FISHING TIPS, STORIES & NEW YORK ADVENTURES

Discover expert fishing tips, destination guides, seasonal updates, and stories from the waters of New York.
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Trout Fishing

TROUT Fishing on the Ausable has been very good recently, nymphing during the day or chasing hatches for some dry fly fun towards evening have been productive. The streams of central NY are fishing good as well and the Salmon River received a small stocking…

Pauls Guide Service, Spey salmon river.

Guided Trips & Fishing

NYS has put a temporary ban on guiding in New York under the “PAUSE Executive Order” until further notice. While we have already stopped doing any trips before this went into effect for everyone’s safety, we’re still are booking trips for the fall. This it…

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Report & News

Still time to get in on the “ Winter Special” – limited dates in early March.   Open Dates – Spring peak dates I have open are April 4, 5, 12, 26 & May 2 & 3. Swing, Strip, skate or Indicator, pick your passion….

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Swinging Into The New Year

As we come to a close of 2019 looking back it has been a great year. Maybe not in fish numbers, but in fishing experiences. More and more clients are enjoying swinging flies with two hander’s each season and are working hard on their casting…

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WINTER SPECIAL

We’ve teamed up with the Douglaston Salmon Run again offering a “Winter Special.” Two nights Lodging, a Guided trip and Access passes to the Douglaston Salmon Run for two days. For more information or to book click here or call or text 518-495-2965.

Pauls Guide Service, Spey salmon river.

Salmon Season Is Underway

The Fall salmon run is well underway now. It started off good but the weather was too summer like this past week and slowed things down. Hopefully more Fall like weather will return soon because steelhead will hopefully start showing up once the water…

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West Branch of the Ausable – Salmon River Dates

Water Flow: 1780 cfs and dropping Water Temp: 50-55 Hatches: BWO’s, Hendrickson’s, Stoneflies. Fishing on the West Branch of the Ausable is comparable to early spring conditions. Concentrate on close to the bank in the pocket water with bigger nymphs ( Pats’ Rubber Leg, Mop’s…

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Salmon River Season Is A Wrap

The 2018/2019 Salmon River season is a wrap and what a great season it was. I want to thank everyone who booked with me this season. I know I converted more clients over to swinging flies this year and looking forward to teaching more clients…

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Spring, Trout and Open Dates

  It’s hard to believe we’re down to about two and half months of steelhead fishing left this season and what a season. If your looking to get in on the action before it ends in early May now is the time to book a…

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Winter Special

Paul’s Guide Service and the Douglaston Salmon Run have teamed up again for a Winter Special now thru March 31, 2019. To book it or more information send me a message or e-mail me here.

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Salmon River Flowcast

Brookfield is going to a new website for the flow forecast. I’ve screen shot a few views of it, note the new phone number too. The new site is safewaters, click here and bookmark it for future reference.

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Fishing Report – Upcoming News

  Steelhead fishing on the Salmon River has been very good this fall, good numbers of fish and multi year classes from 4lb fish to fish in the mid teens. Some of the fish up river are starting to settle into winter holding water, but…