Re: [VFB] Vacation in the Poconos or Catskills

2014-01-07 Thread Scott Bearden
The Dette's is a Catskills institution. I try to visit every time I go up
there. I am sure there are several fly shops nearby worth visiting that are
rich with history.

Scott


On Sun, Jan 5, 2014 at 12:48 PM, Mike Barrett jmbarr...@msn.com wrote:

 Ups, I do go to Dette’s fly shop on the west side of the Willowemoc in
 Roscoe.

 https://www.detteflies.com/

 Also, there is a casting pond at the BVI. It does have fish but I only
 practice cast with wife to warm up her skills. Maybe, you can convince the
 girls to learn.

 Mike

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 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 bhen...@cheerful.com?subject=Email%20Reply:
 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'œuvres. 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

Re: [VFB] Vacation in the Poconos or Catskills

2014-01-07 Thread Anthony Spezio
The history of Dry Fly Fishing is in that area. I would like to get back up 
there again and visit with that sweet lady. You myself and Darrel got to do 
that.
Tony



On Tuesday, January 7, 2014 9:53 AM, Scott Bearden scott.bear...@gmail.com 
wrote:
  
The Dette's is a Catskills institution. I try to visit every time I go up 
there. I am sure there are several fly shops nearby worth visiting that are 
rich with history.

Scott 



On Sun, Jan 5, 2014 at 12:48 PM, Mike Barrett jmbarr...@msn.com wrote:

Ups, I do go to Dette’s fly shop on the west side of the Willowemoc in
Roscoe.
 
https://www.detteflies.com/
 
Also, there is a casting pond at the BVI. It does have fish but I only 
practice cast with wife to warm up her skills. Maybe, you can convince the 
girls to learn.

Mike
 



Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2014 12:54:59 -0500
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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'œuvres. 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

RE: [VFB] Vacation in the Poconos or Catskills

2014-01-05 Thread Mike Barrett
Ups, I do go to Dette’s fly shop on the west side of the Willowemoc in
Roscoe.
 
https://www.detteflies.com/
 
Also, there is a casting pond at the BVI. It does have fish but I only practice 
cast with wife to warm up her skills. Maybe, you can convince the girls to 
learn.


Mike
 
Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2014 12:54:59 -0500
From: bhen...@cheerful.com
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
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'œuvres. 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

RE: [VFB] Vacation in the Poconos or Catskills

2014-01-05 Thread Mike Barrett



Ups again, I do go to Frank Kuttner's Fly shop on the Beaverkill Road, which is 
the main road to the BVI out of Livingston Manor. In fact, the BVI sells flies, 
which are Kuttner's flies but at a premium, $2.75/fly about $.75 more per fly 
than at his shop. In fact, his wife works at the BVI. 
 
By the way, no felt sole wading shoes at the BVI. I just bought Korkers last 
year with the BOA Lacing system and studded rubber soles. Boy are they great, 
the ease of getting in and out is fantastic. Simms has their RiverTek Boa Boot. 
The Boa Lacing System lets you lace up ultrafast—with the one-handed twist of a 
dial. If you use your waders and your rubber soled wading shoes, you will have 
to dunk them in the BVI's solution, which they easily have on hand. This is to 
prevent the spread of didymo. And if you go fish the 'main Beaverkill' you will 
have to dunk them again.
 
When wet wading, I use a wading sock with Simms wading sandals and long 
synthetic pants for quick drying. Why long pants? It is annoying to constantly 
be swatting horse flies off of your legs.  .
 
By the way, there are tennis courts at the BVI, in case your 'girls' play 
tennis. Also, there is a very large screen TV and pool table in the basement of 
the BVI.
 
http://www.livingstonmanor.org/ and http://www.roscoeny.com/ have many links to 
all the kinds of things, which your girls may want to do.
 

