Grew up in Sullivan County. My wife was the tourism director and invited President Carter and his wife to trout fish these streams. He loved the fishing and couldn’t stop raving about how fantastic the fishing was.
Hats off to Tom Rosenbauer. Every video he has ever made actually gives the viewers usable information to improve their fishing enjoyment regardless of their skill level.
My self and two of my flyfishing buddies fished there memorial day week for years.I think they call that week bug week.We used to camp on the river and live it up.Their now fishing together in heaven I hope.Sure do miss it.The fishing is so good that week if you haven't got too much rain,Its an enchanted area for sure.
Grew up in Pa fishing the famous limestone's. In the late 80's, a guy took me to the Beaverkill to fish / golf / turkey hunt. I found myself fishing less in my area and making the 200 mile drive to the Catskills more and more often. At this point, the Catskills account for 95% of my fishing. Some of the most amazing casters I've seen have been on those river systems. Beautiful place even after all the changes from the biblical floods over the last few years. Amazing place and you are walking in the footsteps of fly fishing legends. I feel lucky to have been given the chance in life to experience these legendary / hallowed waters.
I expected to see crowded water, technical fishing, and small fish but wrong on all counts! Beautiful. Now I think this area will be on my bucket list.
I started fly fishing this spring and watched lots of Orvis Guide and New Fly Fisher videos to learn. While visiting a local used bookstore I found a copy of Tom’s book from 1984 and had to take it home. Lo and behold, it’s even signed by the legend himself! Thank you Tom and Mark for sharing your craft.
Thanks for letting us know this, wonderful story. Enjoy your continuing discovery and education of fly fishing. You will learn that there so much to know, which is a part of the joy of this outdoor activity!
I love the trout streams, mountains, and woods of the Catskills and Adirondacks. If life got any more beautiful than these, my heart couldn't hold it all.
Please go to the Adirondacks/Ausable River again. Possibly the most beautiful fishing area in the world. I can't tell you how many times I've viewed your previous episode there. Truly a magical place.
Harry Gray: One of the most beautiful and informative videos I've seen and with clear details. I fish the Driftless Region of NE Iowa for trout and look forward to a Catskill trip in the next few years. Keep them coming men!
I lived in the catskills for 12 yrs .fly fished those rivers and many others in the area delaware,neversink.and dozens of others. This brings back many fond memories. These rivers are heavily fished but 95% of the fishermen fish right by the parking areas.just walk a bit and you can have plenty of water to yourself.
Great video guys ! Love the Catskills! Caught my first brown on the Willowemoc ! Such a vast area to fish and only 90 miles from my doorstep! Tight lines !!
Thank you for this video so much!! I actually caught my first brown trout on the Beaverkill River, which happened to be the first fish I ever caught for the first time using my new fly rod. And you are so right about talking to the local shops. I went to the Orvis shop and the guide recommended a specific dry fly in a specific size and color. Glad I listened to him.
Fantastic episode!! Don't believe it gets much better than wadding in a mountain stream! Reminds me of the Tellico River in East Tennessee. Keep up the great work.
It's also reminiscent of some of the trout streams I fish in north Georgia, which is indistinguishable from Tennessee (since it borders it). I've heard really good things about Tennessee if someone is willing to do some hiking.
I live 5 hours North of New-York! This mean that those rivers are about two hours straight south from where I live. Thank you for your recommendations Tom about using a floating fly as an indicator with a bead head nymph. I make my own flies so I can pretty well prepare a nice floater fly.
I've driven through the Catskill region on my way to upstate New York numerous times. I have fished the upper Delaware, but it's been many many years now. I've been reading about this region, and the tiers and and historical fishers since the mid 60's. I hope to visit again one day. I still have many streams in my home state of Pa. that I need to get to first. Thanks for the vid .... tight lines everyone.
Thanks grew up fly fishing there in the 60s and 70s not been back since 80s. Lots of great memories. Used traditional Catskills nymphs, wet flys, and drys then no indicator fishing. 👌💯
FYI There were old timer purists back then that fished bamboo and dry /wet fly only. Nymph and streamer fisherman were frowned upon like me at times.. Met Ernest Schwiebert one day at Hendrickson Pool during a major hatch, who helped me out.😉. Still remember the big rainbow I lost at dusk on the West Branch at Fishes Eddy or Pond Eddy on a Gray Ghost streamer. Still can feel and vision when he broke me off as I just him downstream.😉😩
We had a home in Sullivan County seconds walking distance from Little Beaver Kill and 5 minute drive to Willowemoc. There's something about fishing for these wild beautiful trout that transcends time.
