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By Lissa Harris on Monday, Apr. 1, 2013 - 12:34 pm
Above: Photo of a brown trout fresh from the Pepacton Reservoir on April 1, 2013, the first day of trout season, posted on Facebook by the Vineyard Wine Bar in Downsville.
From April 1 through October 15, it's open season on trout in New York State -- the... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 - 10:57 am
Above: Leaping trout grace the walls of the Arts Upstairs Gallery in Phoenicia. Photo by Mark Loete Photography.
If there are any Catskills creatures whose iconic status is beyond all doubt, the leaping trout and the working artist are two such. This... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jul. 30, 2012 - 2:42 pm
Above: The Schoharie Creek in Lexington, where the USGS recently found the invasive algae Didymosphenia geminata, also known as "rock snot." Photo by Flickr user Doug Kerr; published under Creative Commons license.
The invasive alga known as "rock snot"... Read more
By Jason Dole on Wednesday, Apr. 18, 2012 - 10:29 am
Above: Three-year-old Brody Day savors the victory of having reeled in the first trout of the "first cast" ceremony at Roscoe's Junction Pool, held on April 14 this year because of the holidays. Photo by Jason Dole.
On Saturday, Roscoe reminded everyone... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Apr. 2, 2012 - 10:57 am
Above: The Times Herald-Record films the first cast of Opening Day on the Willowemoc Creek, with Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther and actor Olek Krupa joining the crew of eager flyfishers.
April 1 was the first day of trout season in New York State -- and for... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012 - 4:36 pm
Illustration of brown trout, by NOAA. Published on Wikimedia Commons.
Every two years, the state Department of Environmental Conservation tinkers with fishing regulations. This year, the DEC is recommending several changes that could affect fishing in... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Jun. 1, 2011 - 9:27 am
Hordes of volunteers who love the Sullivan County town of Roscoe mobilized this week, armed themselves with computers and email addresses, and went to work voting four times a day in a World Fishing Network contest for "Ultimate Fishing Town USA." All... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, May. 6, 2011 - 9:46 am
Things are finally stirring in the Catskills, now that the sun has been shining for a few days. This weekend is jam-packed full of art openings, food events, exhibitions, and shows. We'll be writing about a few of them today. For more, check out our... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Apr. 1, 2011 - 8:51 am
A homemade fly dryer, invented by Paul Cowell, of Paul's Angling Journal. Photo used with permission.
Happy fishing season opener day! Despite that sunny-sounding news, today doesn't feel very springy, and the New York Department of Environmental... Read more
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