Fly Fishing - Neversink River August 4th 2019 

I have 20-25 feet of 15 or 20 lbs maxima chameleon mono. then 3 feet of 10 lbs maxima chameleon then 2 feet of bicolor sighter material 8-10 lbs I change that end part up quite a bit. Then a tippet ring. Then I typically use about 4 feet to 6 feet of 5x tippet depending on depth. All of that is tied directly to the fly line so that rarely does fly line come out of my reel. Look up thread frenchie, walts worm, mops cream and chartreuse, pats rubber legs for flies. You can also search for tight line leader formulas and see what people are using. Hope that helps.

I have to try that. Thanks a lot and keep those videos coming. Very inspirational

Thanks man it was a good morning. Really hoping this heat does not last through september and october!

Thank you for watching!

Thanks for watching!

No DEC parking lot near the sewage / water treatment plant. Thanks for watching.

Thanks for watching! I have fished both the Beaverkill and Willowemoc. They are very nice rivers I just find them usually crowded on the days that I can get out and fish so I tend to stay away from them. In my expererience I tend to find more fish and less people on the Neversink or the Esopus. My advice would be to move way up stream or way down stream from any parking spot on the Beaverkill or the Willowemoc and fish spots other people will not fish. Good luck!

@@fly-f1sh140 Great tips, thank you!

Thank you .. the thread frenchie's that I use are in one of my tying videos here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9vodDlEeA7w.html . I will use size 16 first with a 2.8mm bead and if I am not getting down far enough I will move up to size 14 with 3.3mm then size 12 with 3.8mm if I still do not think I am sinking fast enough based on the current and the depth of the water. If I need to I will throw a massive pats rubber legs with a size 12 thread frenchie just to get to the deep stuff quick. I have never tied any thread frenchies larger than size 12 because honestly it feels really funny how big the 12 is but it still catches a lot of fish for me. I will try to get more video of the flies and the set up after I release a fish because that is a great idea you have to help people out.

@@fly-f1sh140 Great information, much appreciated =) will for sure check out your tying ! Keep up the great vids! Cheers!

Thanks! I believe that day I had spearmint candy from Quit that Grit.

Thanks Paul ... On the neversink I think trout are pretty active year round within 5 to 10 miles of the reservoir. That water stays really cold as long as we have a decent amount of rain and the reservoir is releasing. Further downstream I found it was a bit warmer but still fishable in the Neversink Gorge trail area later in the summer and into September.

@@fly-f1sh140 Thanks for the helpful reply ! I don't know much about trout fishing but I may pack a rod for the next backpacking trip in catskills.

Thanks bud ... that sucks about the farmington I have had a few days like that there as well ... last time a guy using corn caught 12 and I caught 1 and I could see about 100 fish working in front of me sometimes it just aint gonna happen ... the water temp when I started was just below 60 and I had to take a break after two hours because my feet were not responding ... look up the neversink on the NY DEC and it has maps. I like the first parking spot on route 42 with the huge rock before you get to fallsburg and I just started to explore the bridge in Fallsburg which is at the Stewarts intersection. That bridge is busy like church pool is though so you would want to hit that early. Then there is the neversink unique area which is about a mile hike in and is further down stream than where I was fishing so I am going to hit that in the fall or next year. I believe the unique area is completely wild but not sure ... I have not gone up to the actual reservoir spot yet but I was told it has a lot of fish where the water dumps in. Find route 42 and start following it towards Fallsburg and you will see the parking areas if you zoom in one is near fallsburg sewer and the other is across the bridge from stewarts. None of these are secrets either I see bait fisherman every time I go. Hope that helps and good luck.

I have not gone in there yet but thanks for the warning.

@@fly-f1sh140 the rocks in Neversink vary so much in size. Kind of treacherous to wade without a staff. I think I am finally ready for that river. It was the first river I tried fly fishing when I had no clue. Can't wait to see this at home w a beer. Daydreaming of fishing.

@@beo77 Yeah I remember I was demoralized by this river as a teenager and you are 100 percent right this is wading staff central even in Fallsburg ... the videos I have seen of the Unique area look even worse so I am glad I broke down and bought the wading staff this year I cant believe how much better I feel using it when I move from spot to spot.

@@fly-f1sh140 damn what a day!

@@beo77 thanks man it was a great day.

Thanks ... that was up stream from the giant swimming hole in town.

I am using both. I use the indicator when the water is slow like in the first part of the video and then I use the sigther when the water is fast during the second part of the video. I prefer to use the sighter but if I need to get distance or the water is just to slow for me to hold it steady, then I wont hesitate to put that indicator on and adjust my tippet length to get to the depth I think the fish are at. Also if the wind is terrible I will use the indicator for any cast longer than about 10 feet.

Connor McCausland off of 42 across from Stewart’s

Thanks so much bud. Start there and work up?

Connor McCausland depends on the water levels I would explore both directions and then move if it’s low

@@fly-f1sh140 Thank you so very much. I caught some fish after watching your video. :)

@@fly-f1sh140 Didn't know there was access there. see posted signs there at elem school?

If you want an adventure check out the Neversink Gorge Unique area if you want easy look near Fallsburg there are NY DEC maps that show the parking spots from the reservoir down. Good luck and thanks for watching.

V L all off of 42. 17 to 42 and look for water treatment ... then look for Stewart’s that swimming hole bridge across from Stewart’s