Delaware To Shelvin

[Will Reynolds]

I was wondering if anyone could let me know how this float is? I am going with a friend that has very little floating experience. Is this a good float to take? We probably won't do a lot of fishing. I have floated the James many times from shelvin, hootentown, etc.. I kinda want to check out this stretch. Anything I would have to worry about with him?

[Nolan_Whaley]

That stretch is ok right now. As the water drops it will get less and less fun. It's a lot of long still pools with a few places with current. We did it last weekend, and there were a surprising number of other floaters, but not tons of people. We also did it last fall, and it was a loooooong day of paddling thru smelly long still pools. Any of the stretches below shelvin rock are better over all for fishing. There are a few holes along the delware-shelvin stretch that hold fish, and then a lot of dead water (at least to me) in between.

Nothing too major as for obstacles. That stretch i just remember to always stay left at any river splits. A couple of fun ledges to run thru with the river up.

[Will Reynolds]

Thanks you for the info, hopefully we will have a good time. This will be his first time in a kayak and sounds like it will work out great maybe a little more work than I would like but that's okay.