More than a decade ago, Van Put introduced me to the big rainbow trout of the upper Delaware.

His early stories related his experiences of fishing along the upper Delaware.

I recalled when, nearly 20 years ago, he introduced me to the big rainbow trout of the upper Delaware.

An otherwise perfect day on the upper Delaware continued on, minus one fisherman and one very large rising trout.

But the quality of the upper Delaware is 30 to 70 percent higher than the fishing and swimming standards, and the new regulations would prohibit any backsliding.

Bass, walleye and shad would be in the upper Delaware in any circumstances.

The quality of the upper Delaware is rated 30 to 170 percent higher than the fishing-and-swimming standard.

If the proposal is adopted, developers along the upper Delaware would be required to submit to their plans to the commission.

As a result, the upper Delaware dropped, and water temperatures rose.

Although I have never seen it done, I have heard stories of shad being caught on dry flies in the upper Delaware in late June.