What a great episode! The place is beautiful and so are the fish. To bad it's not anywhere near me. I'm in Colorado and I'm only 30-45 minutes from all the river and streams. I do make my monthly visit to the Dream Stream over at Eleven Mile. Tight lines!
Just got into fly fishing and I’m about two hours away, I’m a catch and release fishermen. But great video guys, would love to visit this area one day soon.
Great episode guys. I love the Catskills. I grew up close to there but never had a real appreciation for the region until I started to fly fish. There are some great little streams in the mountains for brook trout, which is what I focus my time on when I'm down there. I live in the greater Rochester N.Y. area and we have some really great fisheries for rainbow and brown trout, but it's hard to find brookies in this area.
Diana, thanks for kind words. The difference is this season we are uploading full-length TV shows instead of regular versions. So now we can put up more of the great visuals, better story-telling, more how-to, etc... Appreciate your feedback and will pass to everyone involved. You will love some the videos coming soon!
Great video. The two guides provide some great details on different rigs. Thank-you. One other comment. The commentator (around 17:12) says that you can use dry flies much easier in the Catskills than say out west like Colorado where the water flows faster... Sure. Sounds about right. Then he says that out west you are basically fishing from the banks? That is simply wrong. We wade, we float and we get into the streams in the West all the time (Colorado, NM, Wyoming).
I find this so cool when I first got into fly fishing living in Montreal my very first road trip was to the Catskills and to see my favourite fly fishing program fishing Waters I've fished the Catskills are the most breathtaking places I've ever seen
Tom Rosenbauer (sp?) always a gentleman naturalist and most self deprecating angler - acknowledging a holdover over a wild brown. Either is a fine catch on hard pressed water.
suvsan S They are talking about the Catskill Mountains General area, specifically down in the Roscoe/Livingston Manor areas in Sullivan County....not the Village of Catskill. You can catch small stocked browns in the Catskill Creek...upstream
I fished that area a lot over the years. Mostly in the fall after my work season is over. I will go and fish from Monday thru Friday Morning and have a lot of places to myself. It's just a 3-hour drive from my home in CT.
Another fantastic video. Catskills has been on my “bucket list” (from Australia) and this video has impressed. We will be visiting our daughter in NY soon and I need to slip away for a few days. The Rose Cottage looks the perfect base. Love how your videos also cover techniques and gear used.
Green caddis pupa is my goto on the Willow but tan/orange is my goto on the Beaverkill. They will eat anything resembling a March brown until mid summer.
Yes, there are several. You can fish upstream of the DeBruce Club water on the Willowemeoc where it looks like they were fishing. It's smalll water and you'll find small brookies. Also, you can try Russell Brook above the campground. A lot of the upper Beaverkill is private but the sections above Junction Pool are public water.
I fish in the Catskills and the mongaup is one of my favorite spots. I never knew about the junction of it and the willowemoc. I might go fishing sometime soon and I was wondering, if I look at the area on google maps, is the junction where it looks like the mongaup opens up and gets wide, or is it where the wide part meets the rest of the willowemoc? also, how can you access the junction?
Where exactly would I drive to if I was driving up for the day to do some fishing coming from the island thanks in advance like where to park and what not
Except the plunge pool and the waterfall are both in waters "owned" by the DeBruce fishing club and are off limits to local fishermen who aren't members. There is plenty of water to show up here, but why fish an area not everyone can access. Tom Rosenbauer videos have helped me get better, but I walk past these pools often during the season but must heed the "no trespassing" signs. If I bring a camera, can I get in?
craig, we did mention in the video and description that some of the show was shot at the club. tom and mark were invited to visit one day by the club, that is some of the content we included. thanks for your feedback
Only thing is, most of these fish are stocked. They stock the hell out of the beaver kill and willowemoc several times a year. Still a great video. Not to take anything away from it.
It was in May dude....Rail Rider...you must be from Aroostook County(ME)...y/n? May is early for us..but it's mid-to-late spring for PA and southern NYS.
