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Fishing Report: Week of June 4th - Low Flow & High Temps

Well, the good times must end eventually. The bugs and the fish will remain to tease and entice, but if you are a practitioner of Catch...

Fishing Report: Week of May 28 - The fish have something to say about it...

If you know, you know. The bugs, and in particular the Sulphurs, had something of a resurgence this year. Check out recent videos from...

Fishing Report: Week of May 21 - "Bug Soup"

If you don’t follow John Collins on the interwebs, you should. In particular, his Instagram is a wealth of information about what the...

Fishing Report: Week of May 14th - Why it is OK to get dry flies wet...

Look at this beautiful specimen caught by Sung Kim in the Gorge last week on a #16 bead head pheasant tail - a universal fly for...

Fishing Report: Week of May 7th - Mayflies and dry fly fishing at their finest

Congrats to Cathy Cole on her beautiful rainbow caught on the SBR using a John Kavanaugh-tied high-vis parachute red quill this week. ...

Fishing Report: Week of April 30, 2023 – Get a grip...

Thanks to David Bogart for sharing the cover photo of this beaut he caught in the Gorge this past week! Send us your photos at...

Fishing Report: Week of April 23, 2023 – Forecasting

The weather continues to be unpredictable, but the fishing has been constant. Thanks to the abundance of caddis and the hard work of the...

Fishing Report: Week of April 16th - Spring Trout Season in NJ

Thank you all for coming out and supporting our first TroutFest! Despite a late-day deluge, it was quite a success! Folks were able to...

TroutFest 2023: April 15th, 12 - 4 pm, Califon Island Park

We are so excited to see you all this weekend at our TroutFest 2023! We'll be celebrating 50 years of a fly shop in Califon and our...

Fishing Report: Week of April 9, 2023 – Spring Trout Season has begun!

Unofficial and anecdotal reports are in - and opening day was a great day on New Jersey Rivers and ponds! Local anglers swapped stories...