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Old February 13th, 2008, 01:49 AM posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
JeffK[_21_]
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Default Delaware Water Gap area question


Haven't lived in NH for a while, but the Connecticut R between NH and
Vermont was an odd one. As part of the agreement when Vermont split
off from NH, NH got the whole Connecticut R and you used to need a NH
license to fish either shore. Don't know if that is still the case.
I'm glad NY, NJ, and PA are more amiable about fishing the Delaware.

Delaware Water Gap. On the NJ side Dunnfield Creek and Van Campens are
popular so I am not outing anything. Go early before the hikers,
swimmers etc get out and the fish get spooky. Van Campens is one of
two streams in NJ that have wild brook, brown, and rainbow trout.

On the PA side there are a bunch of small native trout streams and I
will leave it at that.

Resica Falls is like a private club - the $20 annual permit to fish
there is a good deal.

The unihabited islands in the Delaware between NJ and PA above Treasure
Island I think are mostly federal lands. The disputes over these
islands in the early 19th century got ugly so the US Government stepped
in a took control. In the lower river many of the islands were claimed
by the first settlers and have clear title. The one I am not sure of
is Minisink Island which has had farms since the mid 1700's, so that
must be in NJ.


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