East Branch Delaware River: Euro Nymphing the Big, Powerful Trout of the Catskills

So your Esopus video led me to start euro nymphing and this video brought me to the Deleware! I went on a guided trip today and landed the largest three trout of my life. An 18” rainbow being the largest!

Excellent video by an excellent angler! What a day on the water! I’ve always wanted to fish Delaware, someday I will have to. Thanks for sharing as always.

In most your videos you say you use 6x or 7x. Did you use 5 on East branch?

Great video! 👍 what access points did you use ? I've fished near the beaver del but I don't recognize the water you're fishing.

Excellent videos sir.

Hi
Just found you through Utube and was really impressed with your Euro Nymphing, which I do but I don't make the long cast like you are doing. Can you do a video on the complete set-up of the combo and line setup you are using. I did read one of your answers from someone asking about the line segment beyond your actual fly r but it would be helpful if you could share the complete set-up you are using. I did subscribe to your channel and looking forward to more great videos----thanks for sharing

Great video Cory. Thanks for sharing your vast knowledge of angling skills. I have learned a lot of helpful tips from you which has led to a greater catch rate for me. Those fish look very healthy.

Any suggestions where to start on the East Branch. Driving up from New Jersey and I have no idea where to start? Any help would be greatly appreciated !

Great video and some good tips buddy!

Hey man. Love the videos. Keep them coming. Some more tying videos would be great as well. Quick question tho. Which TT contact do you have? I am looking to buy one and was thinking of the 10'9" or the 11'2" in a 3wt. I see the 11'2" having an advantage on rivers like the east and west branch and just being able to reach a bit further in the rivers I fish. The 10'9" seems to be more of an all-around rod. I do already have the 1st gen Sage ESN 10'3wt which has me again leaning towards the 11'2". Any thoughts?

It sure is tough getting them to net when they are using the current to their advantage. Great watch.

"My leader is approx 18ft with 4 feet of sighter to my tippet ring. My tippet is about 4ft. So total length is right at 26 feet give or take"

Would you mind breaking that set up down even more? Size of leader and tippet? I tried the Rio euro nymphing leader with sighter attached to my euro nymphing line with about 4' of 3x tippet and haven't had much luck. Could use some advise!

Hey just found the channel today and loved the videos and trying to become a better euro nympher. I can nymph small streams easily but anytime I fish bigger water I don’t feel I am able to reach out as far as I need to. Do you have any tips on how to euro nymph at a distance. Thank you and again great video.

Ended up with an Orvis nymphing rig…had some gift cards to use … ended up just
Hitting Tully last two hrs of today. Primarily to try out my new Euro-nymphing rig….Orvis Clearwater 10’ 3WT with tactical line….fished a pheasant tail and a Perdigon dropper …no fish but nobody else had any either …. But I love the rig and it performed well….Happy New Year!

A good drag or a good palm on the rim.

Quality information. You had a great day out there!

Hallowed ground

Cory, fly-selection question only partly related to the video (feel free to disregard). I haven't found good information yet on utilizing emergers, especially ones without a bead, as (likely) a dropper fly on a euro rig. It wouldn't be my good to, but I'd like to gain some facility in situations where there's good evidence trout on mid-range to high in the water column. Any thoughts on this? Any specific patterns you'd recommend? Thanks as always for your insights!

Cory I really enjoy watching your vids! It's great watching your success in the diff waters. Excellent production with your nymphing techniques!
I live in NYC. Don't get up as much as I'd like but have been going up to the Catskills to fly fish for my whole life. For the last 15 years or so I'm pretty much strictly on the EB, Willow and Beaverkill. My dad lived by the Hazel Bridge and guided for Catskills Flies a few years back. I learned all I know from him but he passed on before I could learn more about nymphing techniques and strategies.
Most of my experience has been with dry flies but it's become real clear to me that if you want to actually catch fish, then you have to know the Nymphs.
I will continue to watch your vids and hopefully get more comfortable with wet flies as I am with dry.
Thank you so much for your insight!
Tight lines and continued success!

June 13th to The 16th I'll be up there! I don't know what type Fluorocarbon You're using. Orvis after 2 to 3 years is dumpster grade. I buy 250 yard spools of PLine in 2 and 4 Pound test. CHEAPER! Refill my spools with it. I've found a lot of tippet material has a short shelf life. Great Video! I can't wait. 3 years My Bud and I have missed our yearly trip. I had a throat surgery. My Bud had a bout with COPD. Now I'm 2 1/2 months after Knee Replacement. Slow and steady with a wading staff for sure. Don' t get old! Hope to see You on a River some day.

Really enjoy your video's Cory. Will be fishing the West Branch in a couple of weeks. Any fly suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I will be primarily nymphing. Thanks in advance, John

Hi Cory, I'm going to the EB next week. What size tippet do you usually use?

Cory, how heavy a tippet do you use?

I love that spot…. years ago I watched DEC biologists and technicians catching trout there in the early morning. They then implanted radio transmitters as part of their temperature/migration studies.

Awesome video!!!!

What do you use for bait????

What a Jewel of a crik,hope it stays that way

thks for practicing catch n release

i used to canoe those waters in 1980

sure do miss, the aahh,riffle after riffle,i mean i know the west is great, but I mean,talk about a fishable paradise.

Great Video

Silly question Cory but what time of day are you on the water here? It always happens that I cant get out until 1-4pm and I feel like I am out at the wrong time. Also do you ever fish the East Branch above Margaretville?

I finally fished the East Branch Delaware with success. Spent a few hours yesterday, caught some really nice rainbows. No takes when using 5x tippet. Switched to 7x with size 18 Czech Bomb and 16 Walt’s Worm. After that…fish after fish.

I was just fishing the Delaware near Hankins, NY and caught a strange fish. It looked like a rainbow trout but it was mostly silver with only dark spots on the upper half. Didn't look like any rainbow I've ever caught before.

I love revisiting this one. This is where I stopped fishing Jersey 30 years ago 👍🍺

What color bead did you have on those plain walts?

Great stuff ,I appreciate the details on where , how and with what.

I’m new to your channel. Great vids. I was trying to figure out your setup on the reel. Could you describe it please?

What setup were you using for bigger water like this? I mostly fish smaller mountain streams in PA but I'd love to get up to the catskills and I don't want to be under powered in that fast current

Really enjoying your videos. Great job. Thanks. (Tom B). Will continue to watch.

The basic truth of fishing is you won't land every fish you hook . Great real life video , thanks

Something I really like about THIS video: because of the dark backdrop at the beginning we can see how your line casts when you execute your casting motion. It's not easy to track it in other videos. I think seeing that line react is very helpful, especially for those of us who are 'hooked' on form.

where do you stay when you are in town?

Thanks a bunch, I’m learning that very same spot. Heading up there this weekend. Thank for the incredible tips. Keep the videos coming.
Thanks again

Thank you for upping my game. Love watching a master. What do you use for running line?

Lordy…that water is trucking.

I'm grateful for your excellent videos. Love it. Two questions: you don't seem concerned about using the davy with thin tippet -- is that because your hooks are under a certain wire gauge? I have in mind the issue of that knot slipping with thin tippet on thicker-wire hooks. Second, what are the little bands (ortho bands?) I see on your rod in several of your videos (sometimes they look black)? Thanks again.

Looks like you'll need to up your tippet size for those big fish in big water.
Tight lines

Wow thats some nice water 😊

Very cool… is this near Hancock area?

Why can't all the fishing videos tell us where they are!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you

More vids on landing please. Lost a Whiskey today. Thanks

Hey Cory - are you still using your 2wt rod on these bigger waters?