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Roscoe 8th graders help usher in trout season
Apr 5, 2016
By Autumn Schanil - staff writer
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By: AUTUMN SCHANIL | DEMOCRAT
Rick Miller and Dick Smith, waded into the Willowemoc Creek for the first cast.
ROSCOE - Known far and wide as “Trout Town USA” and “Fly Fishing Capital of the East
Roscoe is home to the legendary Junction Pool, where the Beaverkill River and the Willowemoc Creek meet.
It's said that Junction Pool possesses strange and “mystifying” currents causing migrating trout to linger for days or weeks, deciding which stream to follow, bearing the legend of the “two-headed trout.”
It is in these waters that hundreds of avid fishermen have been coming together for the past 60-70 years to celebrate the official Opening Day of fishing season, April 1.
This past Friday, locals, tourists and the entire eighth grade class of Roscoe Central School gathered on the banks of the Willowemoc Creek, bright and early, to watch the first cast by expert fly fishermen Rick Miller and Dick Smith.
Both Smith and Miller are renowned fly fishing guides with decades of experience and expertise fishing in the Beaverkill, Willowemoc and Delaware Rivers.
“I want to introduce two legends, who will grace us with the first cast,” said Phil Eggleton, who “grew up on the banks of the Willowemoc River” in Roscoe and is also a certified guide.
Before wading into the river, Miller took a moment to thank the eighth grade class for coming out to witness the event for their first time.
“These kids are the future of Roscoe, the future of fishing. The next generation to carry on the knowledge and tradition,” said Miller.
Both Miller and Smith, then waded into the knee deep water to perform the first fly cast, with all those present watching from the banks.
Once the cast was made, several others began wading into both rivers, as well as Junction Pool, to throw out their lines, whether rod and reel or fly rod.
Many of the students from Roscoe Central School had also come prepared with fishing rods, sharing the experience of throwing out their lines in hopes of catching a big fish or the mythical two-headed trout, with their friends and classmates.
Apr 5, 2016
By Autumn Schanil - staff writer
Image 1 of 5 | View All
By: AUTUMN SCHANIL | DEMOCRAT
Rick Miller and Dick Smith, waded into the Willowemoc Creek for the first cast.
ROSCOE - Known far and wide as “Trout Town USA” and “Fly Fishing Capital of the East
Roscoe is home to the legendary Junction Pool, where the Beaverkill River and the Willowemoc Creek meet.
It's said that Junction Pool possesses strange and “mystifying” currents causing migrating trout to linger for days or weeks, deciding which stream to follow, bearing the legend of the “two-headed trout.”
It is in these waters that hundreds of avid fishermen have been coming together for the past 60-70 years to celebrate the official Opening Day of fishing season, April 1.
This past Friday, locals, tourists and the entire eighth grade class of Roscoe Central School gathered on the banks of the Willowemoc Creek, bright and early, to watch the first cast by expert fly fishermen Rick Miller and Dick Smith.
Both Smith and Miller are renowned fly fishing guides with decades of experience and expertise fishing in the Beaverkill, Willowemoc and Delaware Rivers.
“I want to introduce two legends, who will grace us with the first cast,” said Phil Eggleton, who “grew up on the banks of the Willowemoc River” in Roscoe and is also a certified guide.
Before wading into the river, Miller took a moment to thank the eighth grade class for coming out to witness the event for their first time.
“These kids are the future of Roscoe, the future of fishing. The next generation to carry on the knowledge and tradition,” said Miller.
Both Miller and Smith, then waded into the knee deep water to perform the first fly cast, with all those present watching from the banks.
Once the cast was made, several others began wading into both rivers, as well as Junction Pool, to throw out their lines, whether rod and reel or fly rod.
Many of the students from Roscoe Central School had also come prepared with fishing rods, sharing the experience of throwing out their lines in hopes of catching a big fish or the mythical two-headed trout, with their friends and classmates.