There are many different knots that a fisherman can use to secure his or her line. There are several good choices like the surgeons knot, or the Palomar knot, or even the quick and easy loop knot. The most common of all these is the clinch knot, which is better known as the fisherman’s knot. [...]
When I was a child, my family lived in a small town in the mountains of upstate New York. The houses were so far apart that it would take twenty minutes to walk over and say “hello” to a neighbor. Most kids would complain about the inconvenience, and some talked about “getting out of this [...]
We got down to the shore and got setup pretty quickly. Chairs out, 3 poles in the water and had my sandwiched half way unwrapped when I was reminded how much different it is fishing with the family then fishing with my buddies.
I have noticed that it has become a little fustrating trying to track down the online application for these access permits. So, I am supplying the link here! Hopefully it will save everyone a little time and aggrevation. Enjoy, but please stay out of my spots! Just kidding, sort of! Please remember to email us those photos, [...]
Okay, some more new stuff to talk about. This year the DEC put out a baitfish publication. They have a list of baitfish that are allowed anywhere in New York State. This list is called the “green list”, if a baitfish is not on the green list, it either has a restricted use, or is [...]
Some quotes from one of the greatest fishing movies ever! These are some of my favorites! ‘If our father had his say, nobody who did not know how to catch a fish, would be allowed to disgrace a fish by catching it.” “My father was very sure about certain matters pertaining to the universe. To [...]
If a person wants to catch a real big trout then he has to know how to set the hook! I have said this time and time again, but some people just never want to listen. I have been fishing the Rondout Reservoir for more than twenty five years. I have been very successful compared [...]
Hi folks, I know by now most of you are aware of the dredging going on in the north end of the Hudson River. Those of us who fish the Hudson need to be very wary of the fish we catch there. I only fish the Hudson during the month of May when the Striped [...]
We are headed to the final full month of summer and the fish will be biting all over the northeast. Maybe it’s that we lose a lot of those fly by night fisherman who have lost interest and are going to spend the rest of their summer drinking beer and playing horse shoes or cornhole. [...]
Scott Linden gives some great casting tips in this video, I am sure you will find this helpful. We all know casting correctly is the single most important thing in Fly Fishing. Enjoy!
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