Fly Fishing Guide to New York State: Experts’ Guide to Locations, Hatches, and Tactics

With more than 7,600 freshwater lakes, ponds, and reservoirs and a few 70,000 miles of rivers and streams, New York state is a fly-fishing paradise. From steelhead and brown trout within the Lake Ontario tributaries to remote brook trout ponds within the Adirondacks to legendary Catskills streams the state offers one of the crucial highest fly fishing within the country. On this comprehensive guide to the state’s highest freshwater fly fishing, Mike Valla, at the side of many regional experts, shares the most productive locations, techniques, and seasonal methods for good fortune.

• Information on major insect hatches
• Essential fly patterns
• Best places to fish for trout, steelhead, smallmouth, landlocked salmon, and other species
• Seasonal methods and detailed information on access