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Any angler looking to take up fly fishing or brush up on basics may be interested in an upcoming fly fishing camp.  This June, I’m collaborating with Creative Themes Day Camp in Penfield to offer an eight session evening fly fishing camp.  Creative Themes Day Camp is an excellent location to...

Most of us encounter times when we aren’t able to get on the water.  Between the start of the school year (teaching classes/hosting a student teacher/coaching) and a young family, I’m presently stuck in a non-fishing period.  It’s going to be at least another week before I wet a line. ...

In an effort to share some of our friends blog posts and fly fishing information, we have posted our first Fly Fishing Chronicles Weekly online newspaper. We hope you enjoy it. View Our Online Newspaper //

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...

Readers of this blog know that I’m quick to point out nice fish caught.  It’s easy, and arguably more fun, to write up a successful fishing trip.  We all like to catch fish.  If I showcase glowing conditions and excellent fishing, I also need to mention lousy conditions and uneventful...

High water forced me off the West Branch of the Delaware River for all of April and early May.  There were days when water flowed above 4,000 cfs.  During peak flows, it reached over 8,000 cfs.  That’s a lot of water for the WBD!  During all this high water, drift boats ruled the river and...

Heavy rain dumped plenty of water into our creeks this week.  Most tributaries are still swollen, discolored and slowly receding.  Last night’s rain merely added more water to already swift and off color rivers.  The sump pump at home has been running for days.  At the same time, plenty of...

 Having two young children has made it more difficult for me to fish especially in the Fall.  However, I always look forward to Thanksgiving vacation to get at least one day of fishing for steelhead and browns.  This year I was able to convince Craig Dennison to take me out and share a couple of...

The Tiger Beetle originated with Craig Matthews and his crew in West Yellowstone, Montana.  The Tiger Beetle Strips and Zelon Tiger Dubbing may be purchased through the Fly Shop Blue Ribbon Flies.  It is a great, easy to tie terrestrial pattern that both the fish and fisherman can see.  I like to...

After church on Sunday, I made a motivated drive to the West Branch of the Delaware River.  I was motivated to fish because I liked the conditions.  Over the past week, the cubic feet per second (cfs) discharge from Cannonsville Reservoir dropped below 1,000.  Just three days ago, the cfs was in...