Legendary Catskills Trout Fishing - Birthplace of American The New Fly Fisher
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Date: 2022-05-15
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Jim
Grew up in Pa fishing the famous limestone's. In the late 80's, a guy took me to the Beaverkill to fish / golf / turkey hunt. I found myself fishing less in my area and making the 200 mile drive to the Catskills more and more often. At this point, the Catskills account for 95% of my fishing. Some of the most amazing casters I've seen have been on those river systems. Beautiful place even after all the changes from the biblical floods over the last few years. Amazing place and you are walking in the footsteps of fly fishing legends. I feel lucky to have been given the chance in life to experience these legendary / hallowed waters.
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Grew up in Pa fishing the famous limestone's. In the late 80's, a guy took me to the Beaverkill to fish / golf / turkey hunt. I found myself fishing less in my area and making the 200 mile drive to the Catskills more and more often. At this point, the Catskills account for 95% of my fishing. Some of the most amazing casters I've seen have been on those river systems. Beautiful place even after all the changes from the biblical floods over the last few years. Amazing place and you are walking in the footsteps of fly fishing legends. I feel lucky to have been given the chance in life to experience these legendary / hallowed waters.
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Shawn
Great video. The two guides provide some great details on different rigs. Thank-you. One other comment. The commentator (around 17: 12) says that you can use dry flies much easier in the Catskills than say out west like Colorado where the water flows faster. Sure. Sounds about right. Then he says that out west you are basically fishing from the banks? That is simply wrong. We wade, we float and we get into the streams in the West all the time (Colorado, NM, Wyoming.
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Great video. The two guides provide some great details on different rigs. Thank-you. One other comment. The commentator (around 17: 12) says that you can use dry flies much easier in the Catskills than say out west like Colorado where the water flows faster. Sure. Sounds about right. Then he says that out west you are basically fishing from the banks? That is simply wrong. We wade, we float and we get into the streams in the West all the time (Colorado, NM, Wyoming.
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NowFocus
I love your videos and your information. But I have one issue. I spent 4 days in the Catskills. It was an amazing experience. But much of the area you fished in this video is Club fishing. No access for public fishing. The -plunge pool-. The waterfall etc. you should make it clear you are fishing private/club waters not accessible for public fishing. I enjoy the video and the knowledge you provide, but you should note when you are fishing club water.
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I love your videos and your information. But I have one issue. I spent 4 days in the Catskills. It was an amazing experience. But much of the area you fished in this video is Club fishing. No access for public fishing. The -plunge pool-. The waterfall etc. you should make it clear you are fishing private/club waters not accessible for public fishing. I enjoy the video and the knowledge you provide, but you should note when you are fishing club water.
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Stan
My self and two of my flyfishing buddies fished there memorial day week for years. I think they call that week bug week. We used to camp on the river and live it up. Their now fishing together in heaven I hope. Sure do miss it. The fishing is so good that week if you haven't got too much rain, Its an enchanted area for sure.
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My self and two of my flyfishing buddies fished there memorial day week for years. I think they call that week bug week. We used to camp on the river and live it up. Their now fishing together in heaven I hope. Sure do miss it. The fishing is so good that week if you haven't got too much rain, Its an enchanted area for sure.
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Daddy
Alright, so I did some reading and there is a bit of a debate about the birth place of fly fishing in the U. S. From what I read Brodhead Creek in PA claims the same thing as the Catskills. I don't know, I was born in Florida. Either way, I'm taking my ass to both places when the world OPENS up again! ---
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Alright, so I did some reading and there is a bit of a debate about the birth place of fly fishing in the U. S. From what I read Brodhead Creek in PA claims the same thing as the Catskills. I don't know, I was born in Florida. Either way, I'm taking my ass to both places when the world OPENS up again! ---
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Marc
I live 5 hours North of New-York! This mean that those rivers are about two hours straight south from where I live. Thank you for your recommendations Tom about using a floating fly as an indicator with a bead head nymph. I make my own flies so I can pretty well prepare a nice floater fly.
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I live 5 hours North of New-York! This mean that those rivers are about two hours straight south from where I live. Thank you for your recommendations Tom about using a floating fly as an indicator with a bead head nymph. I make my own flies so I can pretty well prepare a nice floater fly.
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Michael
Fish glo bugs myself. The time of year when the trees first leaf out is Hendrickson time. Too bad you didn't hit the hatch and the dry fly opportunity you can find at that time. Tom grew up near my home here in Rochester. What the hell is a bead head egg sucking leach?
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Fish glo bugs myself. The time of year when the trees first leaf out is Hendrickson time. Too bad you didn't hit the hatch and the dry fly opportunity you can find at that time. Tom grew up near my home here in Rochester. What the hell is a bead head egg sucking leach?
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Bilbo0472
I watched all this film and I have only seen stocked brown trouts caught on rough techniques, and that doesn't valorise the legendary -catskills-! I would have loved to see wild finicky browns coming up and refuse draging flies, but no! Too bad!
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I watched all this film and I have only seen stocked brown trouts caught on rough techniques, and that doesn't valorise the legendary -catskills-! I would have loved to see wild finicky browns coming up and refuse draging flies, but no! Too bad!
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buixrule
We had a home in Sullivan County seconds walking distance from Little Beaver Kill and 5 minute drive to Willowemoc. There's something about fishing for these wild beautiful trout that transcends time.
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We had a home in Sullivan County seconds walking distance from Little Beaver Kill and 5 minute drive to Willowemoc. There's something about fishing for these wild beautiful trout that transcends time.
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chris
the rivers look so pretty. the fish are sizable. the crowds minimum. why tf does everyone come out to Utah to wait in line to fish for over pressured small fish on the green and provo?
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the rivers look so pretty. the fish are sizable. the crowds minimum. why tf does everyone come out to Utah to wait in line to fish for over pressured small fish on the green and provo?
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