CVTU member, Fred Madura, would like to lead a fishing trip to the Flat Brook River in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation area. The Flat Brook is a 11.6 mile tributary of the Delaware River near Port Jervis, NY (see map below). Saturday, June 1st, is free fishing day in NJ so no license is required.
Fred has fished this river a lot, and it has always been well stocked. NJ only stocks rainbows but every year Fred says he catches a fair number of wild Brook trout . Fred Madura’s number is 201-638-7118
Directions to Flat Brook in NJ
TAKE RT 84 WEST APPROX 80 MILES TO EXIT 1 (LAST EXIT IN NY). TURN LEFT ONTO RT6 . A SHORT DISTANCE TURN LEFT ONTO RT 15. RT 15 WILL TURN INTO RT23 AND YOU WILL CROSS INTO NJ. YOU WILL PASS SOME GAS STATIONS, A McDONALDS AND A DQ. NEXT RIGHT AFTER THE DQ WILL BE CLOVE RD. TURN RT, ONTO CLOVE RD. FOLLOW CLOVE RD. ( IT MAKES SOME TWISTS AND TURNS) OUT TO RT 206. TURN LEFT ONTO RT 206. TRAVEL ABOUR 6.5 MILES AND YOU WILL SEE AN RV YARD ON YOUR RIGHT AND NONNO’S IS RIGHT PAST THE RV YARD. THE INTERSECTION WHERE NONNO’S IS LOCATED IS CALLED “TUTTLES CORNER “ ON THE MAP
TO LOCATION #1 SCHAFFER’S BRIDGE MEETING PLACE.
TURN RIGHT AFTER NONNO’S ONTO TUTTLES CORNER DINGMANS RD. RT560 GO .7 MILES , TO BRIDGE , PARKING LOT IS ON LEFT OVER BRIDGE. THERE IS A HORSE TRAIL THAT STARTS HERE AND MORE OR LESS FOLLOWS THE RIVER DOWN TO LOCATION #3 ABOUT ½ WAY THERE IS A LARGE POOL ALWAYS HAS A LOT OF FISH BUT NOT THAT EASY.
TO LOCATION #2 UPPER BRIDGE ABUTMENT.
TURN RIGHT AFTER NONNO’S ONTO TUTTLES CORNER DINGMANS RD. RT560 GO .7 MILES , TO BRIDGE ,CROSS BRIDGE TRAVEL .1MILE TAKE FIRST RIGHT ONTO FLATBROOK RD, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PULLOFFS ALONG THE ROAD, AT THE END THERE IS AN AREA FOR 3 OR 4 ? CARS. THERE IS A POOL AT THE OLD BRIDGE ABUTMENTS, FOLLOW THE RIVER UPSTREAM TO THE RT206 BRIDGE. MANY GOOD HOLDING SPOTS.
TO LOCATION #3 THE FIELD.
TURN RIGHT AFTER NONNO’S ONTO TUTTLES CORNER DINGMANS RD. RT560 GO .7 MILES , TO BRIDGE ,CROSS BRIDGE TRAVEL .2 MILES TAKE FIRST LEFT. (THERE IS A SMALL BARRIER, GO AROUND IT) GO ABOUT .5 TO .75 MILES TO SECOND FIELD ON LEFT THERE IS A DIRT ROAD ENTRY. DRIVE TO END OF FIELD. WALK AROUND GATE TAKE GRAVEL ROAD TO LONG POOL. AT RIVER TAKE HORSE TRAIL TO LEFT (UPSTREAM) LOTS OF GOOD WATER. WILL EVENTUALLY TAKE YOU TO SHAFFER’S BRIDGE
LOCATION #4 THREE BRIDGES AREA.
TURN RIGHT AFTER NONNO’S ONTO TUTTLES CORNER DINGMANS RD. RT560 GO .7 MILES , TO BRIDGE ,CROSS BRIDGE TRAVEL 4.3 MILES FROM SHAFFER’S BRIDGE ON TUTTLES CORNER DINGMANS RD. RT560 , THROUGH LAYTON TO BEVANS RD, ( GO STRAIGHT AT INTERSECTION FOR DINGMAN’S FERRY , BECOMES RT 640) GO THROUGH PETER’S VALLEY , THE ROAD WILL MAKE A 90 DEGREE TURN TO THE RIGHT BUT YOU WILL SEE A DIRT ROAD STRAIGHT AHEAD, TAKE IT ! IT CAN BE A LITTLE MESSY BUT THERE ARE AREAS TO PARK ALONG IT. NEAR THE BEGINNING THERE MAY BE A TRACTOR ROAD TO THE LEFT THAT THEY USE FOR STOCKING, IT GOES UPSTREAM TO A LARGE AREA OF FLAT WATER . WALK DOWN ROAD CROSS 3 BRIDGES TO A PARKING LOT AND A HANDYCAP AREA. ( I DON’T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE TO THE LOT , IT IS A BUNCH OF UNMARKED DIRT ROADS, }. A FEW DEEP POOLS UPSTREAM TILL YOU HIT THE FLAT WATER. DOWNSTREAM A LOT OF GOOD WATER . IF YOU WALK DIAGONALLY ACROSS THE LOT YOU WILL FIND A FIRE ROAD THAT WILL BRING YOU ALONG SIDE THE RIVER AND WILL EVENTUALLY BRING YOU TO THE OPOSITE SIDE OF THE RIVER FROM THE RIFLE RANGE AREA AND THE PORT-A-JOHN ( LOCATION #5) THERE ARE A LOT OF GOOD POOLS AND RUNS ALL ALONG HERE.
LOCATION #5 RIFLE RANGE AND PORT-A-JOHN
FOLLOW DIRECTIONS TO AREA #4 BUT MAKE THE HARD RIGHT AND CONTINUE .5 MILES TO RIFLE RANGE ON RIGHT. THERE IS A PARKING AREA ON THE LEFT MIGHT BE JUST PAST THE RANGE . THE TRAIL FROM THREE BRIDGES ENDS HERE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RIVER. THERE ARE SOME GOOD HOLES DOWNSTREAM BUT NO REAL PATH.
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