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 <[email protected]> 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 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > CC: [email protected] > 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 <[email protected]?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 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: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > 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, > > > > > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > 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 [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > 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 [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. 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