TRR photo by Scott Rando These trees glow white from the deposit of hoar frost they received from the steam formed by the relatively warmer river water (low 30s) being exposed to single-digit air temperatures.

In like a lion, out like a lamb: the changeable weather of March

It seems like everyone was getting ready for spring during the last part of February, as mild weather melted a lot of snow on the ground and made large portions of the Delaware River ice free.

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Reading, writing and tying

In 1972,Leonard Wright wrote an intriguing book titled “Fishing the Dry Fly as a Living Insect.” He detailed his attempts to design a fly pattern along with a fishing technique that would be effective during caddis fly activity. He settled on an imitation that used individual stiff hackle fibers for the down wing plus a generous amount of stiff wound hackle, which provided excellent flotation.

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Food producers invited to enroll in Pure Catskills Guide

REGION—Membership enrollment for the Pure Catskills Guide to Farm Fresh Products is open until April 15. Local farms, farmers markets, restaurants, retails and community organizations in Delaware, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan and Ulster Counties are encouraged to join.

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