Mike
 
From: jmbarr...@msn.com
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Subject: RE: [VFB] Vacation in the Poconos or Catskills
Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2014 12:48:54 -0500




Ups, I do go to Dette’s fly shop on the west side of the Willowemoc in
Roscoe.
 
https://www.detteflies.com/
 
Also, there is a casting pond at the BVI. It does have fish but I only practice 
cast with wife to warm up her skills. Maybe, you can convince the girls to 
learn.


Mike
 
Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2014 12:54:59 -0500
From: bhen...@cheerful.com
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
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'œuvres. 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

RE: [VFB] Vacation in the Poconos or Catskills

2014-01-04 Thread Mike Barrett
Yes, forty years ago when I could walk up mountains and never breath heavily. 


Mike
 
Subject: Re: [VFB] Vacation in the Poconos or Catskills
From: phxflyt...@cox.net
Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2014 15:13:34 -0700
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com

Mike

Have you ever fished Sunfish Pond?
It is on top of the mountain in Stokes State Forest.

Sent from my iPad
Thank You,Alan Di SommaPhoenix, AZ.
Some mistakes are just too much fun to make only once.


On Jan 3, 2014, at 12:31 PM, Mike Barrett jmbarr...@msn.com wrote:




I sent the following by direct email to Hendry.
 



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'œuvres. It just 
depends on how many
people will be at dinner. They have a nice little bar with good 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 wraparound
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 always 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 Beaverkill River Bridge, there is a torn off on
your left to the Beaverkill River. Back down 206 towards Roscoe, there is
another access 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 Livingston Manor. Mongaup is a tributary to
the Upper Willowemoc, upstream 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

Re: [VFB] Vacation in the Poconos or Catskills

2014-01-03 Thread Scott Bearden
I vote for Roscoe, NY as well. Lots of places to stay where you can walk
right out to a trout stream. Some places are mere motels and rather spartan
and others are nicer. The Roscoe Motel has the Beaverkill right out behind
your room within 50 ft, but its a motel and I don't know how well that will
go over with the women if they are looking for something a little nicer to
vacation in. The Catskills is full of arts and crafts stuff, lots of
antique shops, etc. There are boundless bed and breakfast places I would
look into. There are lots of places and things to do within 1 hour's drive
of Roscoe and the drives are very scenic. Plus as Tony mentioned, the
Catskills Fly Fishing Center and Museum is just down the road in Livingston
Manor which the girls may not be interested in, but you and your son would
be.

Regards,

Scott


On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 8:15 PM, Anthony Spezio bambot...@yahoo.com wrote:

 The Catskill FF Museum is about 7 miles from there in Livingston Manor.
 Tony


   On Thursday, January 2, 2014 7:10 PM, Mike Barrett jmbarr...@msn.com
 wrote:
  There is only one place, The Beaverkill Valley Inn. Google their web
 site. I fish there all the time.

 Sent from my iPad

 On Jan 2, 2014, at 7:27 PM, Bob Hendry bhen...@cheerful.com wrote:

  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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RE: [VFB] Vacation in the Poconos or Catskills

2014-01-03 Thread Mike Barrett
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 Pizza, 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.



There is no
cell phone service at the BVI but they do have Wi-Fi for your ipads. 

 

Attached are free maps from the New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation. There are others at 

 

www.dec.ny.gov

 

Pardon my mis-spellings in the email below.

 

Below is the URL for the BVI.

 

http://www.beaverkillvalleyinn.com/index.html

 

There are other places: The DeBruce Inn and The Guest House on the Willowemoc.

 

http://www.debrucecountryinn.com/

 

http://www.theguesthouse.com/

 

And of course the is the fabulous and stupendous West Branch Angler on the West
Branch of the Delaware.

