IMHO the best fly fishing for stripers is in early summer when they key in on the sand eels. And during this time, the evening is magical.

Nice trip Dennis. I started going there in 1981. I started to fly fish for stripers years later and took my son to fish in early June which is the sweet spot for stripers sipping sand eels in the evening. There is nothing like it. Within the past few years the cost of going there has gotten...

Deal.

Now that was a very nice float trip. And very much appreciated.

This is a great new look. Congratulations Dennis. Maybe the threads will be interesting this time around.

Hi Andy, no one has responded to you because this site is basically dead. I did not go to the show for the same reasons you did not. Have a great year fishing.

Gun Cabinets are really nice except it is just a big invitation for a Burglar. I like seeing them in the background in movies and TV but that is in the past.

I found a striper carcass that had been filleted out on the Willowemoc several years back. That was a surprise. Of course, I can't be certain where it was caught, just where it was discarded.

I'll take a closer look at the sign mext time I'm up. It probably says West Branch Angler.

Tough crowd.

Many moons ago, several members of this Board, led by Chief Cabarle, traveled to a stream bank on the West Branch of the Delaware just south of the WBA. Our mission was to remove all the garbage that was thrown over the bank from the roadway probably decades worth of stuff including appliances...

Re: Old Photo by Dennis I believe you when you say you are not trying to be rude....it appears that it comes naturally.

Many moons ago I was fishing with some buddies at Stockport. I had fooled a nice rainbow and was fighting it when a drift boat passed and one of the drifters had a camera in his hand instead of a fly rod. I recall him taking photos as he passed slowly by. I'm not sure if we exchanged any...

Yes that is it! Thank you Pete!

Check that, i think this spool is for #4 SA System made by Hardy. What's with the crickets?

Does anyone own a Scientific Angler reel made by Hardy in the 2/3 size? I came across a spare spool that looks like it is for a 2/3 but can't be sure as there are no size markings on the spool and i don't have the reel. The spool is 2 3/4" in diameter. I appreciate any input.

Does anyone have any experience fishing in the Banff/Lake Louise area? I am going out to do some sightseeing in early October and I am wondering if it would be worth bringing my stuff with me. I am not planning on bringing waders but I thought I could do some lake shore fishing. I am not...

Several decades ago members of this site including it's founding Father Dennis C.got together and cleaned up a hillside of shit on the West Branch. Apparently many of the natives used gravity as their garbage disposal. I have not been back to see if they resumed their devious activities. I...

They charged me 8.5%. I did buy a new rod for half the retail price. That is the only bright side.

A warning to you New York Ebay users. I just found out the hard way that NYS is imposing a sales tax on all transactions above $110. I purchased a rod from the State of Oregon which has no sales tax. Ebay then tacked on $40.62 sales tax for NYS. I contacted the NYS Tax Department and they...