Good Fishing in the Catskills: A Complete Angler's Guide

by Jim Capossela

Overview

A revised and updated guide to a classic fly fishing destination.

This revised and updated guide to a classic fly fishing destination gives anglers the information they need to: • Fish legendary rivers like the Esopus, Beaver Kill, Neversink, Schoharie, and Willowemoc • Discover many lesser-known streams, with light fishing pressure and plentiful native brookies and other trout • Explore the cold, deep mountain reservoirs—Pepacton, Cannonsville, Schoharie, Neversink, Ashokan, and Rondout—with their miles of undeveloped shorelines and remarkable trophy fish • Fish the Delaware by canoe and find shad in season, as well as trout, bass, and walleye • Dozens of maps and local hatch charts provide essential data for the region.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780881505085
Publisher:	Countryman Press, The
Publication date:	04/01/2002
Series:	Good Fishing
Edition description:	Third Edition
Pages:	226
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Hudson Valley native Jim Capossela has devoted many years to exploring the streams and lakes in and around the Catskills. He has written ten books on fishing and outdoor recreation, as well as articles for Field and Stream, Sports Afield, and many other magazines. He lives in Croton-on-Hudson, New York.

Table of Contents

	Preface to the Third Edition	9
	Acknowledgments	13
1	Monsters of the Mountain Reservoirs	17
2	The Esopus	45
3	The Neversink and Schoharie	59
4	The Beaver Kill and Willowemoc	75
5	Brookies and Hemlocks	97
6	Variety in the Lake District	105
7	Solitude on Lesser-Known Streams	127
8	The Peaceful Face of the Northern Catskills	149
9	The Delaware--East and West Branches	165
10	The Delaware River	185
	Resources	211
	Index	213

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