Neversink/Beaverkill????

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Cane Rods and Harleys	Neversink/Beaverkill????		Lead	[-]
Posts: 134 05/20/2009 22:51	Tags : None Hows the fishing been so far this season on both rivers?? Planning a trip in late June/early July... Thanks, CR&H CR&H
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Eric Peper		#1	[url]	[-]
Posts: 255 05/21/2009 08:32	PYochim wrote: CR&H, I don't know how these rivers fish in the summer, but a fall afternoon on the Beaverkill followed by a nice evening meal at the Antrim is hard to beat. I can't find any current information, but Spring 2009 was the earliest forecast reopening for the Antrim following fire and flood devastation and reconstruction. EDIT: Just got some info that opening for the rebuilt Antrim is tentatively scheduled for fall 2010 with a Grand Reopening for Opening Day 2011. EP Last Edited By: Eric Peper 05/21/2009 17:00. Edited 1 time.
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Booman2	Antrim?	#2	[url]	[-]
Posts: 566 05/22/2009 00:21	Was there a fire? Did they save the bar (best fishing bar in the human world)? Last time I fished the B'kill, the newer owners placed pink plastic flamingos in the yard and did other un-flyfisherpersonlike things. The good news was that I met an older gentleman there who was eating breakfast next to his 7'6" Dickerson and reading a first (1902) edition of Louis Rhead's book, The Speckled Brook Trout. In my view, it is the best river on the east coast to fish good bamboo. You can also meet great guys like Parkwayangler and others who have fished there for many years. Sadly, an emergency fishing trip will take me away to British Columbia for the next month, but I'll always remember May and June on the Beaverkill.
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Eric Peper		#3	[url]	[-]
Posts: 256 05/22/2009 08:30	Booman2 wrote: Was there a fire? Did they save the bar (best fishing bar in the human world)? Last time I fished the B'kill, the newer owners placed pink plastic flamingos in the yard and did other un-flyfisherpersonlike things. The good news was that I met an older gentleman there who was eating breakfast next to his 7'6" Dickerson and reading a first (1902) edition of Louis Rhead's book, The Speckled Brook Trout. In my view, it is the best river on the east coast to fish good bamboo. You can also meet great guys like Parkwayangler and others who have fished there for many years. Sadly, an emergency fishing trip will take me away to British Columbia for the next month, but I'll always remember May and June on the Beaverkill. A major fire in 2006 followed by a flood. The old bar was the least damaged area, but that's compared to total destruction of the rest of the place. I know the current owners intend to restore the downstairs bar to its original form, but I also know it'll never be quite the same -- both because of decor (that 8-10# brown over the bar and the small fly plates on the walls) and because of the absence of some of the personalities. I've got a book full of memories from that place. The entire drainage from Round Top down to E. Branch is bamboo heaven IMO. The Willowemoc is just as wonderful water as the Beaverkill. Although it's where I learned to love fly fishing, I haven't been back in years, both because of living in TX now, but also because we spend our summers in Idaho. The Henry's Fork and Madison are good at keeping my mind off the Catskills. :-) EP
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trouting		#4	[url]	[-]
Posts: 367 05/25/2009 15:50	I'd love to hear from someone who has been fishing these rivers regularly this season. I have only been down a few times to the Beaverkill and West Branch of the Delaware, and those have been more guiding my children than fishing myself. I can say that we have found difficult conditions - low flows and modest hatches - but we may have just hit some off days. Those days were enjoyable nonetheless - just an added challenge.
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alpom		#5	[url]	[-]
Posts: 320 05/26/2009 10:56	Just got back from tow days fishing Neversink. It was vary nice trip my son (10) had his first trout on the fly. Best time was 20 min before sunset to 30 after when sulfurs show up. Beaverkill was unfishible after rain Saturday night Neversink has the most stable flows all season and not getting to hot in summer not as West branch Delaware where water released from the bottom of reservoir but still cold to fish all summer.
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Catskill	Catskills	#6	[url]	[-]
Posts: 212 05/26/2009 18:17	I have found that there are not as many hatches in the Catskills as in the past decades. The fish tend to be less in number and the rises are sparse as well. Gone are the days when you could fish just anywere and catch large trout. You can expect the streams to recover over the next 4-6 years as long as no further ecological disasters occur. DIDY in now in the Espous. That said, however, my son and I have caught our largest trout in the Catskills last year and this year. Knowledge of the streams is more important than ever. I would still fish them, but understand their delicate balance and recovery. ---->Eric: I still thoroughly enjoy your "Fly Fishing the Beaverkill!" Good Fishing! Catskill Last Edited By: Catskill 05/26/2009 18:23. Edited 2 times.