Daniel, good question. Like much of upstate NY waters, there is a fair amount of fishing pressure so the state does stock many rivers and streams. Usually if you catch brook trout, they are often wild, especially in small streams and creeks. In this video mark and tom fished both public and private waters (DeBruce Fly Fishing Club) and had varied success everywhere (lousy cold weather when they were visiting last spring, should have been warmer and hatches coming off). Like most stocked river systems, you will catch bigger fish that survive from year to year and in many ways I consider these "wild" because of the fact they have lived to grow to large sizes. Hope that fairly answers your question.
Thank you so much for answering my question and I agree with you that makes perfect sense where I live in Virginia we have only a few native where they stopped the lower end of the but you can tell the natives in these streams they have a different look and I also agree if a fish is survived the year in a river or stream it is wild great videos I'll be looking into more of y'all's stuff thanks a bunch
the rivers look so pretty. the fish are sizable. the crowds minimum. why tf does everyone come out to Utah to wait in line to fish for over pressured small fish on the green and provo?
I personally hate rivers where private interests "own" the rights to sections of rivers. One of your first scenes was the waterfall which is Debruce's and 100% not public....dissapointing.
Grew up in Sullivan County. My wife was the tourism director and invited President Carter and his wife to trout fish these streams. He loved the fishing and couldn’t stop raving about how fantastic the fishing was.
Hats off to Tom Rosenbauer. Every video he has ever made actually gives the viewers usable information to improve their fishing enjoyment regardless of their skill level.
Glad you like them!
My self and two of my flyfishing buddies fished there memorial day week for years.I think they call that week bug week.We used to camp on the river and live it up.Their now fishing together in heaven I hope.Sure do miss it.The fishing is so good that week if you haven't got too much rain,Its an enchanted area for sure.
OMG 😱😱😱It's a very nice video for the viewers
Grew up in Pa fishing the famous limestone's. In the late 80's, a guy took me to the Beaverkill to fish / golf / turkey hunt. I found myself fishing less in my area and making the 200 mile drive to the Catskills more and more often. At this point, the Catskills account for 95% of my fishing. Some of the most amazing casters I've seen have been on those river systems. Beautiful place even after all the changes from the biblical floods over the last few years. Amazing place and you are walking in the footsteps of fly fishing legends. I feel lucky to have been given the chance in life to experience these legendary / hallowed waters.
So many tasty fish in there !
I expected to see crowded water, technical fishing, and small fish but wrong on all counts! Beautiful. Now I think this area will be on my bucket list.
I started fly fishing this spring and watched lots of Orvis Guide and New Fly Fisher videos to learn. While visiting a local used bookstore I found a copy of Tom’s book from 1984 and had to take it home. Lo and behold, it’s even signed by the legend himself! Thank you Tom and Mark for sharing your craft.
Thanks for letting us know this, wonderful story. Enjoy your continuing discovery and education of fly fishing. You will learn that there so much to know, which is a part of the joy of this outdoor activity!
Such a beauty land, river, forest and trouts!! Cheers from Poland!
Nice video to see during such a stressful time.
Glad you enjoyed it
Bucket List. Thanks for posting
The scenery in America is beautiful
This video is very entertaining thank you
Thank You Mark and Tom Great work on the Editing and the Tips on presentations and Rigs .
beautiful fish! cant wait to fish up there
Amazing fishing skills
Great vid. Great water, great fish. Great tips, as usual.
Thanks guys.. super awesome! chillin on the beach in Socal yet super stoked to fish this spring,, cheers
Sounds great!
I love it up north so much!
I love the trout streams, mountains, and woods of the Catskills and Adirondacks. If life got any more beautiful than these, my heart couldn't hold it all.
Please go to the Adirondacks/Ausable River again. Possibly the most beautiful fishing area in the world. I can't tell you how many times I've viewed your previous episode there. Truly a magical place.
Hopefully we can again in the future, thanks for the recommendation
goodness what a great video.
So much value in each of these videos, great stuff!
Glad you think so!
@@newflyfisher FOR MARK: A little tip, don't hold your rod so far back when playing a trout...chances of breaking the tip increases....
