So I'm back at work today after about 2 weeks of fishing on the D. It's getting to that point where fishing can be tough, but I have a few spots where nice rainbows hold in faster water and they're reliably gullible. So on the sunny/windy days I didn't float, I'd wander down to the river around...

Daffodils are poking out of the ground all over in the Catskills. Was on the mainstem walking the dog on Saturday and saw some some size 14 stoneflies buzzing around and also some smaller black caddis. Thinking it will be an early Spring. So what does everyone think? Will Rusty miss the...

Vegas would probably have to take Macfly here, but Beetle has a size advantage and a lifetime of mistreatment to inspire rage. So I'm going to say that Beetle would only win if he was allowed to do battle with a canoe paddle as a weapon. Your thoughts?

I predict Rusty Spinner will get skunked at the dream catcher lodge sometime in the April 24th - April 30th range. Bonus points if the rivers are blown out and he can't wade.

Educate me here. Obviously it's better to pull up on the bank, but old man dluver's low testosterone levels make him have to piss 4 times an hour. Am I committing an abhorrent act by letting him piss off the stern?

Because Macfly never catches any fish, I felt comfortable challenging him to a fishing contest -- but Macfly deleted the post? Why do you think Macfly deleted my post? Is he afraid of me?

This week's This American Life is a full hour dedicated to a pretty cool story on classic salmonflies, and a tier who breaks into the royal museum of natural history to steal rare bird skins... https://www.thisamericanlife.org/654/transcript

Gonna be in the area doing some work tomrrow. I'll definitely have time for a hike or a fish. Any ideas?

I've only been fishing it for 5 or 6 years so I don't know this first-hand -- but from what i've heard, the Neversink was hit pretty hard during Irene and people say the hatches of mayflies have been pretty non-existent since. I've spent a good deal of time down in the gorge. Outside of cloudy...

Comprehensive list of people I would float down the Delaware. Mudbug Beetle EdDavidson Finite LU FlyI4 Dluver Barleywine *Honorable Mention: Macfly (honorable mention is reserved for people that I would like to fish with, but whom I suspect will be incredibly boring and say things like...

What do you think??

I was up on the Esopus a few weeks ago and I kinda forgot how cool that river is. Anybody ever target fall-run browns out of the Ashokan Res?? I was thinking that the slug of rain that's headed our way could pull some lake fish into the special regs section..

Jumping on the bandwagon of trip reports, since this place seems to be heating up....I was up in Western Mass this weekend for an engagement party and had a chance to fish the Deerfield. Awesome river. Turns out my brother in-law grew up on the banks of a very productive stretch of water. Simms...

So i'm looking for a little advice in purchasing Skagit head or some iteration thereof. I have a 10.5 ft, 7 weight (single handed rod) paired with an 8 wt line. I'd like to add some kind of shooting head to toss heavy weighted nymph rigs. I really don't plan on swinging with this setup, it's...

My first day out was pretty satisfying. I highly recommend the Ken Lockwood Gorge to anyone looking for a place to fish this weekend. The water was 42 degrees and the takes were very subtle. I missed tons of takes in the faster water, but managed to put 11 fish in the net. The next 5 days are...

a question about jig hooks -- am I a weenie if I tie streamers with them?? looking for something I can twitch on the bottom that will ride with the hook-point facing up. there's a driftless forum that i lurk on, and those guys tie all their streamers on jig hooks....they also play nice with...

I'd highly recommend fishing in the driftless region to anyone who hasn't. There are hundreds of miles of spring creeks and they're all loaded with fish. I was able to hit 4 different streams on Monday and I caught somewhere around 20 fish.....and I SUCK on these small technical waters. Almost...

What are your plans for 2016 trips?? My 2016 is gonna look something like this. Once the snow and ice is melted enough for me to get down into the gorge, I'm gonna focus on getting my Tipi camp completely setup. It will be in a new location this year, within a 15 minute walk of my favorite...

There's a lot of Hilary bashing here which is all well and good, I don't give a shit. But i'm curious who you all think is a stronger candidate? This year's crop of Republicans are pathetic. It can be hard to judge a Republican candidate before they actually do get the nomination. In order to...

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