Great smallstream rod. It has been used lightly, but well taken care of. Its a 2 piece full flex and comes with original tube and sock. $135 shipped in US, paypal only please.

I have a St. Croix Imperial 8' 4 weight/4 piece for sale. Rod is like new with factory rod tube. $112 shipped in U.S. Paypal only please. Thanks for looking.

I can't remember a NY opener with better fishing conditions. Air temp was around 65F plus or minus, and water temp was averaged at about 45F. I fished both my fly and tenkara rod. Most trout were caught on top with a #14 gray haystack.

I have a orvis clearwater II 7'9" 5 weight for sale. Rod has only been fished 3 times and is in excellent shape. Comes with original tube. $90 shipped in U.S. M.O. or paypal only. Please add $3 to price if using paypal to cover their fees

These are my first attempts at tying a parachute style fly.

Ok, so I got my regal vise yesterday. After tying on it for about an hour and a half, I really like it a lot. Its simplicity and ease of use really fit my style. The head and jaws were bigger than I imagined, but did not have any effect on my tying ability. The only concern I have is, after...

I went fishing for the last time this season. The fish were a little slow today with only one caught on top, the rest were sub-surface. Water was a bit high, and the temp was 45F. Productive flies were the #12 Rapidan Bomber, #12 micro BH wooley bugger, and #10 CH muddler minnow...

I combined two of my favorite patterns, the ausable bomber, and the Mr. Rapidan. It has the bomber style and the rapidan colors.

Went back to the same creek i fished last week. Its a really beautiful stream and I thought my wife would enjoy it, so she came with me. Water temp was 55F and productive flies were the Ausable bomber, and CH muddler Minnow. This one would not stay still for a pic:

I have been trying different leader/tippet systems while fishing my small streams lately. I really like the convenience of the loop at both ends of the furled leaders. The problem I am having is, when I pull my fly out of some brush, the leader snaps back into a tangled mess when the fly breaks...

The day started out with me checking on a new stream I discovered on the map. It turned out to be a dud. Walked it for about 300 yards and never even spooked a trout. I then went to another stream I have fished before and managed a few brook trout. They were few and far between today. I really...

The Ausable wulff has been a favorite of mine for a while. I thought I would try the color scheme with a couple different patterns. Here is what I came up with:

I am at best a beginner fly tier. I tied up some #14 Usuals for this Saturdays small stream trip. I used chartreuse thread instead of the usual fire orange.

I have a St. Croix imperial 7' 3 weight, 4 piece for sale. Rod has been fished once and is in excellent condition. Comes with factory tube.$110 shipped Orvis BBI reel. Reel has only been fished once also, and is in excellent shape as well. $75 shipped M.O. or paypal only please. Add 5% if...

I have a clearwater II 7'9" 5 weight for sale. Rod as been used twice and is in excellent condition. Comes with the original tube. $90 shipped M.O. or paypal only please. Add 5% if paying with paypal. Thanks for looking.

I was looking for a 7' 5 weight and bought this one. It has never been fished, only lawn casted once. I decided this rod wasn't for me. Comes with original tube and sock. $65 shipped Paypal or MO order only please. If using paypal, please add 5%. Thanks for looking. Here is a link to the rod...

Fished another new spot. This one really opened up at places, 25ft. across in some spots. Caught a lot of little ones, nothing good sized at all. Water was high, and at 65F. Productive flies were: #14 Mr. Rapidan, #14 micro-BH woolly bugger, and an assortment of bead head nymphs.

Fished another new stream. Productive flies were a #14 Ausable Bomber, a #16 BH PT nymph, and a #14 brown mini-BH wooley bugger. Water temp was 63F. Northern NY woods:

Caught a slew of brookies today. All on a #14 Usual or #14 Ausable Bomber. Water temp was 62F.