top
water Smallmouth Bass action today. There is nothing better than seeing a
Bass smash a lure fished on top! 32 fish were boated, 30 Smallmouth Bass,
1 Largemouth Bass, and 1 Fallfish. Water Flow: 1490cfs Water Temp: 74-81*.
Bob Bischoff and Bob Gorton display a couple of fine looking Smallmouth Bass
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6-07-2008--- Rich Stachurski and I had a great day out on the UDR. The top
water action was excellent and accounted for most of the action today!
Over 60 fish were boated: Our catch included Striped Bass,Sunfish,Walleye
Rock Bass, and Smallmouth Bass! Water Temp: 70 degrees Water Flow: 1700cfs.
Your Guide with a nice Smallmouth Bass -- Rich shows off a fat Striped Bass
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6-01-2008--- Delaware River, What a difference a month makes!! The river
came alive today for father/daughter team; Rich and Samantha Stachurski.
Rich and Samantha had a great outing boating 50 fish! Todays catch included
44 Smallmouth Bass, 3 Striped Bass, 1 Walleye, 1 Sunfish, and 1 Rock Bass.
Samantha and Rich show off a few UDR Smallmouth Bass and Striped Bass
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5-24-2208--- Upper Delaware- Pat and Leon Stokes enjoyed a sunny day out
on the UDR today! Pat and Leon teamed up for a Grand Slam! 9 Fish were
boated. The Catch: 5 Smallmouth Bass, 2 Walleyes, 1 Shad, and 1 Trout.
Pat and Leon Stokes show off a Upper Delaware American Shad and Brown Trout
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5-17-2008--- Upper Delaware River. I always enjoy floating the river with
Bob and Ryan Bischoff. Today's fishing action was tough! We bumped around
5 Shad this morning, only getting 1 to the boat. All in all 7 fish were
caught and released. 1 American Shad, 5 Smallmouth Bass, and 1 Brown Trout.
Bob and Ryan Bischoff show off a few Smallmouth Bass, a Shad, and a Brown Trout
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5-10-2008--- Upper Delaware River. Zal Sakari and Marc Bailey had a good
day out on the river. 11 fish were boated. Our catch included: 2 Walleye,
2 American Shad, 1 Gizzard Shad, and 7 Smallmouth Bass. Water Temp: 51-57*.
Zal Sakari and Marc Bailey show off a few Upper Delaware American Shad
Marc and Zal show off a double header of Walleye as Zal holds a Smallmouth
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5-08-2008--- Gary Magie and I had another action filled day on the Hudson
river. We got out on the water around 11:30 am today and fished until 8:30
pm. We caught and released 35 Striped Bass ranging from 2 to 15 pounds!!
Gary Magie and Kevin Riley showing off 2 more mighty Hudson Stripers
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5-07-2008--- Back at it again! I had another good day out on the Hudson.
The action was a little slower this morning but I kept picking away and
wound up boating 17 Striped Bass today. I had 2 rods go off at the same
time today! I wound up catching both fish but almost lost a rod in the
process. I'm still looking for the BIG one. Todays catch ranged from 2 to 12 #'s.
Here's 3 more hard fighting Hudson River Striped Bass that I CPR'ed today
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5-06-2008--- Hudson River Newburgh, NY. Gary Magie and I had another GREAT
day out on the mighty Hudson. We thought yesterday was good, but today was
even better! We caught and released 50 Stripers with the biggest weighing
in at 21.5 pounds. The action was fast and furious this morning. Sand Worms
were the key to our success right from the start. Gary and me would have
landed more today if we didn't have to be towed back to the launch by 4
NYC police officers. Around 11:30am we were drifting by the Newburgh-
Beacon bridge when the fish disappeared. The boat wouldn't start! We kept
trying to start it but it stalled out every time we tried to move. At this
point we had already boated 25 fish. Off came the engine cover, we were
drifting towards Malborough. We threw the anchor! Gary knows his boat well.
He thought this was probably a fuel issue. He was right, the gas we bought
at Stewart's in Monticello this morning had enough water in it to give us
a big headache for about 2.5 hours. A huge THANK YOU goes out to the NYC
Police officers that were out enjoying some good fishing and went out of
the way to lend us a helping hand by towing us all the way back to Gully's.
I stayed with the boat and Gary headed to get some new gas to see if that
was the problem. We mixed up the new gas and the motor started like it was
new. We got back on the fish at 2:30pm. We landed 25 more and got off the
river by 7:30pm. We switched up to blood worms in the late afternoon early
evening to round out our catch. I'm still looking for a big big BIG fish!
I still have a few days left to catch that 50+ pounder! See you out there!
Here's a few more mighty Hudson River Striped Bass that we boated today
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5-05-2008--- Newburgh, NY--Hudson River. Gary Magie, owner of the Anglers
Dream bait shop in Monticello, and I, headed east today in search of some
hard fighting Striped Bass. The action today was excellent! Gary and I
boated 33 Stripers with our best 2 fish tipping the scales at 16 and 20 #'s.
Gary Magie and Kevin Riley show off 2 good looking Hudson River Stripers
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Upper Delaware River
5-04-2008... Greg Flock and I had to work extremely hard to catch and
release 15 fish today. Todays catch included 10 Smallmouth Bass, 1 Shad,
and 4 Walleye. Water Flow: 2800 to 3500 cfs. Water Temp: 51 to 56 degrees.
Greg Flock from Bridgeport, NY, shows off a UDR Walleye and Smallmouth Bass
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4-26-2008--- Justin Gray and I had a great full day of fishing out on the
Upper Delaware river today. 6 species of fish were boated today! Our catch
included: 25+ Smallmouth Bass, 12 American Shad, a few Walleye, Fallfish,
Rock Bass, and 1 Brown Trout. Water Flow: 3000cfs Water Temp: 57-62 degrees
Justin Gray shows off a Smallmouth, Walleye, and a few Shad as I show off a Trout
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4-19-2008--- The weather is heating up along the Upper Delaware river. Greg
Flock had another great day! Congratulations to Greg for catching this
seasons first Upper Delaware river "Grand Slam". Greg caught and released
A Brown Trout, Walleye, American Shad, and Smallmouth bass, all on the
same outing completing the "Slam". Nice Job Greg! Water Flow: 4300cfs.
Greg Flock showing off a day of "Grand Slam" fishing. Shad,Trout,Walleye,Bass.
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4-18-2008--- The American Shad have arrived! Greg Flock and I enjoyed a
great day out on the river. Greg caught and released 20 Shad, A few Walleye
and 10 Smallmouth Bass. Water Flow: 5200 cfs Water Temp: 52 degrees.
Greg Flock, from Bridgeport NY, shows off an American Shad and Walleye
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Feb., March, April 2008: The Smallmouth Bass and Walleye action was excellent
this spring. Here are a few pictures of the early season fishing on the UDR.
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