In New York:
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
845/583-2000; bethelwoodscenter.org
200 Hurd Rd., Bethel, NY
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“Located 90 miles from New York City in Bethel, NY, our lush …
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5/27/22
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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 …
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5/19/22
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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.
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By TONY BONAVIST
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5/17/22
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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 …
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5/5/22
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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 …
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By TONY BONAVIST
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4/8/22
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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 …
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By TED WADDELL
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4/6/22
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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 …
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By TONY BONAVIST
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3/23/22
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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 …
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By TONY BONAVIST
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3/9/22
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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 …
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By TONY BONAVIST
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2/23/22
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‘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 …
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2/17/22
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It was about 9 p.m. on a late April evening when the Old Man called.
Ginger, my Brittany spaniel, was snoozing on the rug by my feet.
Every time the Old Man’s number appeared on my caller …
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By TONY BONAVIST
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2/9/22
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The Yellowstone River begins as a tributary to Yellowstone Lake, southwest of the Absaroka mountain range in Yellowstone National Park. Upon leaving Yellowstone Lake, the river joins the Missouri …
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By TONY BONAVIST
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1/26/22
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The holiday cheer has depleted, like many blow-up snowmen scattered across front yards everywhere. The cold has now settled in, just as part-timers settle into their pool chairs in …
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By BRANDON KENT
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1/25/22
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What's going on in arts, leisure and the community January 20 to 26
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1/19/22
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Many years ago, I had the opportunity to visit England with a good friend for the Christmas holiday. So a on a cold December night, we boarded a TWA 747 for our flight from Kennedy airport to …
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By TONY BONAVIST
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12/29/21
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Sometime in early 1978, I received a call from my friend and fisheries associate, Ed Van Put, letting me know that Joan and Lee Wulff had purchased the old Doubleday property on the upper Beaver …
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By TONY BONAVIST
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12/15/21
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The other day, while contemplating a topic for this week’s column, I happened to pick up my old copy of “Matching the Hatch,” by Ernie Schwiebert. When I opened the little volume, …
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By TONY BONAVIST
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12/1/21
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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 …
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11/24/21
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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 …
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By TONY BONAVIST
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11/3/21
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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 …
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By ANDY BOYAR
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11/3/21
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