Tom is everywhere!
beautiful tehnique fishing... good
Thanks 👍
Harry Gray:
One of the most beautiful and informative videos I've seen and with clear details. I fish the Driftless Region of NE Iowa for trout and look forward to a Catskill trip in the next few years. Keep them coming men!
Spectacular video guys 👍🎣🎣. With spectacular fish to-boot 👍👍👍AWESOME 😉
I fished all through there last year. Quite a place to visit, got into some nice browns on dry flies
I lived in the catskills for 12 yrs .fly fished those rivers and many others in the area delaware,neversink.and dozens of others. This brings back many fond memories. These rivers are heavily fished but 95% of the fishermen fish right by the parking areas.just walk a bit and you can have plenty of water to yourself.
When the border finally re-opens, these rivers are on my list!
So cool to see this on TH-cam. I live in this area and fish it often! Great video's!
Great Show!!
i love the place!!! Nice episode!
Great video guys ! Love the Catskills! Caught my first brown on the Willowemoc ! Such a vast area to fish and only 90 miles from my doorstep! Tight lines !!
Lots of great tips here. Great video.
Great episode! Can’t wait to get out there!
Want to go this year!! Great Video!
Thank you for this video so much!! I actually caught my first brown trout on the Beaverkill River, which happened to be the first fish I ever caught for the first time using my new fly rod. And you are so right about talking to the local shops. I went to the Orvis shop and the guide recommended a specific dry fly in a specific size and color. Glad I listened to him.
It's good to see Tom! Great vid!
Fantastic episode!! Don't believe it gets much better than wadding in a mountain stream! Reminds me of the Tellico River in East Tennessee. Keep up the great work.
It's also reminiscent of some of the trout streams I fish in north Georgia, which is indistinguishable from Tennessee (since it borders it). I've heard really good things about Tennessee if someone is willing to do some hiking.
I live 5 hours North of New-York! This mean that those rivers are about two hours straight south from where I live. Thank you for your recommendations Tom about using a floating fly as an indicator with a bead head nymph. I make my own flies so I can pretty well prepare a nice floater fly.
I've driven through the Catskill region on my way to upstate New York numerous times. I have fished the upper Delaware, but it's been many many years now. I've been reading about this region, and the tiers and and historical fishers since the mid 60's. I hope to visit again one day. I still have many streams in my home state of Pa. that I need to get to first. Thanks for the vid .... tight lines everyone.
David we are shooting a show in PA this May in PAGO. Hope you like it!
Thanks grew up fly fishing there in the 60s and 70s not been back since 80s. Lots of great memories. Used traditional Catskills nymphs, wet flys, and drys then no indicator fishing. 👌💯
FYI
There were old timer purists back then that fished bamboo and dry /wet fly only. Nymph and streamer fisherman were frowned upon like me at times.. Met Ernest Schwiebert one day at Hendrickson Pool during a major hatch, who helped me out.😉. Still remember the big rainbow I lost at dusk on the West Branch at Fishes Eddy or Pond Eddy on a Gray Ghost streamer. Still can feel and vision when he broke me off as I just him downstream.😉😩
Thanks for sharing Hal....and we've all broken off a big fish at some time too so know your pain!
Awesomely awesome
We had a home in Sullivan County seconds walking distance from Little Beaver Kill and 5 minute drive to Willowemoc. There's something about fishing for these wild beautiful trout that transcends time.
Thanks for the excellent information. I really appreciate the use of a variety of flies and changing tactics to adapt. Learned a lot!
What a great episode! The place is beautiful and so are the fish. To bad it's not anywhere near me. I'm in Colorado and I'm only 30-45 minutes from all the river and streams. I do make my monthly visit to the Dream Stream over at Eleven Mile. Tight lines!
You're living in a great place too and glad you have access to some nice waters like out here in the East. Have a good season of fishing!
I would love to fish there someday. Looks like an amazing stream!
Just got into fly fishing and I’m about two hours away, I’m a catch and release fishermen. But great video guys, would love to visit this area one day soon.
Great episode guys. I love the Catskills. I grew up close to there but never had a real appreciation for the region until I started to fly fish. There are some great little streams in the mountains for brook trout, which is what I focus my time on when I'm down there. I live in the greater Rochester N.Y. area and we have some really great fisheries for rainbow and brown trout, but it's hard to find brookies in this area.
This is where I learned to fly in early seventy's! Miss it a lot!
