Archive for October, 2009

I couldn’t resist an invitation to fish Oatka Creek on Halloween with two friends (Dave and Will).  The moderate forecast, fall colors, good company and a chance to throw some streamers on a sink tip encouraged my enthusiasm.  We split up, each covering a different section of the creek.  I initially...

It was a busy Saturday and I wanted to get outside.  There are fresh salmon in the lower portion of Irondequoit Creek  and it was tempting to mess with them. Instead, I opted to stay close to home and fished a middle stretch of Irondequoit Creek.  I liked the drizzly conditions and hoped to move...

On Columbus Day we decided to fish Cattaraugus Creek.  The water was steadily receding  (lower 600 cfs) and we were optimistic that we we might enjoy visibility to target fresh steelhead.  We also wanted to explore some new holes, as well as check out the changes to the system after this summer’s...

My father-in-law and I had grand plans to take Friday off and travel to West Canada Creek in Central NY.  We were looking forward to fishing this Adirondack creek.  Our plan was to fish some Pumpkin Caddis and do some nymphing for some of the larger Browns that are know to be in that fishery.  By...