Southwest of Calgary, the Crowsnest River is a popular fly fishing river for rainbow trout averaging 15 inches. There are plenty of deep emerald pools and shallow riffles to explore by wading or shore.
Only an hour from NYC near Croton Falls, the West Branch of the Croton River is a popular tailwater fishery known for its brown trout. The main hatches are mayfly, caddis and midges.
Northwest of Poughkeepsie near Hancock, the East Branch of the Delaware River is best known as an excellent tailwater fishery below Pepacton reservoir. It is best known for brown trout and brook trout.
North of Poughkeepsie near Kingston, the Esopus Creek is known as a tough place to land trout, but they are wild trout! The Esopus Creek is a freestone creek running between the Schoharie Reservoir to the Ashokan Reservoir. You can expect to find some big rainbow trout and brown trout just above Ashokan Reservoir.
East of Rome near Barneveld, the West Canada Creek has 26 miles of trophy trout fly fishing stream open yearround known for brown trout up to 18 inches long. The headwaters of the West Canada Creek are in the southeastern Adirondacks in Hamilton County and are known for stocked brook trout.
Northwest of Poughkeepsie near Woodbourne in the Catskills, the Neversink River offers amazing dry fly fishing across both its sections. The Neversink River is formed from the confluence of the East and West branches near Claryville.
North of Syracuse and west of Pulaski, the Salmon River is known for the best steelhead and salmon fly fishing in the eastern US. The Salmon River flows from Pineville west to Lake Ontario near Selkirk.
Near Westfield, the Chautauqua Creek is popular for fly fishing the year-round steelhead, salmon, brown trout and rainbow trout. The creek runs 15 miles from southwest of Mayville on north to the confluence with Lake Erie.