My next stop was Ithaca Beer Co. brewery and pub. This local brewery has a great atmosphere with fire pits and outdoor games. It was chock full of local life. Ithaca has a small town feel and everyone is down to earth. I really enjoyed sampling the specialty beers that aren’t sold in stores and the bison burger rocked my world.


The last day I was in New York, Clint told me about his secret fishing spot. I put together a day pack and pulled on my waders before hiking up a secluded creek. I stopped to fish every deep hole along the four-mile stretch of water. Using a black wooly bugger, I pulled native brown trout from deep holes behind deadfalls. The dense forest and tight stream are typical for the area and an an- gler can choose almost any stretch of water to fish for trout.


Catching native fish on unfamiliar water makes travel-fishing worth the journey.


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