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Housatonic River Conditions
Bull\'s Bridge, Connecticut
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May 3, 2008 |
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Water Level |
Medium high, lower above the powerhouse (flows may fluctuate)- exact level depends on what part of TMA you are in(from Bull's Bridge to Powerhouse is lower) |
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Water Temperature |
Low to mid 50's |
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Water Clarity |
3.5-4 feet |
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Release Schedule |
About 2,150cfs per USGS- flows may fluctuate below the Powerhouse |
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Current Hatches |
-Pictures at top may not match current hatches.
-Hendricksons- almost done
-Rusty Spinners
-Green/Olive Caddis- anytime now
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This Report Courtesy Of Torrey
Housatonic River Outfitters
24 Kent Road, Cornwall Bridge, Connecticut | |
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BEST BETS:
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TROUT
DRIES:
-Hendrickson #12-14- use emergers & duns- parachutes, Comparaduns, Lt. & Dk Hendrickson, Usuals, etc.
-Rusty Spinner #12-14
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NYMPHS & WETS:
-Hendrickson Nymph #12-14
-BH Pheasant Tail #12-14
-Golden/Yellow Stonefly #6-14
-Olive/Green Caddis Larva #12-16
-Green Caddis Pupa #14-16
-Prince Nymph #6-14
-Olive BH Caddis #14
-Korbay's Dk. Olive Czech Nymph #10
-Scud #12-16- grey, olive, tan
-Hare's Ear #10-16
-20 Incher #8-10
-Fox Squirrel Nymph #8-12
-HalfBack Nymph #8
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STREAMERS:
White & yellow have been particularly good lately, and dark olive too.
-Burgin Halloween Bugger #6
-Trina's CH Olive Rubber Bugger #4
-Muddlers #2-8
-Conehead Madonna #4- white, olive
-Barr's Slump Buster #6- olive, rust, natural
-Conehead Double Bunny #4- olive/white
-Zoo Cougar #2-4
-Zonkers #2-8- natural, white, brown
-Woolly Sculpin- black, white, tan #4-6
-Clouser Minnow #2-6- various colors
-Bob's Dangerous Darters #4- various colors
-Conehead Bow River Buggers- black, brown #4-8
-Woolybuggers- Olive, Black, Brown, White and Yellow #2-12
-Traditional Streamers: Grey Ghost, Black Ghost(deadly on brown trout ANYWHERE), Muddler, Mickey Finn, Baby Brown Trout(great Fall & clear water Streamer), etc. #2-12
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HIGH/DIRTY WATER:
-Medium to large streamers, esp. in black, white, yellow, chartreuse- Burgin Halloween Buggers, Zonkers, Woolly Buggers, Egg Sucking Leeches, Clousers, Zuddlers, Bow River Buggers, etc.
-Howell's Big Nasty #6- brown/orange
-Kaufmann's Stonefly- brown, black #2-8
-Bitch Creek #4-8
-Golden Stonefly #4-8
-Prince Nymph #6-10
-Green Weenie #12
-Egg Flies- various colors #8-14
-Helgramite patterns #2-8
-Wooly Worms- black, peacock #8-10
-San Juan Worm- red, pink, orange
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SMALLMOUTH BASS:
-June thru September is prime time
-Medium to large streamers in #2-8- patterns such as Zonkers, Clousers, Woolly Buggers, Madonnas, Woolly Sculpins, Bow River Buggers, Double Bunnies, etc. - think colors such as chartreuse, white, brown, yellow, olive, black, etc.
-Crayfish patterns #4-10- Crazy Dad, Clouser Crayfish, Near-Nuff Crayfish, Mini-Dad, etc.
-Howell's Big Nasty #6- brown/orange (could be a crayfish, helgramite, streamer, etc.- great "crossover" fly)
-Larger Nymphs #2-10- Bitch Creek, Stoneflies, Princes, Fox Squirrels, Helgramites, Halfback, etc.
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COMMENTS:
RIVER REPORT:
We are back down to normal with good clarity and still dropping, thanks to the leaves popping on the trees and sucking up the excess water. Henricksons are probably at the end, but we should see spinners into next week. Green/Olive Caddis should start anytime in the next week. Haven't had any reports from this section of the river lately, but it usually parallels the Upper TMA, and it has fished well the past couple days with nymphs & streamers. On milder evenings, some nice holdover browns got caught on Rusty spinners too.
A quick note about flows in this TMA:
A significant amount of water is pulled into a canal at Bull's Bridge Dam dam, and runs along the East side of Rt. 7, and then dumps back in at the Powerhouse, a little more than a mile below the dam. This makes a reduced flow above this. You can use this to your advantage by going above the Powerhouse during higher flows, and fishing below it when the level is lower than you like it in the upper section.
A note on etiquette.
In recent seasons, we are
seeing more and more fishermen
who crowd others and do not
seem to be aware of proper
etiquette. Nobody likes it
when they have a big chunk of
water to themselves and
somebody steps in 20-30 feet
away, and starts casting to
the fish they are working on.
When you approach a piece of
water that another fisherman
is occupying, ask yourself how
far you would want someone to
stay away if you were there
first- try to stay at least a
cast and a half away if
possible. And DO NOT EVER
throw to the same fish or
water that another person is
fishing, even if you can reach
it. That is a HUGE no-no, do
not be surprised if you get
yelled at or get your ass
kicked if you do that to
someone, I'll have no sympathy
for you. The Housy is a big
river, and there is plenty of
water for people to fish, even
on a popular weekend. If the
spot you want to fish is
occupied, don't crowd that
person, just go elsewhere.
Believe me, there are TONS of
fish (and big ones) all over
the upper and lower TMA's, and
outside of it also. Don't fish
Corner Hole, Sand Hole, Cellar
Hole, etc. on a busy Saturday
at prime time and expect to
have solitude- the easy access
spots almost always hold the
most fishermen. The Upper TMA is
somewhere in the vicinity of
10 miles or so, and the lower
one is about 2.5 miles, giving
us all plenty of water to
spread the pressure out in.
Just make sure to practice
courtesy and common sense, and
treat other fishermen as you
would like to be treated, and
it will be a better experience
for everyone.
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