 

http://www.westbranchresort.com/

 

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



 
From: scott.bear...@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2014 14:26:18 -0500
Subject: Re: [VFB] Vacation in the Poconos or Catskills
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I vote for Roscoe, NY as well. Lots of places to stay where you can walk right 
out to a trout stream. Some places are mere motels and rather spartan and 
others are nicer. The Roscoe Motel has the Beaverkill right out behind your 
room within 50 ft, but its a motel and I don't know how well that will go over 
with the women if they are looking for something a little nicer to vacation in. 
The Catskills is full of arts and crafts stuff, lots of antique shops, etc. 
There are boundless bed and breakfast places I would look into. There are lots 
of places and things to do within 1 hour's drive of Roscoe and the drives are 
very scenic. Plus as Tony mentioned, the Catskills Fly Fishing Center and 
Museum is just down the road in Livingston Manor which the girls may not be 
interested in, but you and your son would be.


Regards,
Scott

On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 8:15 PM, Anthony Spezio bambot...@yahoo.com wrote:




The Catskill FF Museum is about 7 miles from there in Livingston Manor.Tony 
 
 

On Thursday, January 2, 2014 7:10 PM, Mike Barrett jmbarr...@msn.com 
wrote:


There is only one place, The Beaverkill Valley Inn. Google their web site. 
I fish there all the time.Sent from my iPad

On Jan 2, 2014, at 7:27 PM, Bob Hendry bhen...@cheerful.com wrote:





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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Re: [VFB] Vacation in the Poconos or Catskills

2014-01-03 Thread Alan Di Somma
 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. 
  
 Roscoe 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 Pizza, 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.
 
 There is no cell phone service at the BVI but they do have Wi-Fi for your 
 ipads. 
  
 Attached are free maps from the New York State Department of Environmental 
 Conservation. There are others at 
  
 www.dec.ny.gov
  
 Pardon my mis-spellings in the email below.
  
 Below is the URL for the BVI.
  
 http://www.beaverkillvalleyinn.com/index.html
  
 There are other places: The DeBruce Inn and The Guest House on the Willowemoc.
  
 http://www.debrucecountryinn.com/
  
 http://www.theguesthouse.com/
  
 And of course the is the fabulous and stupendous West Branch Angler on the 
 West Branch of the Delaware.
  
 http://www.westbranchresort.com/
  
 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
 
 
 
  
 From: scott.bear...@gmail.com
 Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2014 14:26:18 -0500
 Subject: Re: [VFB] Vacation in the Poconos or Catskills
 To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
 
 I vote for Roscoe, NY as well. Lots of places to stay where you can walk 
 right out to a trout stream. Some places are mere motels and rather spartan 
 and others are nicer. The Roscoe Motel has the Beaverkill right out behind 
 your room within 50 ft, but its a motel and I don't know how well that will 
 go over with the women if they are looking for something a little nicer to 
 vacation in. The Catskills is full of arts and crafts stuff, lots of antique 
 shops, etc. There are boundless bed and breakfast places I would look into. 
 There are lots of places and things to do within 1 hour's drive of Roscoe and 
 the drives are very scenic. Plus as Tony mentioned, the Catskills Fly Fishing 
 Center and Museum is just down the road in Livingston Manor which the girls 
 may not be interested in, but you and your son would be.
 
 Regards,
 
 Scott
 
 
 On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 8:15 PM, Anthony Spezio bambot...@yahoo.com wrote:
 The Catskill FF Museum is about 7 miles from there in Livingston Manor.
 Tony
 
 
 On Thursday, January 2, 2014 7:10 PM, Mike Barrett jmbarr...@msn.com wrote:
 There is only one place, The Beaverkill Valley Inn. Google their web site. I 
 fish there all the time.
 
 Sent from my iPad
 
 On Jan 2, 2014, at 7:27 PM, Bob Hendry bhen...@cheerful.com wrote:
 
 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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Re: [VFB] Vacation in the Poconos or Catskills

2014-01-02 Thread Mike Barrett
There is only one place, The Beaverkill Valley Inn. Google their web site. I 
fish there all the time.

Sent from my iPad

 On Jan 2, 2014, at 7:27 PM, Bob Hendry bhen...@cheerful.com wrote:
 
 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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