June 20, 2018
Here we are one day from the longest day of the year and summer conditions prevail everywhere! If you're out on a trout stream now is the time to linger into dark. Many of the summer hatches, such as Sulphurs, some Caddis, Cahills and Stoneflies hatch at dark and later so if you leave too early you'll be missing some great action. This proved true for us on Monday on the Delaware East Branch, but we'll get to that a little bit later. In both Connecticut and New York, most trout rivers are low and are warming up, so keep an eye on water temperatures. Remember, as water temperatures approach 70 degrees, the trout become stressed and its best to give them a rest. As well, at this time of year many trout are holding in faster, more oxygenated water in depths of no more that 1-2 feet. In such water, look for the little seams of softer water or the small depressions in the river bottom - that's where you'll find some great fish holding. It seems like overnight we're solidly into the summer hatches - Sulphurs, Olives, Cahills, and Isos, so be sure to have these flies in your box along with a selection of spinners such as Rusty spinners, Cahill & Sulphur spinners and Iso spinners. And finally, on those days that the bugs seem to be hiding, don't hesitate to swing some wets and soft hackles or drift a nymph - there's always some neat stuff going on underneath the surface!
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June 13, 2018
Fishing remains good, both in our rivers and Long Island Sound. In our Connecticut and Catskill rivers fishing has gone from the high-water Spring conditions to lower-water summer conditions. There are still lot's of bugs but they have definitely slowed down from the bug blizzards of the past few weeks. The Hendricksons are now just a memory - but we have Isos, BWO's, a few straggling March Browns and Gray Fox, Vitreus, Sulphurs, Cahills and lots of tan and olive Caddis. On both Connecticut and Catskill rivers, be sure to keep your eyes open for spinner falls - not only in the evening but in the mid-late afternoons as well. There are March Brown spinners, Iso spinners, Coffin Flies (Green Drake spinners), and some Sulphur and Cahill spinners as well.
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June 06, 2018
Greetings Compleat Anglers! Here is your fishing report for June 6th. So much to cover today - fishing is hot! Now is the time! Whether your cup of tea is trout, pike, striped bass or bluefish, there's fantastic activity on your favorite Connecticut or Catskill river or on Long Island Sound. All of our guides are reporting tight lines and happy clients. For trout anglers, the recent cool weather front has done wonders for water river temperatures which were on the rise. So both the trout and bugs are happy and active. As well, Long Island Sound is on fire with both gator Bluefish and Striped Bass!
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May 29, 2018
Trout fishing has been strong in both Connecticut and Catskill rivers. The past two weeks have seen consistent dry-fly activity on all rivers, with a bit of the activity slowing down this past weekend due to the chilly weather/rainy front that passed through. Even when the bugs were a bit scarce there seemed to be a head or a beak here and there and there were good fish to be had. While I'll cover each river individually, all Connecticut and New York rivers are experiencing hatches of March Browns, Tan and Olive Caddis, BWO's, Rusty Spinners, and Paraleps. When the fish weren't on top, nymphing was very good with some really big fish taken. All rivers are dropping and wading is becoming good. Rivers that had some color over the weekend have cleared nicely. Water temperatures range from the low 50's to the mid 60's.
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