http://flyfishingchronicles.com Sat, 16 Aug 2008 12:49:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well I decided to spend my last morning of vacation fishing the Indian River.  I had a number of hits from Rainbows but was only able to pull in the two pictured below.  I caught one on a stimulator and the other on a beadhead nymph.  They were nice little ... http://flyfishingchronicles.com/2008/07/04/adirondacks-indian-river-2/ Once again my father-in-law and I made our way up to the Adirondacks for our family Summer vacation and once again we called on Rich Garfield from Fly Fish the Adirondacksto guide us.  This year he took us to the Salmon River.  Most of you probably know the Salmon River ... http://flyfishingchronicles.com/2008/07/01/adirondacks-salmon-river/ Good news everyone.  I just came from the West Branch of the Delaware and actually caught a fish.  In fact I caught two nice fish and had three others on the line that got off.  I cannot stress how important it is to check your knots and play the fish ... http://flyfishingchronicles.com/2008/06/16/delware-river-insanity-persistence-pays-off/   See this guppy?  He is the only fish that allowed me to catch him in 2 and a half days of fishing on the West Branch of the Delaware River this past weekend. Thinking about going?  Bring lots of alcohol and a book or two to break the boredom.  The water ... http://flyfishingchronicles.com/2008/06/04/west-branch-delaware-river-2/ One of our most famous streams in the Rochester NY area is Oatka creek.  It is a beautiful stretch of water that runs for 58 miles through Western NY into the Genesee River.  There is a combination of stocked and wild browns and rainbows that will test your fishing skills even ... http://flyfishingchronicles.com/2008/05/02/oatka-creek-spring-fishing/ I am so very proud.  My oldest daughter reeled this big large mouth bass in today.  We are lucky to have a Town Park pond that is loaded with bass.  My daughter is already asking to go out again.  I hope she keeps her love for fishing. http://flyfishingchronicles.com/2008/04/12/spring-bass/ It was only a couple days ago and Irondequoit Creek was blown out.  See my picture in the previous post.  Yesterday afternoon I went out and fished at normal water levels with the water almost crystal clear.  It was a nice sunny day with a light wind with temperatures about ... http://flyfishingchronicles.com/2008/04/07/irondequoit-creek-spring/ Since most of the rivers in NY State are overflowing with runoff from rain and melting snow (see picture of Irondequoit Creek below), there is only one thing left to do...Smoke cigars and drink Single Malt Scotch.  Check out my review of Rocky Patel's Decade Cigar and Balvenie Scotch on ... http://flyfishingchronicles.com/2008/03/31/cigars-scotch/ Well, I was able to get away for a few hours on Saturday to do some fishing.  I went to Irondequoit Creek and was pleasantly surprised to find my friend Wil there fishing too.  It was overcast and about 40 degrees.  The water was a light chocolat milk color and ... http://flyfishingchronicles.com/2008/01/14/winter-fishing/ I know it has been a while since my last post but I have been busy getting ready for the birth of my second child.  She came the day after Thanksgiving and my wife, daughter, and I are thrilled that she is finally with us.  Of course I am hoping she ... http://flyfishingchronicles.com/2007/12/01/late-fall-fishing/