Ramblings of a Catskill Flyfisher
My great fishing wader dilemma: an update

A few years ago, I vented my frustration in the River Reporter over not being able to find a pair of bootfoot waders in my size. In that column, I explained that no manufacturer of premium chest …

Nymph fishing in the Madison River, West Yellowstone, MT

My diary tells me the last time I fished the Madison River, near West Yellowstone, MT, was in late August. As with the Catskills, Montana rivers have their own sequence of hatches—when they …

A change in feeding behavior of Ashokan Reservoir rainbow trout

Rainbow trout were first stocked in tributaries of the Esopus Creek in 1883, taken from California stocks.  As those fish matured and reproduced, offspring spread throughout the watershed. …