Lackawana and then The Delaware in summer?

[rs0i]

This Thursday I'm starting a ten day exploratory trip beginning at State College, PA, then on to Scranton and finally to the Catskills to fish the West Branch of The Delaware. I've checked all the gauges and the Lackawana looks in good shape.

Is the Lackawana worth fishing now, and if so, where should I hit? I don't need your super secret spots, just a good parking place and general directions.

Thanks.

[AaronJasper]

You won't like what I am going to say, but it is the truth and sometimes the truth is a bit sour.

You don't need someone to tell you where to go. Finding out things on your own makes it mean a lot more. You know the techniques. Take a thermometer and check the water temps. If they are ok fish. If the fishing is poor on a river go somewhere else, unless its a situation where you are screwing up.

[Halliday]

You won't like what I am going to say, but it is the truth and sometimes the truth is a bit sour.

You don't need someone to tell you where to go. Finding out things on your own makes it mean a lot more. You know the techniques. Take a thermometer and check the water temps. If they are ok fish. If the fishing is poor on a river go somewhere else, unless its a situation where you are screwing up.

AMEN! Go Find it!!!

[dmpplantz]

yep. knowing generally what waters hold fish, and what species, if you care, is helpful ahead of time. But, other than that, its most fun to just get on google earth, and find the type of stream terrain you like to fish, then find a road/trail that gets you closest to one of those spots.

[preeng2]

I'll give you what got me fishing spots on the Lackawanna. Bing Maps 3D. Look for parks, big box stores and public parking, then find a path to the water. I think that you will find fair fishing anywhere on the river if you know how to read water and put in your time. BTW, I like Bing over Google Earth because there is more satellite imagery without leaves on the trees.

[dmpplantz]

I'll give you what got me fishing spots on the Lackawanna. Bing Maps 3D. Look for parks, big box stores and public parking, then find a path to the water. I think that you will find fair fishing anywhere on the river if you know how to read water and put in your time. BTW, I like Bing over Google Earth because there is more satellite imagery without leaves on the trees.

I guess i'm just spoiled out west. When i google map an access point, i'm looking for the most remote spot I can find. But i don't have to worry too much about private land.

[preeng2]

We're talkin' city fishin' here, buckaroo. Houses, factories & big box stores, no big sky country were we fish. But, we have to take what we can get. And if you're lucky, sometimes the fishing makes up for the scenery, or lack there of.

[rs0i]

Thanks all. (Aaron, at my age, the truth whether sweet or sour, doesn't bother me.)

I generally fish on my own and like to explore, that's one of the reasons I'm going to try the Lackawana on my way to the Delaware. All of the freestones in western and central PA are too warm to fish now so I'm looking for new, colder water. I couldn't go out west this year, so I'm going east.

I didn't know if any of the area was posted for one, since it runs through an urban area. (It's crazy because the rural streams are usually posted more than the urban/suburban ones.)

I figure I'll hop off Route 6 somewhere around Archbald and look for water. Then it looks like I'll just follow 171 and on to Deposit, NY.

Thanks again.

[DyberryBrookies]

West Branch Delaware on 6/30/14 long-line nymphing with a Bowmans Hellraiser anchor and a caddis pupa dropper. Lower Gamelands parking lot, 18 brown on the hellraiser, 17 inch bow on the pupa and 3 shorties. Beautiful day to test out the new chartreuse long-line leaders.

[Gregorygob]

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