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Father's Day Weekend 2018

Another school year has come and gone and with grades handed in and my classroom put into mothballs for a couple of months, I headed to...

Into the Wild.....

This winter, new regulations went into effect courtesy of the NJ Fish and Game Council and the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife....

Do you wanna dance?

Plenty of spinners on the water tonight. There were some duns too. After a busy day wrapping up at school and later at the shop, I was...

It's Really June?

Looking at the stream gauges it's hard to believe that we are into June. Also, temperatures have been excellent. To have water and temps...

Memorial Day Sulphurs and Hatch Update

2018 has been a bounce back year for mayfly and caddis hatches in our area. This includes major New Jersey streams such as the South...

Memorial Day Fly Fishing

After a series of dry years, we're finally enjoying strong flows this spring. March brought five snow storms and the accompanying cold...

While we wait for Sulphurs, Caddis continue.

All the signs are there for a solid Sulphur hatch this year. Plenty of nymphs are showing up in stream samples and a few have even begun...

Califon Spring Trout Fest 2018

Happy Cinco De Mayo! It's time for Califon Spring Trout Fest 2018. Vern Mancini, owner of the Musky Hatchery stopped by the shop and with...

It's Time For Caddis

Spring so far has been a little fickle. Conditions have been cooler and wetter than normal but there have been so nice surprises. Perhaps...

More Good Action on the South Branch 4/21/2018

Anglers reported more strong catches on the South Branch today. Hendrickson hatches were a factor in late afternoon fishing in places....