Archive : New York

  Salmon are in!  Those three magical words mark the start of  promising Fall tributary fishing.  Recent rain raised water levels and cool nights  dropped water temperature.  While larger systems like the Genesee and Salmon River have known the presence of salmon for weeks, smaller tributaries...

This Wednesday, September 7th I’m presenting a program for the Upstate Fly Fishers.  I have a neat presentation that showcases the promising bass and pike fishery of our Thousand Island Region.  Fishing strategies, weather conditions, temperature, fly lines, fly selection, fishing crafts and...

  I am not sure who named the AuSable river but if I were to take an educated guess it was probably a French explorer (Samuel de Champlain) or trapper who was facinated by the sandy deposits that line the bottom of that river.  The French translation of Au Sable is “sand”. ...

Timing is everything on the West Branch of the Delaware.  If I manage a trip to the WBD in late August,  I try to coincide my fishing time with overcast conditions.  The absence of bright sun and heat seem to improve the quality of the blue-wing olive hatch.  While some might favor heat and sun for...

Late August is not known for prolific hatches and stellar angling in Upstate New York.  We are between seasons and waiting for temperatures to cool.  During these dog days of August, I sometimes turn to chasing carp on the Erie Canal.  Bright sun, heat, minimal wind and warm water are favorable conditions...

My cousin and his pre-teen son recently took up fly fishing.  They live in Massachusetts  and we hadn’t yet enjoyed the opportunity to fish together.  We agreed that it would be nice to take an overnight fishing trip and decided upon the West Branch of the Delaware River.  I was confident...

This week I enjoyed a quick trip to a local creek near Rochester.  Summertime is the best time to fish this warm water creek.  Low water levels push smallmouth bass into the deepest holes.  It’s not uncommon to see half a dozen or more smallmouth in one pool.  There may be a barren stretch...

Each Summer our family makes a trip to the Wellesley Island area of the Thousand Islands.  My wife’s family has some property up there and we are blessed with a free place to stay.  As a resident New Yorker and lifelong angler, I never gave much thought to the fly fishing possibilities in the...

After a self imposed two week hiatus from the West Branch of the Delaware, I longed to return.  The calendar said it was July.   I reasoned there wasn’t a better way to start July 4th Weekend than tangle with wily WBD browns.  I invited my brother along and he was a good sport to join me. ...

It’s been a few days since our heavy rain.  Creeks are steadily dropping.  As the water clears and recedes, it presents prime opportunities to fish ambush points with streamers.  The timing couldn’t have been better, as it coincided with the start of Summer Vacation.  I invited my 9 year...