Hook, Line & Sinker: August 27, 2014
The end of August seems to signal the end of summer, although the official date is almost a month away.read more
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Presents for the Sportsman and Sportswoman in Your Life I always remember watching the Thanksgiving Parade as a youngster, and anxiously awaiting the last and final float – featuring Santa Claus...
View ArticleHook, Line & Sinker: January 7, 2015
A water report for the New Year from trout country starts with the encouraging news that on this date, January 5, the Beaverkill at Cooks Falls is recorded as flowing at 1,070 cubic feet per second...
View ArticleHook, Line & Sinker: January 14, 2015
Ice Fishing Event! I received a telephone call from Tom Phillips, of Pepacton Bait & Tackle, located at 43005 Route 28, Arkville. Tom was happy to report that this coming Saturday, Jan. 17, his...
View ArticleHook, Line & Sinker: April 1, 2015
April 1, that special date that trout fishers dream of during those long cold winter days, seems to be pulling an April Fool’s joke on trout fishers here in the Catskills.read more
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Hook, Line & Sinker: April 22, 2015
Finally a spring-like weekend. Air temperatures in the 60s and 70s caused many to head outside and enjoy the sunshine that seemed to have long eluded us. Despite windy conditions on Saturday, good...
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By Judy Van Put Mark your calendar for this coming Saturday, June 27 for the Family Fun Fishing Day held at the Kenneth Wilson State Park in Mt. Tremper from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.read more
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By Judy Van Put It seems as though this rainy period has settled in on the Catskills for some time. We can hardly go more than a day without showers in the forecast. However, the fishing continues to...
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By Judy Van Put Water releases into the East Branch of the Delaware River are slowly easing back down to a more manageable flow. As of this writing, the East Branch at Fishs Eddy was recorded as...
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Al Carpenter of Al’s Sports Store in Downsville reports that the bass in Pepacton Reservoir are “biting really good” and that they are being taken at about 30-feet down. Al says that, “The bass seem to...
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By Judy Van Put The winter of 2015-’16 seems to have come and gone without much ado — compared to the previous winter of extreme cold and heavy snows that lasted well into the beginning of April.read...
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By Judy Van Put Held each year traditionally on the Eve of Opening Day, March 31, the 2016 Anglers’ Reunion was very well received, with a huge crowd of enthusiastic anglers descending on the Rockland...
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By Judy Van Put What a difference a week makes! Our rivers and streams, which had been quite low for the opening of the trout fishing season last week, have now risen to a more normal level thanks to...
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By Judy Van Put April has brought such beautiful spring weather. The weekend was filled with bright sun and breezy temperatures in the lower 60s, just perfect for enjoying the out-of-doors.read more
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By Judy Van Put Rain showers over the weekend and in the beginning of the week brought cooler temperatures and additional water to our rivers and streams. With water levels significantly lower than...
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By Judy Van Put The first week of May brought good fishing in our area’s rivers and streams, and with it, dozens of cars filled the fishermen’s parking areas. Great numbers of flies were hatching all...
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By Judy Van Put It seems as though winter has returned and we are back in the Ides of March rather than the merry month of May! Sunday was windy, cold, and snowy with snow sticking on the ground and...
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By Judy Van Put It seemed like late winter had returned to the Catskills this past week, or at least the Ides of March, with several cold windy days and overcast skies.read more
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By Judy Van Put Sunday’s stormy weather brought a good amount of much-needed and welcomed rain that served to replenish our rivers and streams from near-record lows to a more normal level for this...
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By Judy Van Put Candy Chin of the Tremperskill Country Store in Andes has provided a nice record of the good fishing that has been going on in Pepacton Reservoir earlier this spring. She has been...
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