What a difference a day makes! Water levels on area rivers and streams had been dropping slowly but steadily for days and weeks – on Saturday afternoon the Beaverkill at Cooks Falls was flowing … more

Last week’s unseasonable 80+ degree weather was an unexpected taste of mid-summer, but thankfully should revert to more spring-like moderate temperatures this week. Stream levels are low … more

The first full week of the trout fishing season here in the Catskills saw a mixed bag of weather – from the rainy-day season opener, through a few days of unseasonable mid-70s, back to chilly … more

Saturday morning, the opening of the new trout fishing season, dawned under foggy, overcast and rainy skies – we were awakened at 4:00 am by torrential downpours pounding on the metal roof … more

April 1- a date many look forward to during the long, cold winter, that for generations has brought with it the promises of spring and the hope of catching trout. From as far back as I can remember, … more

This past weekend brought the first frost to our garden - not a killing frost, but the first harbinger of more to come. Autumn is beginning to show a bit more this week, with muted orange, yellow and … more

Autumn has arrived right on schedule with a chill in the air and light frosts in the higher elevations; in many houses wisps of smoke from chimneys and furnaces were visible in the early dawning … more