River Report
River Flow 1280 CFS - Visibility Clearing - AM Water Temp 54'F. - A chance of showers, mainly before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the morning. - AM Air Temp 45' - Today's High 64' - Tonight's Low 49'
Hendricksons are coming!! 1st Hendrickson Adult brought into the shop in person receives a $50.00 Gift Certificate !!!
Our annual spring stocking of the big rainbows will be the 1st week of May. The winners of the raffle are: 1st Prize Evan Williams; a guided float trip. 2nd Prize William Gemmell: a complete Cortland Competition Nymph Rod and Reel setup. We would like to thank all of you that purchased raffle tickets for the Spring Big Rainbow stocking.
There is still time to donate for this spring rainbow stocking. Just call us at the shop at 860.672.1010 and donate with a credit card, you can mail us a check or you can even stop in the store and hand deliver it. Checks can be made to OSI/Friends of the Housatonic. This is a non-profit organization and your donation would be tax deductible.
Thank all of you again for your support of this spring stocking. Email us at hflyshop@aol.com with your pictures of these big fish if they don't break you off. They do fight like steelhead!
We are going to have Aaron Jasper back on May 6th for another Euro Nymphing Clinic !! Call the shop to sign up as space is limited & filling up.
CT DEEP wil be stocking the Cornwall Bridge section of the Housy TMA on 04/24/17. HRO Big Rainbow stocking wil be the 1st week of May.
Now for the fishing conditions. The river is at 1280 CFS. With this river flow swinging big streamers and nymphing with big stone flies is ticket to get some big hold over fish. We've had some reports of customers swining big streamers, hooking up with Northern Pike in the TMA. Now is the time to tune -up your fly vest. Clean out the old leaders & tippet spools. Then replace them with fresh. Reorganize your flies into new boxes. Check to see how much floatant, lead shot, strike indicators, tippet rings are left over from last year or bring your gear into the shop and we can help you tune it up for the coming season. If your fly line is becoming stiff or cracked it's time to change it. You can bring your fly reel to the shop and we can machine wind a new fly line with free backing !! If your favorite rod has broken guides, tip tops, missing hook keeper or needs new wraps.......Bring it down to the shop for repair.
We like the following patterns:Circus Peanuts, Zonkers, Woolly Buggers, Pick Yur' Pocket, Hares Ear (12-16), BH Princes (10-16), BH Pheasant Tails (12-18), Rubber Legs (all colors), 20 Incher's (8-16) & Euro Bead Head Princes. Don't forget to try a San Juan or Yellow Stone Mop Fly, too. We recommend a drop rig for maximum effectiveness and use an indicator to make sure you don't miss any takes. Try the AirLock indicators if you haven't already. They are the best!
Since you're reading our river report, please consider purchasing your gear from us. We are happy to have the opportunity to match any deals out there you may come upon. Give us a call first and let us have the first chance. Thanks!
Our Guides are Ready to Take You Trout Fishing!!! - Don't forget we offer a FULL ROD REPAIR SERVICE Bamboo, Graphite and Glass. - Reel Seat Replacement, Cork Grip Repairs, Guide Replacement, Rod Wrapping and Rod Finishing. - Repair your old favorite rods and fish them again!!
Start thinking about spring and book your guided fishing trips now! The best time to get out in the spring is Late April to Mid May and these dates always fill up fast so don't wait! We want to thank all of you for a great season this year and look forward to providing you with a great fishing experience again in the new year. A BIG THANK YOU from all of our guides!
Don't forget we buy, sell or trade used and antique fishing equipment rods, reels, lines, duck and fish decoys, fishing lures, books, artwork, collectibles and tying materials/tools. If you are looking to trade in, sell, or are just scaling down as they say, bring your items in or take pictures and email them to us and we will happily purchase or offer a trade up. I have been purchasing and selling used and collectible items for over 25 years and our fishing/hunting library in the store is the finest and largest probably in the country. We will happily show you the value of your items and then offer trade-in or purchase prices. So give us a call (860-672-1010) or send and email (hflyshop@aol.com). We also purchase estates and will gladly come over to your house to assess the value of your collection and purchase the entire collection.