The dredging at the intake tunnel was first scheduled for October 2005, but nothing happened. Now they say October 2006. "It is anticipated that the proposed dredging project would be completed within a three to six week period between October 15 and December 31, 2006." With the other much more...

I saw that post you're refering to. It also said it's being drained for the dredging. The only truth is the 15% part. There's lots of speculation which is to be expected. The NYCDEP response to safety concerns is " increased diversions through the Shandaken Tunnel into Esopus Creek". The intake...

Yeah, it was a very tenacious fighter. I wasn't far from the EB, but I believe they stopped stocking the EB below Fishs Eddy a few years back. Ya just never know what these fish are capable of.

I decided to leave early and check out the Schoharie Reservoir situation before doing any fishing. A good thing for the locals is that all the repair work is very visible up close. You can see the notch they cut from the spillway on the far end to further reduce the chance of a full reservoir...

The last time we saw something similar to this was in 2002 coming off the drought emergency of 2001. The avg. flow for Feb.'02 at Hale Eddy was 390 cfs, March was 327, and April was 303 cfs. Hendricksons started showing up in the UD System on 4/10/02 and I fished a moderate hatch down near...

NJstomp, you'll do just fine with that rod. For many years my Beaverkill rod has been an Orvis Superfine Tippet, 1.5 ounce, 7.5' for 3 weight line. I don't fish heavy nymphs and streamers so it works great on that river, and with those fish. Your rod has a good bit more punch than mine, so you...

I believe this is on the Fishing Creek in Columbia County, in Cathy and Barry Beck country. Not the more famous Fishing Creek in Clinton County. They're both great streams, but thinking it's in Clinton County is where some of the responses may come from. If it's by the golf course that would put...

The East Branch Delaware above Shinhopple has loads of wild brook trout, mostly small. Back in the early 90's is was at Joe McFadden's shop at his house and told him I was fishing the upper EB. He said the last time DEC shocked above Shinhopple they came up with more brooks than browns in some...

NYS DEC did approach PA and convince them to change the Delaware border water regs last year. This is from the July '05 PFBC meeting minutes- Commentary: Three jurisdictions, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, work in a cooperative fashion in setting regulations for the Delaware River and...

"As it is presented, this proposed change to close the Border water sections of the Delaware River and the West Branch of the Delaware River to all fishing, even catch and release, after October 15. FUDR strongly opposes such a change. This river-section has been open to year-round fishing...

Ya know, I brought this regulation change proposal to this board last fall and there was no debate or interest shown at that time. Now there's this scramble to try and figure it out and decide what effects it'll have before the comment period ends. Ya'll had plenty of notice and time...

This regulation change proposal was submitted by Norm McBride from the DEC Region 4 office at Stamford. Give him a call and I'm sure he'll be happy to discuss it with you. I don't think it's a big deal. It's all about providing an extra fifteen days of fishing opportunity throughout the system...

This article was printed on Tuesday. Geez, NYC DEP sure didn't need another public relations problem with Catskill residents. By Greg Bruno and Jessica Gardner Times Herald-Record Inspection reports designed to prevent catastrophic failings at two New York City-owned dams in the Catskills...

http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/press/decdep2pr.html

The spillway elevation was reached at 1:35 this afternoon. It wasn't much of a prediction just one day in advance. It was kind of a sure thing. Although I thought a Del Basin drought watch was a sure thing last October. Ya just never know what the future holds. These are the great sites I've...

Who coulda thunk it? Back on 10/10/05 it hit the low for the year of 1090.5 feet. Just three months later it's up about 60 feet and ready to spill. Incredible! At 2:30 this afternoon it was only 3.6" below the crest of the spillway. It took just 18 hours to rise the last 3.6", so it should spill...

From the USGS- Ice-affected streamflow refers to the effects of channel ice on the relation between stream stage (water-surface elevation) and streamflow. Because of physical blockage of the channel and increased flow resistance from ice cover, these effects result in lower streamflows than...

I can't take credit for that demo. I "borrowed" it after finding it by Googleing "bowline animated knot". A loop knot for flies is a great idea for more lifelike presentation, but the fly gets hooked on the tippet too often for me when casting, so I rarely use it.

Jim, I gotta tell ya, that knot looks a little complicated to me. I've been using the bowline knot for decades. It's a nautical knot, but works great with mono and it will not slip or back out. It takes no more than four seconds to tie. I started out using it as a kid for rapalas and now use it...

Jim, what height are they talking about? I've seen from a two to an eight foot increase in the past. Why are they talking about a mechanical spillway? That brings maintenance and reliability concerns versus a fixed concrete addition to the spillway. What about cutting back the standing timber...