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Freestyle

Tied on a Bartleet 5/0;

With Jungle Cock and Pheasant;
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Rivers

The Delaware River

Rising in two branches in the Catskill Mountains, the Delaware River flows 419 miles into Delaware bay where it’s waters enter the Atlantic Ocean. With no dams or impediments on the river’s Main Stem, the Delaware is one of the few remaining large free-flowing rivers in the United States.

The watershed encompasses five US states – New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware. It’s bodies of water provide drinking water to 17 million people – roughly 6% of the population of the US.

In the early 1960’s, the West Branch of the river was impounded in Stilesville by the Cannonsville Dam, and the East Branch in Downsville by the Pepacton Dam. Both of these dams respectively created a tailwater fishery on the West Branch, East Branch and Main Stem – ensuring that the waters remain cold and creating a superb cold water trout habitat. The influence of the cold tailwater releases can be felt as far downstream as Calicoon.

(See below for full-size photos)
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Video

East Branch Brown

With Ben Rinker, 2016;

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Video

Deb and Striper

On Long Island Sound with Roger Gendron; Fall, 2017;

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Video

Alice’s Way

Delaware River East Branch. One of my favorites places on the East.

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Flies Salmon Flies

Green Highlander

Tied on a Partridge CS6 6/0;

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Music Tunes

The Long Range Forecast

My only Christmas tune – I co wrote this with Barry Walsh;

The Long Range Forecast;
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Off To California

Larry’s VW, around 1970;

In 1970, Larry & I went out to Northern California, around Mount Shasta, and fished the Sacramento, Upper Sacramento and McCloud Rivers. It was a spectacular trip with lots of fish (including the largest Rainbow Trout I’ve ever hooked) in the McCloud in the Adena Meadow section.Unfortunately, my camera was stolen on the trip along with a half-dozen rolls of film – priceless pictures of Larry and the spectacular surroundings.
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Stoneflies

A Perla nymph breaking it’s shuck;

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Rivers Rivers & Fish Porn

East Branch Delaware

Down from Fireman’s Park, Hancock, NY; Frank Corrente;

Frank Corrente works downstream on a lovely October day on the Delaware East Branch;