HOOK SETTING SUGGESTIONS

The cast is perfect, the surface of the water explodes. You yank back the rod and real in ... in ... a lot of adrenaline? But no fish. Bob walks us through some suggestions to reeling in more than a wet line, for various fishing scenarios.

KERN RIVER

There's gold in them there hills! All you need is the right equipment. And in Tom Deschaine's case, the right equipment is a Robert’s Yellow Drake in a size 14.

FINDING YOUR NICHE

Neil walks us through variations of how to "BE" a fly fisher. And dispenses with some advice that is as valid off the stream as it is on.

FALL ALREADY

A picture may speak a thousand words, but when it comes to describing the onset of the fall season, Dee makes you experience it. Now where's my parka?

TOM'S FAVORITE STREAMERS

Tom gives us the patterns to six of his favorite stream flies.

BEST DAY

Times have been peaceful in the pond of late, lots of rain and mud provide an adequate moat to keep the humans away. Relax, and enjoy the plentiful eating my fellow fish.

(Insert "Jaws" music here) The day is dry, the remote ponds are accessible and the dark shadow of the canoe casts ominous shadows like a storm cloud closing in. Had the denizens of the pond known it was Rick on the other side of the shadow, they would have all swum away. But alas, another pond succumbs to the ravage of Rick's tight lines.

THE POACHER

I'd say Dave is a good writer, but my first reactions for this piece was, O.M.G.!!! Dave you are out of your friggin mind?

That knock on your door tonight... Can you say "Mr Micus, we are with the secret service and we have a few questions for you. You will kindly accompany us, NOW, thank you." Send us a fishing report from Gitmo will ya? I'm looking forward to any future articles.

CATSKILL MUSEUM

"If you enjoy old fly fishing stuff the place to be was at Roscoe, NY the birthplace of American fly-fishing, for the Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum Summerfest and Angler's Market.

The Summerfest, held annually for the past 27 years, is a gathering of vendors, exhibits and fly-fishing enthusiast to buy, trade and enjoy almost anything fly-fishing related from modern fly equipment to antique cane rods, reels, flies and rare books. I had the pleasure of attending this year's event held August 8 and 9 on the museum grounds located on the banks of the historic Willowemoc Creek." - Larry Bordas