Not mayor but maybe I should at least be ambassador.😊😉
Mike
Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2014 12:54:59 -0500
From: bhen...@cheerful.com
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CC: jmbarr...@msn.com
Subject: Re: [VFB] Vacation in the Poconos or Catskills
Thanks to all for the excellent responses. Sounds like Roscoe is the
place! And it shouldn't be too difficult to convince the girls that
this IS the place!
Mike,
I really appreciate your detailed email describing more that just the
good fishing. Thank you! Are you the mayor of roscoe? 8 ~ }
Cheers, y'all,
Bob Hendry
Southern
Maryland
"Every
man has to believe in something - I believe I'll go Fishing"
-
- Henry David
Thoreau
On 1/3/2014 1:49 PM, Mike Barrett wrote:
By the way, the Beaverkill Valley Inn has 1 mile of private water catch and
release water on the upper Beaverkill just like 2 miles north of Lew Beach, NY.
The 'wall pool' is like no more than 300 feet away where I have caught 22 inch
rainbows at the head of the pool many times because the BVI is catch and
release. This pool is quite long. There are three great pools to fish and twice
as many riffles also. There is the bend pool further south, may 800 feet away.
If you are lucky enough to know someone from the Beaverkill Trout Club a couple
of miles south of the BVI, they have 6 miles of private water. You would like
to fish within walking distance of the motel/Bed & Breakfast and be in NIRVANA?
Well this is it!!! it sounds like you want to make a summer trip. The water
will be cool enough to hold the fish even through August and warm enough to wet
wade. Bing Maps the Birds Eye view of the address and you will get an idea of
their property.
The nice thing about the BVI, is that you must cross the Barnhart Road bridge
to get to their property. Their property is separated from the Beaverkill
Valley Road by the river. From the BVI you can get to the East Branch of the
Delaware, which has many access points for wade fishing. In August it will
still be ice cold from water releases early in the morning, 40 degree range
from the bottom of the Pepacton Reservoir Dam in Downsville NY. It is like
natures own A/C on a 95 degree August day. They have an indoor swimming pool,
indoor basketball court and a self serve ice cream bar. Breakfast is part of
your room charge. Last year weekdays were $167/ night and Sunday is a weekday.
They serve lunch and dinner, if need be at an additional price. Full course
dinners were $50/person with soup, salad, entre and desert. Sometimes with
dinner, they have a cocktail hour with hors d'Å“uvres. It just depends on how
many people will be at dinner. They have a nice little bar with go
od spirits a plenty, fine wine and many craft beers. Tipping is not permitted.
If they are not serving dinner, you are allowed to eat at the homeowners
association club bar in Lew Beach.
There is a wonderful wrap around porch for sitting and reading. There are many
trails for hiking but it is black bear country so please bring bear mace and/or
fog horns. Just google either and make your choice. I alays carry bear mace, a
small horn and one 5 inch bowie knife as a last resort.��
>From the BVI, you can go fish the covered bridge on the upper Beaverkill NY
>state park area a few miles away. There is a deep pool there. You can go north
>on route 206 out of Roscoe and before you cross the Beaverkil River Bridge,
>there is a torn off on your left to the Beaverkill River. Back down 206
>towards Roscoe, there is another acces point. And of Course there is the
>famous Junction Pool (the Beaverkill and Willowemoc meet to form the lower
>Beaverkill.
There is a cute little creek with two turn offs for fishing, Mongaup Creek. It
is up Mongaup Road which is off of DeBruce Road out of Livinston Manor. Mongaup
is a tributory to the Upper Willowemoc, up stream from Livingston Manor. The
turnoff to the pool, which I always fish, is the one with the v formed plank
dam, the second one after driving up on Mongaup Road. Do not step out onto the
dam. It is slick as goat shit. Plus I am not sure that it would support any
weight because of its age. A vist to the hatchery on Mongaup creek is
worthwhile. It is fed by 1,500 gallons daily of spring water, which just emptys
into the lower Mongaup Creek where the plank dam is, insuring water even during
a hot dry summer month.
Just plop a size 16 royal wullf to the far side and let the back wash drift it
into the foam and pretty little 14 inch rainbows will bolt from the depth
underneath the foam and take your presentation. Mongaup Creek houses the
Mongaup Creek NY State Hatchery further on up the road so google map it and you
will find the road to the aforementioned fishing spot.
Depending on the time of year, which you may go, you will have to check local
info as to local craft fairs etc.
The only fly shop, to which I go, is the Catskills Fly Shop. Dennis, the owner,
is very friendly but do not be put off by his sarcasm, if he displays any. It
is so much a part of his charm. He will give you all the help, which you need,
to choose the right flies etc. He will chit chat with you endlessly especially
when he goes outside to roll a cigarette and have a smoke. Just follow him out
and keep chatting. Walter, who works for him is certified to guide at the BVI,
if you want to hire a guide. Walter is a great guy. I have been to the other
shops but have been put off by their abruptness and down right ignoring my
presence. At his shop, you can buy a map of the East Branch and hire a guide,
if you want to float the East Branch or for that manner the West Branch, which
is further away.
Rosoce has many great shops. My wife's favorite store is 'Annies Place'. There
is a wonderful pottery store in town, which has just started and has great
prices. There is a circle of towns, which my wife likes to visit: Walton,
Delhi, Andes and Margaretville, who have great stores, even a white witches
store in Delhi, if it is still open.
In Roscoe, there is the Roscoe Diner, Raimondos Piza, a good Hamburger Bar
north up route 206 out of Roscoe on the left hand side, and Piccolos a fine
Italian Restaurant in Liberty just east and south of Roscoe at an Old Ho Jos.
Well I could go on and on but call me or email me, if you have any questions.
Mike Barrett
21133 West View
Wharton, NJ 07885
Mobile Phone: 201-841-3775
Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2014 19:27:37 -0500
From: bhen...@cheerful.com
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Subject: [VFB] Vacation in the Poconos or Catskills
Greetings, and Happy New
Year to all!
I am soliciting suggestions from any of you familiar with fishing in NE
PA and W NY. Instead of vacationing again at the beach in Wildwood,
I'd like to take the family up a bit further north in the mountains
(Poconos or Catskills) where fly fishing opportunities abound, AND
where the GIRLS, who are NOT fishergirls, can find alternative
entertainment. I'm a little familiar with Hawley, PA (Lake Wallenpaupack -
used to fish there as a
child). That was more than 50 years ago . . .
They would like to visit museums, historic sites & points of
interest, local craft fairs, etc. The boy and I would like to fish
within walking distance of the motel/Bed & Breakfast.
In other words, a NIRVANA. 8 ~ } Any and all suggestions are very
welcome.
Cheers,
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