Wonderful video. Miss NEPA, I was very close to the Catskills. Nothing like that in Texas where I live now....
Are you guys doing something different? The cinematography is more amazing than ever in this! Love it.
Diana, thanks for kind words. The difference is this season we are uploading full-length TV shows instead of regular versions. So now we can put up more of the great visuals, better story-telling, more how-to, etc... Appreciate your feedback and will pass to everyone involved. You will love some the videos coming soon!
Must be nice to be able to access that private water on the Willowemoc.
Great fishing trip!!! Makes me want to head that way and fish a WORM "fly" if it's on a fly rod it's a fly!!! Love the videos keep it up
Great video. The two guides provide some great details on different rigs. Thank-you. One other comment. The commentator (around 17:12) says that you can use dry flies much easier in the Catskills than say out west like Colorado where the water flows faster... Sure. Sounds about right. Then he says that out west you are basically fishing from the banks? That is simply wrong. We wade, we float and we get into the streams in the West all the time (Colorado, NM, Wyoming).
Thanks for the tips and correcting us, appreciated!
Great video men! I really appreciated the improvements over previous seasons. Loved the music choices and camera shots.
I was just up there...so cool!!!
I find this so cool when I first got into fly fishing living in Montreal my very first road trip was to the Catskills and to see my favourite fly fishing program fishing Waters I've fished the Catskills are the most breathtaking places I've ever seen
Bravo!!! My home water : )
Great episode and great show. Tom and Mark are seasoned and conscientious anglers. However, I still think it’s better for the fish to use a net.
I hope Heaven looks just like that!
Tom Rosenbauer (sp?) always a gentleman naturalist and most self deprecating angler - acknowledging a holdover over a wild brown. Either is a fine catch on hard pressed water.
This is crazy I live in Athens 10 min away from catskill, never woulda thought there would be such good fishing in catskill
suvsan S
They are talking about the Catskill Mountains General area, specifically down in the Roscoe/Livingston Manor areas in Sullivan County....not the Village of Catskill. You can catch small stocked browns in the Catskill Creek...upstream
Totally different area.catskills as in Sullivan county not village of catskill.
My goodness it’s beautiful there. Different than here in Alberta. Hmmmm- a new place on the bucket list I think
I fished that area a lot over the years. Mostly in the fall after my work season is over. I will go and fish from Monday thru Friday Morning and have a lot of places to myself. It's just a 3-hour drive from my home in CT.
George Semel that’s my home area, I make the trip up from Tennessee every fall to fish the last weekend. Same sentiments. Worth it!
Another fantastic video. Catskills has been on my “bucket list” (from Australia) and this video has impressed. We will be visiting our daughter in NY soon and I need to slip away for a few days. The Rose Cottage looks the perfect base. Love how your videos also cover techniques and gear used.
I lost the tip of my fly rod and found a st croix 3 weight rod tip on my way home of course I’m mad I lost it but I did luck out
stocked browns very easy to catch but it's fun
You guys should used barbless hooks. Great video though and keep inspiring us.
What tube diameter should be used for yarn indicator (like at 5:00)
Koowaalski Opcje search up New Zealand strike indicator
Been there done that! 😊
My Favorite 2 fly setup is a size 8 or 10 March Brown Emerger with a size 16 Green Caddis Pupa of the bend on 5x Flouro.
Good suggestion, thanks
Green caddis pupa is my goto on the Willow but tan/orange is my goto on the Beaverkill. They will eat anything resembling a March brown until mid summer.
How are the little tribs to these waters? I'm always wanting to grab the short 3wt and head up the hills in search of wild brookies.
We hear they are good and a 3 weight would be an excellent choice and lots of fun!
Yes, there are several. You can fish upstream of the DeBruce Club water on the Willowemeoc where it looks like they were fishing. It's smalll water and you'll find small brookies. Also, you can try Russell Brook above the campground. A lot of the upper Beaverkill is private but the sections above Junction Pool are public water.
I fish in the Catskills and the mongaup is one of my favorite spots. I never knew about the junction of it and the willowemoc. I might go fishing sometime soon and I was wondering, if I look at the area on google maps, is the junction where it looks like the mongaup opens up and gets wide, or is it where the wide part meets the rest of the willowemoc? also, how can you access the junction?
