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Deputy Michael Barrett poses with Cooke students Desmond Crawford and Carl Dalley.

Learning fire safety from one who knows and more

Columnist Tony Bonavist wins OWAA award NARROWSBURG, NY — Anthony Bonavist, who writes the “Ramblings of a Catskill Fly Fisher” column for the River Reporter, has just won third … more

11/24/21

A stout fly rod and large streamer fly: the tools required to land large, migrating brown trout.

Fall fly fishing for lake-run browns

In October of 2017, I wrote a column for the River Reporter titled “A chance at fall spawners.” It was my lament about why the state did not extend the fishing season for trout, which … more

By TONY BONAVIST | 11/3/21

Changes to water releases, spearheaded by research done by Kolesar and his colleagues, have balanced the needs of fishermen, the fish themselves, residents and those who drink the water in New York City's reservoirs.

To balance the needs of all

These are Boyar’s remarks as he introduced Peter Kolesar at the Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum’s ceremony on October 30. The center named its newest Hall of Fame members and … more

By ANDY BOYAR | 11/3/21

The DVAA is requesting submissions for "Art in Sixes."

Understanding disability without judgment and more

What's going on in arts, leisure and the community, October 28 to November 3 more

10/27/21

Another season ends

It’s subtle at first. Fall actually begins not on September 22, but in July, when the first poplar leaves fall and cover the ground like large brown potato chips. They crunch underfoot as we … more

By TONY BONAVIST | 10/20/21

Blue-winged olives are hatching in the Catskills

With summer on the wane, and fall just a few short weeks, away, the little blue-winged olive mayfly hatches are beginning in earnest on most Catskill rivers. I actually saw the first emergence in … more

By TONY BONAVIST | 9/22/21

Portions of a beautifully crafted Raine bamboo fly rod.

Cutting Cane

I’ve taken considerable pride in my ability to make fishing rods. By “make,” I don’t mean actually making the rod blank itself, but making the cork grips, installing reel … more

By TONY BONAVIST | 9/8/21

A Rusty Spinner, Pale Evening Spinner, and Pheasant Tail, Parachute Nymph—patterns that work when others do not.

Observations and determinations about fly selection

As most of you know, if you have followed this column since its inception, I’ve a been a big fan of the Rusty Spinner dry fly. In fact, I wrote a column about the fly for the June 15 edition … more

By TONY BONAVIST | 8/25/21

"Old-timey, five-piece band" Breakneck Annie.

Painting, poetry, and pizza—and more

Cut flower, design workshop at Farm Arts DAMASCUS, PA — Learn about popular flower varieties, new trends, seed sourcing and more at Willow Wisp Organic Farm on Saturday, August 21 from 9 … more

8/18/21

Clockwise from lower left: A popper, deer hair bug, streamer fly and black woolly bugger. The types of large flies used for bass with a fly rod.

Bass on the fly

When I was in high school, my friend Tony and his father had a routine when it came to outdoor sports. Fortunately, they included me in that routine. When trout season opened, we fished for trout … more

By TONY BONAVIST | 8/11/21

Persistence pays

My notes reveal that there had been no fishing since June 30, so it was time to go to the river. Since my friend, Rod, left for Montana on July 6 to chase trout around the “Big Sky,” … more

By TONY BONAVIST | 7/27/21

Carrying on a proud tradition. Kelly Buchta is pictured in a section of the fly shop dedicated to the past meets the future, as she looks at a photospread article published in Popeye, a Japanese fashion magazine, about the Walt and Winnie Dette and the new proprietors.

A reel tradition in real time

LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY — It all started in 1928 when Walt and Winnie Dette founded Dette Trout Flies. Ninty-three years later, it holds the distinction of being the oldest family-owned fly shop … more

By TED WADDELL | 7/20/21

The longest day

June 21, the summer solstice, is the longest day of this year. It provides about 17 hours of daylight and is the official beginning of summer. This means that anglers can be on the water until at … more

By TONY BONAVIST | 6/30/21

My son’s first fish, caught NOT on Father’s Day.

NOT Father’s Day fishing

For the record, I was right. But then I was wrong. Returning to the right, I’m going to chalk up my confusion to a well-balanced case of aging. As someone who prides himself on being organized … more

By HUNTER HILL | 6/23/21

The author's vintage 1999/2000 Simms Bootfoot Waders.

My great fishing wader dilemma

As I begin with the words for this column, I’m not sure I am writing them for informational purposes or out of a sense of complete frustration. Perhaps both? Anyway, every so many years, fly … more

By TONY BONAVIST | 4/21/21

SCCO musicians Sarah Weber, left, Akiko Hosoi, Luke Krafka, Nancy Wegrzyn and Andrew Trombley rehearse during a recording session for the upcoming free SCCO Virtual Gala.

Sullivan Chamber Orchestra streams free gala and more

What's going on in arts, leisure and community April 15 to 21 more

4/14/21

Throwing a cast net takes lots of practice, but before you approach the water, be sure to know the rules.

Cast-net fishing

For many in the fishing community, pictures and videos of landing a fish are the bread and butter of modern fish bragging. From shows like “Wicked Tuna” to hundreds of Instagram … more

By HUNTER HILL | 4/7/21

A Hendrickson mayfly—our best early season hatch.

Trout-stream fishing, 2021

As a columnist who writes about fly fishing for River Reporter, it has been my tradition to include a piece about the opening day of trout season each spring. Unfortunately, here in the Eastern … more

By TONY BONAVIST | 4/7/21

The shore of Flathead Lake where Kokanee Salmon, Spawned ..

Smokin’ salmon

I cannot, in the truest sense of the English language, call this a fishing story. It can, I guess, be called a “catching” story. It does not even involve conventional fishing equipment, … more

By TONY BONAVIST | 3/10/21

Note the difference in the nylon leader, left, and the braided leader?

Some thoughts about tapered leaders

As a long-time angler, I hear little discussion about tapered leaders, even though they are an integral part of a fly fisher’s gear. Perhaps leaders are viewed as innocuous, just a necessary … more

By TONY BONAVIST | 2/24/21

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