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Suckers are a common sight in our creeks and rivers these days.  Their spawn activity deposits plenty of edible eggs.  Smallmouth bass, walleye, carp, brown trout from the lake, resident brown trout and steelhead all capitalize on this seasonal feast.  Northern pike also follow the suckers, looking...

Many thanks to all who helped with Angler’s Workshop on March 20th.  Special kudos to our sponsor, JP Ross Fly Rod Co, as well as Leo Roth and his reporting for the Democrat and Chronicle – Read the Article Angler’s Workshop was a fun, successful event enjoyed by the 111 participants...

The combination of increased sunlight, warmer temperatures and melting snow pushed water into our Lake Ontario Tributaries.  If you haven’t yet heard, steelhead fishing improved the past two weeks.  We could still use a soaking dose of rain, but fish are being caught in Eighteen Mile, Oak Orchard,...

During winter break a friend graciously offered his town home in Dauphin Island, Alabama.  My wife and I love to travel and we figured that our nine month old son didn’t have much say in the matter.  What’s a twenty one hour drive, when you want to get out of the cold and snow?  Well,...

In the bleak midwinter Frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, Water like a stone; Snow had fallen, snow on snow, Snow on snow, In the bleak midwinter, Long ago. These hauntingly beautiful Christmas lyrics from English Poet Christina Rossetti (1872) were on my mind as I approached an icy...

With such a sunny forecast  I invited my father to fish with me this afternoon.  My father taught me to fish and I feel fortunate that we are able to fish together.  Our goal was to enjoy the warmer day, get outside and perhaps find a fish or two.  We went to a local Lake Ontario Tributary where...

With rain forecasted and the day off on Monday, we drove to the Salmon River to chase early season cohos and kings.  We knew that on Wednesday, prior to our arrival, the Salmon River experienced its’ first strong push of cohos.  Fortunately, our late weekend timing was superb.  The cooler nights...

I snuck out for two hours this afternoon to try my hand at terrestrials.  I was excited about having time to trout fish and to explore a section of Irondequoit Creek that I used to fish twenty years ago.  Upon arriving at the creek, I realized left behind my vest (fly boxes/tippet/nippers/hemostats/leaders,...

Went fishing on the Oatka with my father-in-law and my friend Will.  Water levels were high but they were on there way down from several days of rain.  At 3.1 in height and 250 cfps the water had a brown tint but was clear enough to see the bottom in most places. We thought we would try beatles and...

Another year another Spring trip to the West Branch of the Delaware River.  This year’s trip included about 14 members from our Canandaigua Trout Unlimited Chapter.  As always everyone had a great time fishing with each other and enjoyed their stay at the West Branch Angler. Every year I think...