The Travers Corners Series by Scott Waldie are great. Pale Morning Done by Jeff Hull is an awesome read.

Uhhhh...that would be a dredging machine....

Both the NB and SB have great smallie fishing all along their lengths. Best bet to get good coverage is via canoe.

"If anyone knows the secret please pass it along. " My secret to the LL is: 1) Tie on a pink san juan worm with a #6 split shot 2) Cast it in clear slow water where you can see the fish and let it sink to the bottom 3) Watch the trout swim around and eventually nose it up and set the hook...

Been in Pharma for 18 years - everything from R&D to Sales Rep, Training, Brand Managment. Recently left a central Jersey Pharma company to start up my own Medical Communications Agency. Let's hope 2006 is a good year!

Valley Creek within the park is beautiful but IMO is a waste of time. I've fished there a few times over the last 2 year and caught nothing but a 3" brownie. I think a lot of the fish got flushed 2 summers ago when we have flooding from Ivan and other tropical storms. Kidfromnujay may...

Hey Kev, I've been offline so thanks for responding on this one. How was Vegas? Anyway, anyone who fishes the Tully should stay away from the section just below the dam. It was essentially devoid of fish last time I was there. Better to fish the section closer to Rt 222. The big bow I...

Too far out to tell at this point...a couple of factors that are in play here: 1) The forcasters keep moving her more west. This morning landfall was well into the FL panhandle. Now it looks like eastern LA. If this strengthens to Cat 4 or higher and hits NOrleans, watch out. 2) Once it...

Just to add to the recent posts, it's important to keep in mind that unless trout are actively cruising for food, they will remain pretty tight to their feeding lies. For that reason, it's critical to learn to read the water to know where trout typically hold. Once this is done, a searching...

I live a few miles from Duke Island Park and know the SBR in that area well. Some of the water is devoid of fish. Look for downed trees and other structure. That's where most of the smallies are holed up. If you take River Road west from Dukes towards Neshanic, you'll end up at a closed...

Caught a nice 17" smallie on the SBR last weekend near me in Hillsborough. I was wet wading in about 4 feet of water casting just about my limit to the far side of the river and he it on what was going to be my last drift past a downed tree. Thought it was a snag until the line started moving...

Try oral diphenhydramine (benadryl) or topical hydrocortisone (1%). If it's really bad over a large area, go see your doctors. They can give you oral steroids. Calamine is pretty much useless.

Mike, Rt 31 isn't that bad in the PM until after you get north of Rt 78 and even that isn't much of an issue because you can cut off onto Cregar Rd into High Bridge and then you're at the KLG in a few minutes. There's the Mulhockoway off of exit 12 on Rt 78 that might be an option. If you...

Check the USGS streamflow for French Creek before you go. It floods easily and any rain we get tonight and tomorrow will cause problems given the recent high water. If you go and the water is clear enough, use tan or green caddis larvae imitations in size 16 or 18. Dead drift them with or...

Chris, Re the accident when you were 18. Don't beat yourself up. If they were that bad, you probably wouldn't have been able to do anything even with the items in your kit below. Dave

I have a pair of LL Bean West Branch waders that are leaking in the left boot. I've only had them for a few years and they've been used lightly. I can't tell if the boot is leaking or if the leak is at the boot/wader connection. I'm thinking I need to send them back and get a replacement. I...

Litch, How was the water level? Any luck with the fishing? Regards, Dave

The area around Limecrest and Warbasse Jct contains a TCA and has been known to hold over some big fish as well as have some natural production. There has been some recent controversy in the area as a new owner purchased the Limecrest Quarry and shut the pumps off which affected water flow into...

Nice shot! Usually when I use a flash, it washes out the colors on the fish, but in this case it really helped.

Up with the baby as usual at 6:30 am. Merry Christmas everyone...I hope everyone has a safe and happy Holiday!