Experience the joy of being the one to meet the bugs and fish, when no one else is there.

 

People, I do my best to provide you with enough information to make good decisions on when and where to fish. It became evident last year that it is better if my comments on where to fish are more general and less specific. Water temps, water levels, air temps, wind, sunlight and the normal course of hatch progressions should all be given consideration in choosing where to fish on any given day.

Had three excellent days of fishing this past week, one hour of very good fishing on another, and one DNF day. Never shared a pool with another fisherman and never had a boat go by me.

Stopped at the Troutfitter this morning and listened to tales of woe; too much wind, no bugs, no risers, too many boats, along with  reports of fishermen just sitting along the shore waiting for risers. I realize that not everyone reads Angler119's reports and that everyone has the right to march to their own drummer but if you want to at least to fish where there are bugs hatching and fish rising it might be helpful to stop being in the last car to wedge into a "fisherman park here" lot and to pay more attention to the criteria I have often mentioned for determining where to fish.

Said it many times - This time of year there are fish everywhere from Callicoon up to both dams. It's up to you, the fishermen, to figure out where the best place to fish is every day. 

Despite the plethora of bugs hatching there, today was probably not a good day to be on the big river!   

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  1. AnonymousApril 24, 2023 at 10:09 AM

    very conserned about all of you up there after the tornado hit, hope you are safe angler and will be reaching out to our friends at dettes fly shop and the roscoe motel, hopefully everyone weathered the storm, good luck to you all

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