So this summer, my wife finally gave in and is letting me stop for 2 or 3 days in the catskills region, around Roscoe NY USA. There are great things that I've heard, and there are of course the stories of its fabled streams and rivers. While I'm foaming at the bit, there are some questions and possible hiccups that need to be solved before I go.
That's where you kind folks come in. I'll be frank - my knowledge of the Catskills are only what the sporadic fly fishing book, a topo map, and the fly fishing videos have shown me. A guide is almost a necessity when it comes to this rusty ol' caster, flopping the line on the water like a cowboy roping at a rodeo... I'll need all the help I can get! Been almost a half year since on the water, possibly more, due to medical reasons; I won't go into it here, but feel free to private message me if you'd like details. Point is, I'd love to fish the fabled waters, catching anything (a baseball counts as catching something, right?), not being picky about having to catch numbers of fish, or size of fish, but preferably catching *at least one* fish over the course of 2 or 3 days. Any recommendations for which waterways to target, for a not so great (i.e. horrible) caster? Here's the kicker - due to the medical issues, I can't be hiking huge distances (two miles each way is about it, if I obey the doc), and can't be wading higher than, well, I'll say waist, but if my doc had a say it would be up to my knee - I made the mistake of asking him... Anyhow, heard the Williweemoc (sp?) fits the bill, but I don't know enough about the area to say one way or the other. Other considerations, I'll have my wife, and kids (one in elementary school, other a toddler) with me on this trip. They won't be fly fishing with me, but will need lodging and something to do for 2-3 days. Suggestions for lodging, eateries, and things to do while I'm enjoying the fishing would be awesome, and would help me keep this as a "good idea" in my wife's head :) We have no problem with the idea to "rough it", but due to the medical issues, need potable water, and need electricity to run medical "stuff". Anyone who knows how to get a portable battery pack type thing, that outputs electricity in a way that you can just plug in a normal (USA type) electric plug, that would be such an awesome thing, you have no idea. Wow, this is turning into a novella - I'll end this here and see if anyone knows of info surrounding the catskills region centering on Roscoe NY. Thanks! Hardy wraps, -Pete -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
