THE BIG D.

[wiredstone]

"I wonder if they will stop the city people from having picinics there. Last year was nuts there. I heard milford will be shut down too. "

Wiredstone, according to the Pocono Record the gates will be closed leading to the parking area. Specifically they don't want picnics because of all the garbage and associated clean up and hauling costs. This is a bunch of BS. Federal budget cuts because our a-hole legislators cant wipe their own a$$es. On the other hand the Park is spending $300,000 to replace wood road signs with metal ones along river road. 

The Gov. sucks. 

[JiggerMan]

heard there were boat trailers in the lot at milford the other weekend.  and that you could still use the ramp if you paid. 

[pasaint77]

Anyone seeing shad in the river yet?

[UGLYSTIK52]

Not heard anything on the shad run yet....but I can t wait...!

[fishgalore]

Not heard anything on the shad run yet....but I can t wait...!

Shad reports are good.

http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/del_river_rpt13.htm

Especially check the Lewis Fishery reports. They are in in big numbers now.

[JiggerMan]

I got two bucks last night above Zane grey. 

[icebum]

 Jiggerman you get them from shore or boat? Dart or flutterspoon? I have a place not far from there in N.Y. and will be up there the first couple of days of May to hunt gobblers. Have never fished for the shad there but always wanted to take a whack at them. When I first started going up that way in 1994, the Lackawaxen fireman or some group used to have a shad festival? I don't know why they stopped it but I do remember seeing signs for it.

[JiggerMan]

Icebum,

Both Shad were on darts.  the first was a black head/ orange body/ white tail  and the other was green head/ chartruse body/ white tail.   I had flutter spoon tied behind both darts and the shad still hit the darts.   the river was kind of up a little with the rain last the other night but it was fishable.    the shad i caught were hugging the shore line.  and hit while reeling as slow as you could without losing your darts to the bottom.
     

[icebum]

Thanks it is one of those things I always want to get to doin but other stuff gets in the way. Like the crappie and bluegills and bullheads and, well you get the picture. Zane grey is a short drive from my place in N.Y. It's at Highland lake, spend a ton of time up that way. It is hard to believe I haven't fished for those shad yet.

[Sage]

I hit 3 shad at Zane grey today on the fly rod using darts I tied. All were about 18 inches.

[wiredstone]

hitting the river in the morning. Shad time

[wiredstone]

Great day to be out. Slow up above the gap today. We saw schools of 100 to 200 in the shallows. Got a few today ,but in deeper water. 

[wiredstone]

Was down by Belvidere today. Slow there too.

[fishgalore]

Is that Fish Galore?  Mark

Yeah, that's me. 22"er and a nice fight just not enough fish found to bite today. I had another to the net but it shook the hook and I had one peel some drag but when I went to set the hook it was off. Worked several miles upstream to no avail but I learned new sections of the river. Nice day with Wired.

[JiggerMan]

the shad have been going on for weeks now.  got my first one 3-4 weeks ago all the way up river near lackawaxen river.  now the numbers are in and the roe have showed up.  before it was all bucks.  not as early as last year but almost average arrival of the shad up this way.