Ramblings of a Catskill Flyfisher

The negative impact

An internet search determined that the first no-kill trout fishing regulations were put into effect in Michigan in 1972. New York State followed in the early ‘60s, with those same regulations, …

A first trout on the fly

I don’t know why, way back at the beginning, I wanted to fish. But somewhere within my spirit, I had that calling. My first adventures with the aquatic community began in Kill Brook. …

Where have the brook trout gone?

It seems that every time I begin a column, I have to go way back in time for subject matter, and that’s the case here. One day in my late teenage years, I was introduced by Ted Boeglin to the …

Art Flick, his life and his streamside guide

As books go, the “Streamside Guide” is a small volume, measuring a mere 4 inches by 6 inches with 114 pages, in the first edition. Despite the size, it’s the first book …

Tying flies, then and now

While I don’t know the exact year, I do know that it was sometime in the mid-1950s. That’s when I started to tie flies. Compared with today’s fly-tying material and hardware, my …

A tribute to Ed Van Put

As a columnist for this newspaper it’s often difficult to find topics to write about, especially when articles are due every two weeks. Not today. Today it was easy. I’m at my desk …