New York, United States

West Branch Angler Resort

FreshwaterHale Eddy, near Hancock — West Branch of the Delaware River, Upper Delaware

The resort's two miles of the West Branch of the Delaware are private, fly-only and catch-and-release, and its 300 acres at Hale Eddy, outside Hancock, New York, hold about 30 log cabins. Wild brown and rainbow trout are fished from drift boats or on foot with up to two anglers per guide, and there is a fly shop, drift boats to rent and smallmouth bass floats in summer. Each cabin has a full kitchen; the restaurant is closed for 2026, so guests cook or eat in nearby towns.

Published price
US$235 per cabin per night · 2026
Season
April to October
Main fish
Brown trout
and 2 more
Guiding
1 guide to 2 anglers
Guest numbers not published

Season

April to October

Guides work from April 1 to October 31, busiest from late April through June, and smallmouth bass floats start around July. The River Run Restaurant is closed for 2026.

The fishing

Water
Freshwater
Species

First is the fish the lodge leads with.

How it is fished
Drift boat, Wading
Catch and release
All fish released
Tackle
Fly and spin
Gear
Rods and reels provided

Price and what it covers

US$235 per cabin per night · 2026

Per cabin per night, room only, for a one-bedroom Mountain View cabin for 1-2 guests in 2026. Other cabins cost US$190-820 a night depending on type, number of guests and season; peak is every day from April to June and Friday and Saturday from July to October. A guided day for one or two anglers is US$550, a half day US$425, and a drift boat rents for US$265 a day.

Included

  • Cabin with a full kitchen
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Wi-Fi, except in Mountain View cabins
  • Fishing on the resort's 2 miles of private water, catch-and-release only

Not included

  • Meals; the restaurant is closed for 2026
  • Guide
  • Flies, leaders and tippet
  • New York fishing licence
  • Sales tax of 8% and county occupancy tax of 5%
  • Tips

Prices are shown in the currency the lodge publishes them in. Confirm the rate with the lodge.

The lodge

Guests at a time
Not published
Guiding
1 guide to 2 anglers
Package
Not published
For non-anglers
Yes
Wi-Fi
Yes
Established
1991

Getting there

Gateway airport
Not published
From there
Leave NY Route 17 at Hale Eddy, between Deposit and Hancock, and follow 3/4 mile of dirt road. New York City, Philadelphia and Albany are a few hours' drive away.
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The pin marks the lodge itself. Location from the lodge's own website.

Sources

Every fact on this page comes from one of these pages. The lodge’s own website is checked first; a booking agency is used where the lodge is silent.

Lodge website: westbranchresort.com

Lodge website

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