Roy's Report | South Branch Outfitters

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A nice wet start to August.

Last year and for the last several years we had low water conditions. As I am writing this, the South Branch is running at a robust 259...

July Rain!

This has been a bounce back year for our rivers and our trout. The main difference is water. Normally, rivers are low and warm at this...

Picking your spots.

Summer can be a tough time for trout. The water warms from long, sunny days and the regular weather systems are replaced by hit or miss...

Summer Heat Wave

It's been really a beautiful month all things considered. Conditions were excellent for much of the month of June. Hatches were...

A Cool June Evening...Isonychia (Slate Drakes) & Light Cahills

There was a crispness in the air tonight that was irresistible. David Polansky is one heck of a fly fisherman and collector of both...

Summer Trout

Welcome to summer! So far this season we've seen a return to normal flows and temperatures. Yes, the water warms in summer but that...

Father's Day Weekend 2018

Another school year has come and gone and with grades handed in and my classroom put into mothballs for a couple of months, I headed to...

Into the Wild.....

This winter, new regulations went into effect courtesy of the NJ Fish and Game Council and the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife....

Do you wanna dance?

Plenty of spinners on the water tonight. There were some duns too. After a busy day wrapping up at school and later at the shop, I was...

It's Really June?

Looking at the stream gauges it's hard to believe that we are into June. Also, temperatures have been excellent. To have water and temps...