Friends of the Upper Delaware River

Today's Operation Support Local is Hancock Liquor Store, Inc They're a small little wine and spirit shoppe in the beautiful town of Hancock. They may be in a ...small town, but they have a large selection of wines and Spirits. You the customer is the most important aspect of this business. They look forward to meeting you, their motto is come as a customer, but leave as a friend! Remember, Support Local!

To date, the DWCF has awarded $16.86 million to 90 projects to conserve/restore: 17 miles of riparian habitat 73 miles of stream habitat 297 acres of wetland habitat 251 acres of floodplain... 10,648 acres of forest habitat 3,173 acres for public access #FundtheDelaware https://buff.ly/36IuUqh See more

The latest Delaware River Deep Dive is hot off the (virtual) presses! This edition features #DelRiverWatershed stories and updates from Environment America, ...@RiverNetwork, Delaware Nature Society, and Partnership for the Delaware Estuary See what's "making a splash" in YOUR watershed> www.delriverwatershed.org/delaware-river-deep-dive See more

The NYSDEC recently issued the final version of the NYS Trout Plan and the Draft Statewide Trout Stream Regulations that form the legal underpinnings for implementing the plan and will formally adopt these regulations in time for the 2021 fishing season. The public comment period on the draft regulations ends on 1/25/21 and we encourage all of you to submit comments! Here are four documents that explain how the regulations will work and provide instructions on how to submit y...our comments. NYS Tout Plan: https://buff.ly/3qvTMJR Stream Categorization List: https://buff.ly/3lH0poZ Assessment of Public Comment: https://buff.ly/2VFXlyR NYS Sportfishing Regulations: https://buff.ly/37yCDq9 Here’s a snapshot: -The UDR East Branch, West Branch, and main stem will be categorized as a Wild Premier trout stream indicating the DEC recognizes our river as one of the finest wild trout fisheries in New York State. - The introduction of stocked fish will be eliminated in the Upper East Branch - The fish harvest limit will be reduced from a total of 5 fish (2 in the EB, 2 in the WB, 1 in the MS) to 1 fish, any size, for the entire Wild Premier system. - The Wild Premier section of the UDR tailwater fishery will end at Lordville, but a similar regulation has been proposed to provide added protections to the border waters south of the Lordville Bridge. - The entire UDR system will be open to fishing year-round under catch and release. FUDR is reviewing the documents now and will be developing detailed comments on the regulations and will share them with you when completed. Contact us if you have any questions or require additional information that will help you formulate your own comments.