Aaron I will see if Mark or Tom can answer your question
It's private water there.
where do the willowemoc and mongaup meet up. @15:30 " fishing the confluence ..."
Good question, I believe Mark was told that is where they were. They did much jumping around due to the cold weather trying to find good locations.
Quick question.....can you keep those fishes to have a nice meal...or do you have to release them back to the water??? Thanks
Where exactly would I drive to if I was driving up for the day to do some fishing coming from the island thanks in advance like where to park and what not
Mannn....awesome fishing... നമ്മുടെ സാബികി ആണോ ith🙄
According to Ernest Schweibert in his two volume text "Trout" the Brodheads River in the Poconos was the real birthplace of American fly fishing.
Thanks for that feedback Thomas, we will look into it.
@@newflyfisher Nonetheless, enjoyed the video. I have fished both the Willowemoc and the Beaverkill many times. Regards.
Do you ever get sea trout running the river
Not here!
Occasional Striper though on the branches of the DE
Where along the willow are you boys?
When was this filmed?
Last May in Sullivan Catskills region
Wild rainbows join the party when the willow becomes the beaverkill.
Except the plunge pool and the waterfall are both in waters "owned" by the DeBruce fishing club and are off limits to local fishermen who aren't members. There is plenty of water to show up here, but why fish an area not everyone can access. Tom Rosenbauer videos have helped me get better, but I walk past these pools often during the season but must heed the "no trespassing" signs. If I bring a camera, can I get in?
craig, we did mention in the video and description that some of the show was shot at the club. tom and mark were invited to visit one day by the club, that is some of the content we included. thanks for your feedback
All those rivers are private clubs... don’t bother with the scant public water, fished out...... head to PA the fishing is WAAAY BETTER!!
Gosh that looked like fun. Were you using barbless hooks?
I believe they were but will check
21:46 mark, did you even watch the video ?....clearly stated. An ethical fly-fisherman WILL always crimp the barbs.
I’ve fished these waters for years and when they mentioned debruce it told me they were fishing private property on accessible by the de Bruce club
Only thing is, most of these fish are stocked. They stock the hell out of the beaver kill and willowemoc several times a year. Still a great video. Not to take anything away from it.
Another great episode Mark & Tom. What month was that?
They were there in May. Great fishing all through the Spring into early summer.
Is that the Hydros reel on the 4 wt? Which size?
It should be a Hydros II reel for a four weight
They fished a private stretch of the river and showed clips of public access sites downstream. Almost seems a bit deceptive haha
Not even trout season in ny- how did one get to fish it
Recorded last May (2019) in NY state.
It was in May dude....Rail Rider...you must be from Aroostook County(ME)...y/n? May is early for us..but it's mid-to-late spring for PA and southern NYS.
Rail Rider - fyi the catch and release sections of the willow and beaverkill are open all year long.
is the streams open to the public or do you have to be a guest of the lodge??????????????????
Just curious are most of those streams your fishing in this video and speaking about stock trout or a mix between natives and stocked
Daniel, good question. Like much of upstate NY waters, there is a fair amount of fishing pressure so the state does stock many rivers and streams. Usually if you catch brook trout, they are often wild, especially in small streams and creeks. In this video mark and tom fished both public and private waters (DeBruce Fly Fishing Club) and had varied success everywhere (lousy cold weather when they were visiting last spring, should have been warmer and hatches coming off). Like most stocked river systems, you will catch bigger fish that survive from year to year and in many ways I consider these "wild" because of the fact they have lived to grow to large sizes. Hope that fairly answers your question.
Thank you so much for answering my question and I agree with you that makes perfect sense where I live in Virginia we have only a few native where they stopped the lower end of the but you can tell the natives in these streams they have a different look and I also agree if a fish is survived the year in a river or stream it is wild great videos I'll be looking into more of y'all's stuff thanks a bunch
Where is this fishing?
The water is clear like white water
Is this salmon?
the rivers look so pretty. the fish are sizable. the crowds minimum. why tf does everyone come out to Utah to wait in line to fish for over pressured small fish on the green and provo?
Hallowed water.
I am from Indonesia
What fish fishing
I personally hate rivers where private interests "own" the rights to sections of rivers. One of your first scenes was the waterfall which is Debruce's and 100% not public....dissapointing.