Landscape & scenery photos from the Neversink River
This beautiful, remote stretch of one of the lesser-known large Catskill trout streams produced my only trout in two days of slow fishing, a 9 inch brown. Better than nothing! In fact, even "nothing" in this setting is really something!
You've really got to see this one full-size to enjoy it. It's my first attempt at a 360 degree panorama stitched together with the latest and greatest version of Adobe Photoshop.
Do you ever have so much fun trying to fool a fish that you're almost disappointed when you actually do? I got that feeling after who knows how many casts over this hungry little brown with a Trico imitation.
Date AddedOct 4, 2006
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Underwater photos from the Neversink River
Mating toads and their eggs in the shallows.
Date AddedJun 5, 2007
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Mating toads.
Date AddedJun 5, 2007
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Mating toads, with a huge number of eggs stretching out behind them.
Date AddedJun 5, 2007
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Hundreds of tiny toad tadpoles.
Date AddedJun 5, 2007
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Date AddedOct 3, 2006
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On-stream insect photos from the Neversink River
This
Ephemerella invaria sulphur dun got stuck in its
shuck (Shuck: The shed exoskeleton left over when an insect molts into its next stage or instar. Most often it describes the last nymphal or pupal skin exited during emergence into a winged adult.) trying to emerge. This isn't exactly a "natural" pose for a photograph, but it
kind of shows what an emerger pattern could look like.
Date AddedJun 5, 2007
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I saw something strange flying around near the streambank, fluttering on and off the water's surface, so I went to check it out. I didn't recognize the wing profile in flight, and it's no surprise! These two caddisflies were joined mating, and they were very reluctant to let go.
Date AddedJun 5, 2007
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Date AddedJun 5, 2007
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I'm not sure what these clusters of grannoms are doing lying dead and mostly upside down in clusters on the rocks. Anyone have an explanation?
Date AddedJun 5, 2007
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Date AddedJun 5, 2007
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Closeup insects from the Neversink River
Formicidae (Ants) Ant Adult
View 7 PicturesI collected this flying ant from the surface of a popular Catskill trout stream, where its species prompted steady rising from selective trout for several late-morning hours. It was mixed with smaller ants of a different color, and I photographed one of them too.
Recent Discussions of the Neversink River
Old Nerversink River 4 Replies »Last reply on Dec 14, 2017 by
DavemBack in the late 60’s thru 1978 we fished the lower Nerversink at Oakland Valley. Caught a number of nice browns and rainbows. Idea to fish the area came from Ray Bergman. In his book Trout he mentioned fishing in Oakland Valley by the bridge. Now I think a new bridge crosses over to a camp ground.
Beautiful water but probably all private today. Never made it up to the gorge area.
Any update would be fun to read.
Thx.
ReplyOut from Montana, Neversink??? 4 Replies »Posted by
Bozone on May 13, 2008
Last reply on Jun 10, 2015 by
Scarr25Hey, I come out to Mahwah NJ every year from Bozeman MT to visit my in-laws and this year i get a hall pass for the day (fathers day). I am willing to drive to the Neversink Gorge but i have no idea where to really go. So anyone out there know that area? Help a brother from MT and the favor will be returned should any of you make it out to this area.
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