LACKAWAXEN RIVER, PA — The merchants of the Lackawaxen River Watershed have announced the return of the Monster Trout Derby. The merchants in the watershed sponsored 100 brown, brook …
MILFORD, PA ― The Pike County Board of Commissioners will host the annual Commissioners Fishing Derby …
LIVINGSTON MANOR., NY — Back on May 23, 2023, three notables in the world of fly fishing were inducted …
NATIONWIDE — For those of us who regularly fish the fabled rivers of New York’s western Catskills, …
LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY — As Opening Day of New York State’s trout fishing season officially …
My uncle Elery was born October 16, 1936 as one of what would eventually be 11 children. He grew up …
To enter, simply color the image above and drop your entry at the River Reporter on Erie Avenue in …
SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — Want some bass? Of course you do! The Sullivan County Soil & Water Conservation District is having a fall Fish Stocking Program. It has linked up with a new …
I received my first bamboo fly rod during the winter of 1959. It was an Orvis 99—that is to say, an Orvis Battenkill with one tip. The rod was 7.5 feet long and rated for a 6-weight …
As a long-time angler/fly fisher and columnist for this newspaper, I’m compelled to write a few words about the upcoming trout season. That is, if there is such a thing given the …
It was 60 degrees Fahrenheit at my home in the foothills of the Catskills the other day. Balmy for late February. Later, around 10 p.m., my friend Laurie called, very excited, and …
We are about a month from spring, or the vernal equinox; it occurs this year on March 19. Some people might have thought that we would have an early spring. Our winter has been …
A few years ago, I vented my frustration in the River Reporter over not being able to find a pair of bootfoot waders in my size. In that column, I explained that no manufacturer of …
My diary tells me the last time I fished the Madison River, near West Yellowstone, MT, was in late August. As with the Catskills, Montana rivers have their own sequence of …
