We had an amazing spring. The weather and water were both very cooperative. The hatches were consistent and predictable. The trout were large, and most were oddly agreeable. Now, however, things are beginning to change. The streams are low and warm, dangerously low and warm. The fish are stressed, and even though we’re barely into June, many of the river’s trout are […]

We had an amazing spring. The weather and water were both very cooperative. The hatches were consistent and predictable. The trout were large, and most were oddly agreeable. Now, however, things are beginning to change. The streams are low and warm, dangerously low and warm. The fish are stressed, and even though we’re barely into June, many of the river’s trout are […]

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Dry Fly Brown

Found this on another blog I follow, it seems genuine, and I thought I would pass it along to those few folks who follow The Rusty Spinner. Flourocarbon tippet material is pretty expensive stuff, so if someone wants to give you some for free then you should probably take the offer. Fill out the form, […]

You’ll have to forgive me as I simply haven’t much to say. It’s been a busy week; family, friends, and fish have positively devoured my time. For now, photographs from our most recent outing will have to suffice.

Slimed! Invasive algae found in Kayaderosseras Creek

Non-native algae found in Saratoga County threatens base of food web

By LEIGH HORNBECK, staff writer for the Albany Times Union 
First published in print: Thursday, May 13, 2010
MILTON — Rock snot has been found in Saratoga County’s legendary trout stream, the Kayaderosseras Creek.
Rock snot — proper […]

Like so many fishing stories, this is a tale of the one that got away.
One week ago, I caught an enormous brown trout. Of course, “enormous” is a relative term. The fish was about 24″ long, and likely weighed … well, God only knows what it weighed. It was fine fish though – a big fish - insofar as the river […]