Delaware River (River Journal)

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Summary: A Good Guide To A Historic River
Review: A river with a storied history deserves to have its story told, and George L. Spector does a good job within the pages of Delaware River, part of the River Journal series published by Frank Amato Publications. Spector begins with the river's history, then reveals a wealth of facts about the many fishing opportunities this watershed offers both in New York and Pennsylvania. The Delaware was once a smallmouth bass and walleye fishery, but the constructions of dams in the 1960s turned the river into a premiere coldwater wild trout fishery that is also one of the few rivers on the east coast to be navigated by drift boats, which are primarily western river water craft. Delaware River is chock full of vivid color photos, and Spector adds useful information about the river's shad fishery and insect hatches, too, making this a thorough introduction to this excellent, historic, fly fishing destination.

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Summary: Disappointed
Review: As one who fishes the Delaware, I was hugely disappointed by this "book." There is no new insight, the text is lame and rife with grammatical errors and the photos are horrible. The whole first section is a quote from Schweibert's "Trout." Pretty lazy. I can't believe they charge [$$$] for this. Save your money for flies.

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Summary: A superbly presented fly fishing guide
Review: Filled with colorful anecdotal stories, George Spector's River Journal: Delaware River is a superbly presented fly fishing guide that includes a detailed river map, color fly plates, a suggested list of flies, and a invaluable wealth of experienced "tips, tricks & techniques" for trout fishing along the Delaware River system of New York and Pennsylvania.