Hello Compleat Angler Friends! Local rivers and streams are slightly above average this week and are gradually dropping. Overall fishing has been a little slower on our local rivers, however some anglers are finding a few fish willing to cooperate on dry flies. The Farmington River has high flows but is still fishable if you use caution when wading. There are plenty of fish in the system, including some larger holdover trout. The Housatonic will be at fishable levels for this weekend. For hatches in Connecticut, you can expect Sulphurs, Light Cahill, Blue Winged Olives, Caddis, and Midges. The Delaware river will be high for wading but ideal for floating, and towards the evening anglers are finding fish on March Browns, Sulpurs, Light Cahills, Caddis, and soon Isonychia. On the saltwater, Striper fishin has been great along the Connecticut shoreline with the primary bait being Sand Eels and Bunker. All areas are holding fish, and both boat and wade fishing have been producing. Morning tides along the beaches, coves, and deeper water ledges will all be producing, and anglers are finding nice Bluefish on topwater.

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Hello Compleat Angler Friends! Connecticut hatches have transitioned from Hendricksons to Sulphurs coming off the water in good numbers during the afternoon and into the evening. Most of our rivers and streams have below average flows, with the exception being the Housatonic and Farmington Rivers. Anglers fishing the Delaware River are finding some big trout on Sulphur and March Brown Hatches, with some Green Drakes and Coffin Flies showing up briefly. The evenings are best for hatch activity. We’re seeing a slower week on the Connecticut side of the Long Island Sound, with surface action being a hit or miss and more sporadic than the prior weeks. There are plenty of Sand Eels around the beaches which bode well for the early morning wade angler. Every day has been different for boat anglers, and some days large Stripers are chasing Bunker to the surface in deeper water structure. Meanwhile, the South Shore of Long Island was really heated up with big Stripers and Bluefish chasing a variety of bait on top.

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Hello Compleat Angler Friends! This week’s rain has added to flows on our local rivers and streams a bit, which has kept levels slightly below average. With many options being stocked, there will be more Trout to find, which are starting to spread out into different types of water. Fly selection will be forgiving on these fish, with the holdovers being a little tougher to fool. The most noticeable improvement is the flow on the Housatonic River, which is now at ideal wading and clarity, with some fantastic hatches occurring from the afternoon and into the evening. The Farmington River is also at ideal flows for this weekend’s fishing, with plenty of fish spread throughout the river. In the Catskills, hatches have been good with more frequency of March Browns. Striper fishing has been great on the saltwater, and we’re starting to see some big Bluefish arriving in the Sound. Anglers are finding Stripers on Sand Eels along the beaches, and there are plenty of Bunker to keep the larger Stripers occupied along the coastline. The salt ponds also have Stripers in pursuit of Silversides.

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