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Shinedown performed at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts on Friday, July 5, 2019.

In New York: Bethel Woods Center for the Arts 845/583-2000; bethelwoodscenter.org 200 Hurd Rd., Bethel, NY About: “Located 90 miles from New York City in Bethel, NY, our lush … more

5/27/22

The greasers take the stage at a recent performance of "Grease" at the Honesdale Performing Arts Center.

Rising Stars cabaret, the Civil Air Patrol and more

Rising Stars cabaret to support performing arts HONESDALE, PA — The promising talent of Honesdale Performing Arts students will be showcased at the first annual Friends of Operetta Night of … more

5/19/22

National Park Service interpretive ranger Payten Nekich talked to the kids about eagles in the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River, and how the eagles relate to native brook trout.

Little Bulldogs release tiny trout

JEFFERSONVILLE, NY — On May 12, 70-some Sullivan West elementary school kids released 500 brown trout fingerlings into the cold, pristine waters of Callicoon Creek. The school is partnered … more

By TED WADDELL | 5/18/22

A pheasant tail and a prince nymph, rigged with a split shot to fish deep.

Deep-water nymph fishing

According to my fly-fishing diary, the last time I went to West Yellowstone, MT, was during the late summer of 2002. At that time, with the exception of late-morning trico hatches, most of the mayfly and caddis activity was over, and the eagerly awaited blue-winged olive hatches had not begun. more

By TONY BONAVIST | 5/17/22

Maury Cartine caught the biggest fish at FUDR's One Bug 2022.

A successful One Bug and more

Big fish at the fishing derby MILFORD, PA — The Pike County Commissioners held their 24th annual fishing derby at the Lily Pond recently. Approximately 278 children attended.Prizes were … more

5/12/22

The East Branch of the Delaware, at 1,400 cfs, on April 14. Normal flow is 100 cfs.

Water, water

I believe the summer deluge began sometime in July of 2021. Part of that phenomenon had to do with the inordinate amount of rain that we had in the western Catskills during that period. At the … more

By TONY BONAVIST | 5/5/22

SUNY Sullivan's Kite Festival is back. Everyone is invited to a free event resplendent with kites, food and family fun.

Go fly a kite and more

Go fly a kite at SUNY Sullivan LOCH SHELDRAKE, NY — It’s been 30 years of kite-related fun. And after a pandemic-related hiatus, the Kite Festival is back.This year, the … more

5/5/22

The small, remote streams where wild brook trout still thrive.

Early-season trout fishing

In those days, the teenage years, trout fishing was strictly a weekend affair. Except during summer, when on occasion my friend Tony and I had the rare opportunity for a weekday adventure. At the … more

By TONY BONAVIST | 4/20/22

The River Reporter’s Amanda Reed is not only an award-winning graphic designer, but one of my best fishing buddies as well.

Flocking to the stockies

Confidence. Founded or unfounded, confidence is what turns a mere attempt into an experience. It doesn’t even have to be real; sometimes faking it will get you just as far as the real thing … more

By HUNTER HILL | 4/13/22

Quill Gordon

In the last three or four years, the years I’ve written about fly fishing for the River Reporter, there have been columns about most of the important mayfly species that hatch from Catskill … more

By TONY BONAVIST | 4/8/22

Andrew Sander, 13, of East Meredith, NY, was joined at Fly Fest 2022 by his father Henry, part of a self-described outdoors family. Andrew was mentored in the art of fly-tying by Joe Ceballos, president of the Catskill Fly Tyers Guild.

Fit to be tied

ROSCOE, NY — On February 26, the Catskill Fly Fishing Center & Museum (CFFCM) held Fly Fest 2022, its annual rite of passage as the frigid grasp of winter starts to thaw, bringing forth … more

By TED WADDELL | 4/6/22

Wooden folding tip-ups are the ideal choice for the traditionalist ice fisherman.

Identifying the ideal tip-up

Although by the time this magazine is printed, ice-fishing season will be either over or close to it, it’s been on my mind for a few years now to talk about the particulars of this chilly … more

By HUNTER HILL | 4/6/22

A section of the East Branch with accessible PFR.

The public’s right to fish in Catskill navigable rivers

On several occasions, anglers have asked what I thought was the single most important issue facing the future of trout fishing in the Catskills. Without hesitation, I replied, “Continued and … more

By TONY BONAVIST | 4/6/22

Evan Padua, a guide with Sweetwater Guide Service, with a boatload of trash during a river cleanup event.

Appreciating the Upper Delaware

The Upper Delaware is an amazing resource and treasure for us who live near and recreate within its watershed. It is a complete ecosystem, a river that brings life, death and everything in … more

By EVAN PADUA, Sweetwater Guide Service LLC | 4/6/22

On April 1, trout that are caught can be kept as the harvest season officials opens. Let the fishing begin!

1.8 million trout stocked statewide in New York

NEW YORK STATE — For the seasoned fisher and beginners among us, Catskill streams are a springtime worldwide fishing destination. For decades, April 1 was the traditional opening day of … more

3/29/22

Milton Wesley Bailey was killed in the Korean War.

A lost African-American soldier and more

A lost African-American soldier Milford’s Milton Wesley Bailey’s letters home MILFORD, PA — The only person from Pike County to be killed in the Korean War was an … more

3/24/22

Opening day?

It’s difficult for me as a writer of fly-fishing stories and as a columnist for the River Reporter, not to have a few words about the opening day of trout season on April 1. I’ve had a … more

By TONY BONAVIST | 3/23/22

Fishing the home pool

A river can be a strange, yet beguiling, mistress, drawing us in with its charm and potential reward, much like a beautiful woman. A river can be elusive one day and generous the next. A river can … more

By TONY BONAVIST | 3/9/22

The Maclay Bridge, Bitterroot River, where I caught my first Montana trout.

Fate and a first Montana trout

To say I was a poor student is giving credit where no credit is due. On Memorial Day weekend, during my senior year in high school, I contracted a debilitating virus while camping and fishing in … more

By TONY BONAVIST | 2/23/22

Dust off your leather jackets, pull on your bobby socks and take a trip to a simpler time at the Honesdale High School production of "Grease."

‘Grease’ is the word at Honesdale High School and more

‘Grease’ is the word at Honesdale High School HONESDALE, PA — Dust off a leather jacket, pull on bobby-socks and take a trip to a simpler time during the Honesdale High School … more

2/17/22

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