"Everything else is checkers. The Delaware is chess,” said Mike Bachkosy, a Delaware River flyfishing sage. The Delaware River has more secrets hidden in its languid flows than imaginable. Join guide, author and long time Delaware River fisherman/freak Bob Lindquist on a drift down this world class resource. Seasons on the Delaware addresses the where, what and when of the fishery and reveals some of the subtle secrets of this notoriously challenging system.

We will explore Spring trout and legendary hatches like the Hendricksons, Caddis, Golden Stones and Drakes. Next up is the shift into summer, dominated by sulfurs. Late Summer sees warmwater action explode and then caddis, Isos and olives are the centers of Autumn dry fly attention. Prime opportunities are discussed for fishing streamers for both trout and warmwater species. Shad fishing opportunities and the lesser known mass exodus of the juveniles are discussed. Woven throughout the presentation is the history of the system, the character of the river and essential and proven techniques and flies for one of the greatest freshwater fisheries in the lower 48 states.

Bio: A self-confessed fly fishing fool, Bob Lindquist lives in Callicoon, NY. Before retirement, he waded the waters of Long Island casting feathered frauds for over forty years. His favorite targets were false albacore, striped bass, weakfish and the wild brook trout of a local spring creek, the Carmans River. Bob has also fished the Catskills, particularly the Delaware River System, since 1983. His passion for this magnificent river system inspired Bob to build his retirement home on the banks of the Main

Stem of the Delaware River.