Confidence on the Upper Delaware River with Joe Demaldaris

<p class="MsoNormal">Episode 160 of the Destination Angler Fly Fishing Podcast – Dec 18, 2025</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Today Our destination is the Upper Delaware River, a legendary tailwater often called the crown jewel of the East. This tailwater system is known for clear, cold water all year long and highly selective wild brown and rainbow trout – a graduate school for fly anglers where precise presentation and light tippets are the rule.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Joining me is long time guide, fly shop owner, and Upper Delaware expert, Joe Demalderis, Cross Current Outfitters in Hancock, PA.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span> He's been fishing the Delaware since the 1970's, appeared in many national fishing magazines like Field & Stream, Trout, American Angler, and quoted in fly fishing books like, 50 Best Tailwaters to Fly Fish, and Paul Weamer's Fly ...