Hey on that note, I never did get the switching hands thing. Little fish who cares, but big fish, I want my stronger right side holding the fish. In addition, since I am right handed, I believe I can react more quickly to the movement of the fish with my right. I do not believe I have a...

two times for me I was fishing at junction pool with a bunch of buddies maybe 7 years ago. I was in the river on the willowemoc side facing downstream towards the beaverkill inflow and casting down into the foam formed by the meeting of the two rivers. Fish were rising and I just kept inching...

You will have plenty of good water around you. Not sure when that new baby is coming, but I would suggest, don't try to get out for long extended days. May and June should be great fishing on the S Branch of the Raritan. Scout out a few spots on a weekend afternoon, try and hit the water for...

If you do opt for the guide, I would wade rather than float. I think the guide can give you that one on one demonstration rather than rowing the boat. He can help you with a particular cast, show you what you are doing wrong etc. Two newbies in a boat can get ugly quick, while the guy in the...

I have two comments. My son (13) loves to fly fish and is very good. He outfished all of men, (father, grandfather, uncle etc ) on a recent October trip to Montana. The key to taking kids fishing is that they need to catch fish. There may be the rare prodigy child who is content fly fishing...

I would opt for the CDC version on the scud hook, a couple of strands of brown zlon for a trailing shuck. Standard dubbed body. For the emerging wings, I trim the CDC puffs along the stem, I might use 3-4 puffs for this. As I add cdc I keep wetting my fingers and rolling the cdc into a small...

try mapquest and look up fish hatchery road. in Allentown. Head to the bottom of the hill, once you cross the river, look to you left for a hard switch back turn down the hill. It is a piece of cake to find, really.

I'll reply to the fly line part. In general a line has a portion with a larger diameter and a portions with thinner diameter. A touble taper line kind of looks like a torpedo type cigar if you will with the belly of the line (the heavier part) located in the middle of typical 90' fly line. A...

I agree shawn. I looked back to the orginal text which replaces subdivision (f) of this section with subdivision (j) of section 10.2 for the Delaware River and West Branch Delaware River Forming the PA state line, it doesn't appear to close to me. Here is the original section...

I've got two Helix's and they are great Rods. With all respect to Bentpole's comment, I wouldn't go by what Johnny or Harry can do with a rod because it isn't normal or anywhere close to what most flyfisherman can do. I've seen harry bang out a full fly line with a 3wt on the third or fourth...

Haven't been there in a while, but I would say pretty much the right rod, especially if you are comfortable with a 3wt.

Bruce: I am sorry for your loss. Having lost friends young and close, I know in time, all we do is recollect all of the wonderful memories of these great friends. That doesn't help much today. With sympathy Paul(OMC)

What I love about two piece rods is how I can be fishing in 30 seconds less time. If you are going to travel, even once per year, go with the 3 or 4 piece rod. you will feel much better tucking it inside your bag or putting it in your carry on. There is nothing like the anticipation of going...

Estes Park and the big Thompson are only an hour away, you might try south platte. I have fished eleven mile canyon three times and have done well, but not quite this late. It is a beautiful river with high rock walls and formations. It will take you 2.5 hours from Boulder I would think. Go...

That's it Joe::) You have dragged me out of the realm of the lurkers. I check in, but haven't posted in a long while. I wore full Red Sox gear to the infamous Red Sox/Yankee, Schilling bleeding, Arod slapping game six. I sat in the upper deck in a red and white shirt and Boston hat. I didn't...

I have wondered this myself. I recently tied some size 18 BWO parachute style with a foam post. The post was cut from flat white foam which I purchased at a local shop. I have looked for round tube shaped foam small enough to put on a 18-22 size fly. I did not like the asthetics of the...

Big trip planned to the North Platte and Encampment rivers in Wyoming October 7-12th. This will be my third consecutive year there at about the same time of year. Usually I have done a week earlier around Oct. 1st. The weather can be a little unpredictable, but we will be ready for...

For those interested Thought some of you guys who like to find some out of the way places might like this site. at Mytopo.com, you can basically select any area you would like across the country (although I think they are still working on Alaska) and get a 1:24,000 topo map. The great thing...

We fished in the Moraine inside Rocky Mountain National Park near the campgrounds the Sat before last. This is well above the dam on the west side of Estes. The river is smaller. Fished terrestrials, there were plenty of fish rising. Got a few of them. I think that is just off rt34 also which...

Haven't posted in quite a while. I was in Colorado with my family last week. My son turned twelve and he is really taking to fly fishing. All the casting practice and coaching time is really starting to pay off. He caught 16 fish on Friday on the Middle Fork of the South Platte outside of...