09/05/16 River Report
River Flow 94 CFS - Visibility Clear - AM Water Temp 58'F. - Mostly sunny today with clouds building during the afternoon and evening. Today's high temp forecast at 78'. Northeast wind around 8-14 mph. - GET UP TO THE HOUSY and avoid the clouds and winds near the coast from Hermine today!!! The water temps are cooler thanks to our cooler nights, but that hasn't cooled the fishing down, in fact it is still HOT!!!. - Fish are taking flying ants and ISO's on the top!! There is even the occasional late sulphur out in the early evenings. - The streamer & popper bite is still going strong. -  The Farmington is only flowing at  76 CFS for today and there is much more water to explore over here! Wade nearly anywhere you want here with our flows. - This is an excellent chance to explore almost two miles of water above Push Em Up that you can't normally wade in. - Fish the upper TMA as this area holds lots of smallmouths that haven't seen much fishing pressure. - The pike, bass and carp fishing is still hot right now at the power house in Falls Village. - Fishing above the dam by boat has also been producing some nice pike and smallmouths.  - Today is a perfect day to get up here and throw your favorite popper on the stream for some of those big smallies. - With this flow it's a good opportunity to fish pools and riffles that are normally unwadeable. - This is the time of year to come up to study the HOUSY river bottom structure and understand how the fishing holes are laid out. - Don't forget to take pictures of the river bottom with landmarks for future reference. - Besides the BASS FISHING IS GREAT!!

 Flying ants during the day. - Look for Iso's in the evenings. - Bass Popper Bite Is HOT during the day and into the evening!! -  Look for Bass  behind exposed boulders in all the deeper riffles & pools. - Fish the side channels of the power house in Falls Village for Bass or Carp. - Lot's of exposed river structure to target at the power house - Popper & Streamer fishing is the way to go during daylight hours.

AM River Water Temp 58' - River Flow 94 CFS. - Morning Air Temp 56'- Today's Air Temp High 78' - Tonight's Air Temp Low 59' - Remember from  June 15th until September 15th the mouths of tributaries that are  posted by the DEEP are closed to fishing (Look for White DEEP No Fishing Signs). There is a Emergency Fishing Closure in effect as of 08/18/16 for eight tributaries entering the Farmington River starting with East Mountain Brook in New Hartford at the RT 219 Bridge down river to Hyde Brook in Farmington. This was done to create a temporary thermal refuge for the fish. Further information on these closures is available on the CT DEEP website.

Dry Fly Choices:Ants 14, 16 18, Isonychia 12, Sulphur 16,18,  Rusty Spinners 12, Green or Tan  Caddis Size 16 & 18
Bass: Any Color Popper, Pick Your Pocket, Woolly Buggers, Zonkers,Circus Peanuts
Soft Hackles: Olive Caddis Pupae, Hares Ear, Pheasant Tail, March Brown Spiders, Partdrige and Green, Partdrige and Yellow,  Partdrige and Orange, Red Squirrel, Pheasant Tail
Wet Flies: Lead Wing Coachman, Hornbergs, March Brown, .
Nymph Choices; Hares Ear, Green Caddis Pupae, BH Princes, BH Pheasant Tails, Big Yellow or Brown Stones, Rubber Legs(all colors), 20 Incher's, Yellow Wire Stones & Euro Bead Head Princes
Streamers: Pick Your Pocket, Zonkers, Woolly Buggers, Circus Peanuts, Home Invaders, Clousers, 

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