Fishing
Pick streamers for Upstate trout in November
It’s that time of year again —delayed-harvest trout season in many Upstate trout streams and rivers. […]
Upstream Upstate
Fishing
Bass on a fly is an angling treat
It’s a pretty good guess that one sight you’ll never see in the boat of a professional bass fisherman is a brace of fly rods and reels. […]
Fishing
Autumn means nymphs for trout
A vast majority of the food a trout eats is below the water’s surface. As fly anglers, we love the sight of a trout taking a fly on top. […]
Fishing
A guide to hiring a fishing guide
Want to learn a new technique or tackle a lake or river you’ve never fished before. […]
Fishing
The early bird uses a big nymph
During the dog days of summer, it often pays to get up early and be on the water at or before daybreak. […]
Bass Fishing
Match your fly rod to its task
In at least one respect, I have to admit to being slightly envious of golfers. […]
Bass Fishing
Make catch-and-release work
In the world in which we live, with dwindling natural resources and new environmental threats to our fisheries appearing almost every day, practicing catch-and-release is a better idea than ever. […]
General
Jocasse: trophy trout trolling
Early spring is an exciting time for fishermen everywhere; air and water temperatures are on the rise, the fish are on the move, and cabin fever is quickly becoming a distant memory. […]
Freshwater Fishing
High and dirty can mean big trout
The month of March is often accompanied by high water in the area’s trout streams and rivers. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Good gear is fly-tier’s No. 1 need
At some time during the frozen doldrums of mid-winter, when most anglers are merely trying to maintain dominion over their sanity, the ardent fly fisherman takes up fly-tying. […]