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catskilljohn		#7	[url]	[-]
Posts: 216 05/26/2009 18:32	Catskill wrote: I have found that there are not as many hatches in the Catskills as in the past decades. The fish tend to be less in number and the rises are sparse as well. Gone are the days when you could fish just anywere and catch large trout. You can expect the streams to recover over the next 4-6 years as long as no further ecological disasters occur. DIDY in now in the Espous. That said, however, my son and I have caught our largest trout in the Catskills last year and this year. Knowledge of the streams is more important than ever. I would still fish them, but understand their delicate balance and recovery. ---->Eric: I still thoroughly enjoy your "Fly Fishing the Beaverkill!" Good Fishing! Catskill Well spoken Catskill, I couldn't agree more. The floods have certainly changed things in my opinion, the landscape namely, but time and nature has a way of correcting things, it just takes time. CJ
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trouting		#8	[url]	[-]
Posts: 368 05/27/2009 12:23	Dydimo (sp?) has also been reported in the East Branch of the Delaware. If you fish in a river with Dydimo ('rock snot') you should use a different pair of boots when moving to other non-infected rivers (or wash your boots with a bleach and water solution). The West Branch and the Beaverkill are, I believe, still not infected.
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luzerne1		#9	[url]	[-]
Posts: 19 05/27/2009 19:39	The fishing has been fair, some good bug days and some without a bug in sight. I fish these rivers every week, never on a weekend and the crowds have been light during the week. The W. Branch has had low water for most of Apr. and May but is perking up now. The Antrim has not changed much since this photo was taken there has been no work done on her in 2009 some sort of a insurance thing from what I was told. They need to start soon to meet their opening dates. Lots of Cane on these streams and some real nice rods.
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winston59	Fishing the Beaverkill	#10	[url]	[-]
Posts: 116 05/28/2009 01:42	I have never fished East except through the pages of Fly Fishing the Beaverkill by Eric Peper and Gary LaFontaine. From the Junction Pool down through Horton No Kill section and to Baxter's Pool. That book is special and a Joy to read. I plan to visit the area of Roscoe and have a drink to memories of fish and fishermen, June seems to be the best month with the Green Drakes and caddis. Robert
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Eric Peper		#11	[url]	[-]
Posts: 264 05/28/2009 13:47	Thanks Robert and Ctaskill for your kind words about the Beaverkill book. Gary and I had a great time writing it, and I still smile when I think of some of our phone exchanges during the process. I miss both Gary and the Beaverkill a great deal. Eric
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trouting		#12	[url]	[-]
Posts: 369 05/28/2009 14:13	CR&H, You probably already have these but the flow reports for the rivers are available online and can be quite useful for planning purposes: West Branch http://waterdata.usgs.gov...PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060 Beaverkill http://waterdata.usgs.gov...nwis/uv?site_no=01420500 There is also mary Dette's daily (8am) fishing report: 607-498-5350
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ShenRods		#13	[url]	[-]
Posts: 212 05/28/2009 14:36	I find that Walt and Dennis at Catskill Flies are usually an excellent source of what is happening on the streams and what flies you should use. Their website is kept up to date daily and has all the stream flows. http://www.catskillflies.com/stream.html Chris
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robcane		#14	[url]	[-]
Posts: 387 05/30/2009 19:51	Joe Fox of the Dette Fly Shop also posts a daily Catskill report here -- http://www.dettetroutflies.com/report We few We happy few We bamboo brothers
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Slate Drake 9	Returned yesterday	#15	[url]	[-]
Posts: 91 05/31/2009 20:47	I returned from a week of fishing the Beaverkill/Willowemoc yesterday. The fishing was great, but not as I expected from reading about these rivers. I could still see the sun when there was a hatch and some of the browns were under 20 inches. Actually, I was surprised that of all of the fish we caught, there was only one wild brown in the mix. All of the others were stockies. Good grey fox hatches and fair sulphurs. A smattering of other bugs, but nothing I would call a "hatch". Not a lot of fish feeding on top during the hatches, except for in the Junction Pool, especially on the Willowemoc side. Caught most of our fish on nymphs and soft hackles. Fishing with bait is like swearing in church.
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