Roy's Report | South Branch Outfitters

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Week of September 14th: Slow and low, that is the tempo

This week’s report promises to be short - we need rain. This week’s forecast, which previously claimed several days of rain midweek has...

Week of September 7th: Leaves fall, caddis rise

I had a really embarrassing moment while delivering remarks about “Hatches” for some new anglers early one Spring. To discuss the...

Week of September 1st: Cheers for Labor!

This weekend is dedicated to celebrating the work born of laborious effort, bloody hands and sweat, and to tasks done by the hands of...

Week of August 25th: A Taste of Fall

Well this feels weird. Don’t get me wrong, fall weather is great and competes with spring for my favorite season. It was nice to wake...

Week of August 18th: Summer is Drawing Down

Week of August 18th - Summer is drawing down After a three week hiatus, the South Branch Outfitter River Report is back. I can only...

Week of July 14th: Sojourn to cold water

We can summarize fly fishing in New Jersey right now in a word: sweltering. Hopefully, this won’t be confused with “hot” as in, “the...

Week of July 8th: Casting the rod for efficiency

First and foremost, Happy Independence Day from South Branch Outfitters! I hope everyone had time with loved ones and stood a moment to...

Week of June 16th: Heat Wave & Warm Water

Well - I hate to say it, but it looks like trout season - for conservation minded, catch and release fishing - is on hiatus unless we get...

Week of June 9th: Little Bugs & Conservative Tactics

The big bugs, Sulphur and Isonychia are still out there! There are Caddis and even Hexagenia. However, it seems like little bugs may...

Week of June 2nd: Big Bugs

We have had a spectacular Spring. Our hatches are a testament to the health of our streams and the forces of man and nature working...