A River To Fish

I now understand why some, those who can afford it, pay for expensive stays in Patagonian Lodges. For the past couple of months, I have been making lists, collecting, sorting fly fishing tackle, and preparing gear for the two-month trip to Patagonia; it has taken a lot of planning and sorting. It is a lot…

This past Christmas, I drove to California from New York. I had become sick of paying $250 a month for the storage locker I had in Santa Cruz, so I went to clean it out and ship it back to Delhi, which I still wanted. It was a costly trip, but the locker was closed,…

It has been a really good summer of fishing on the East Branch. Earlier in the season I hooked a humongous Trout while swinging a flashy Woolybugger. A few weeks later, after a big rain, I went out to the same area. The river was up but not so much that it was uncomfortable to…

Fly Fishing On The Upper East Branch Yesterday was hot, hot, and sunny. I didn’t make it to the River until about 11 AM, after coffee with Lenny and Bocchi at Jacks. The East Branch water was not low, but neither was it too high; I couldn’t see the riffles at the usual spot. But,…

It has been a cold spring but for the past week the weather has been warm and sunny during the day leading me to believe the rivers will warm. Because of the warming, yesterday, May 15th, I saw significant insect activity on the East Branch of the Delaware above the reservoir. They were clouds of…

I fished Thayer Hollow on the East Branch of the Delaware River yesterday morning, arriving at 9:30; no one was there. I had the water to myself and proceeded to swing a nymph across and down the river with my Meiser trout spey rod starting from just below the parking lot. Later at about ten,…

The borders to Chile opened in November 2020 but there are rules that were not in force a year ago. Flights to Santiago from JFK are exceptionally cheap on Copa Airlines, my new favorite. There are several choices for flights from Santiago to Balmaceda in Patagonia but my suggestion is to stick with LATAM Airlines.…

I am making progress with editing my posts as I’m sure you can see. I’ve corrected grammar, spelling, and general sentence structure so it is more readable. I’ve also added pictures When entering the United States from a foreign country, it is now required to have a Covid test three days before you arrive at…

I am editing all my posts and correcting grammar and spelling. When this is done I will add photos.