With every dot on the USGS site in eastern, NY black and every flow we could reasonably drive to chocolate milk Nushranger, our friend waterwhippa and I took Whip’s drift boat and dropped it in a tailwater famed for it’s crazy water regime. Sure enough, with everything else rising, this ditch was down enough to […]

 was sent by work to Southwest CT. I frantically looked for a place to fish to make the trip a bit more enjoyable, not that training folks in the joys of what I do for a living isn’t enjoyable, I just thought if I was going to be so close to the Sound, I needed […]

Wrobin and I floated 6 miles of the Delaware on Wednesday and all we did was get laughed at. I had 2 refusals all day…stupid filthy sulphurs…We Hates Them! HATES THEM we do…
I took this blurry picture of them…and several other worse ones

There were also size 20 Olives

I had a vise session on Thursday cursing […]

With the daily storms making it difficult this year and messing up any pre-determined thoughts of our entire season, I was fishing this river no matter what.  The night before I had about 3 casts and was chased off by a storm.  I arrived this night in the middle of a storm and decided to […]

With the daily storms making it difficult this year and messing up any pre-determined thoughts of our entire season, I was fishing this river no matter what.  The night before I had about 3 casts and was chased off by a storm.  I arrived this night in the middle of a storm and decided to […]

The day was planned for an excursion for me and my lovely bride. Our slumber the night before was repeatedly interrupted by thunderstorms and pouring rain. I drifted off to sleep knowing that the river gauges were jumping quickly.
With the rivers blown again and chocolate milk, I frantically checked the water gauges for a river […]

The day was planned for an excursion for me and my lovely bride. Our slumber the night before was repeatedly interrupted by thunderstorms and pouring rain. I drifted off to sleep knowing that the river gauges were jumping quickly.
With the rivers blown again and chocolate milk, I frantically checked the water gauges for a river […]

One thing I have learned from this year is that you have to take what you are given.  If conditions dictate that you fish the smaller water because the big rivers are off, then that’s what you should do…
Lesson #1:  Trout Don’t Live In Chocolate Milk, No Matter How Much You Want Them To. 

As I bounced across back roads I haven’t run in 11 years, it all came rushing back to me. I spoke to Alex in half sentences. “I think…” “If I remember correctly, this takes me…yup…nope.” I took a few U-turns and drove in one complete circle but I was finally standing in the shadow of […]

If you don’t know what a page six chick is, go get a copy of The Drake and read up.   The new issue is at Barnes and Noble now so no excuses…
 
Mrs. Shaq wanted to hit the water so we headed out to some smaller water I thought maybe there would be a chance of hooking some […]