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Fishing Reports
Housatonic River - Lower TMA
August 09, 2008
Posted by Housatonic River Outfitters, Inc.
Contact: Harold D. McMillan, Jr.
Torrey Collins
Cornwall Bridge, CT 06754 US
Phone 1: 860-672-1010
Fax: 860-672-6759
Email: hflyshop@aol.com
URL: http://www.dryflies.com
Current Report
White Flies are hatching!
Housy has cooled down a bit
over the past week or two, and
trout are back in the mix
along with the Smallmouth.
White flies hatch in the
evening, typically going into
the darkness- try a tandem rig
with a big #10-12 White Wulff
and a #12 cream or white
spinner trailed 18" or so
behind it. It can be a
blizzard hatch, like a
snowstorm flying upstream.
Both the trout & the bass
will feed upon it. Early
morning with nymphs is your
other possibility for trout,
when water temps are lowest
and they are the most active.
Bass fishing is typically
best from later in the morning
through the evening, when
water temps are rising and at
their highest- try medium to
large streamers, crayfish
patterns, poppers/topwater,
and bigger nymphs. The bass
seem to be bigger than usual
this year.
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.
r nights mean the better bass
fishing will
One-Week Fishing Forecast
We are catching trout & bass-
think White Fly hatch in the
evenings. Early AM & evenings
for trout, late morning till
dusk for the bass.
Two-Week Fishing Forecast
Ultimately,
fishing quality
will depend on the weather and
river conditions, and angler
ability level.
Hatch Info
-White Flies
-Light Cahills
-Assorted Caddis
Baitfish Report
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SMALLMOUTH BASS:
-July & August are 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.
TROUT
-if AM temps are in 60's you
can target the trout, if in
the 70's go for bass
DRIES:
-White Wulff #10-12
-Spinner #12- cream or white
-Light Cahill #12-14-
parachute, Catskill style,
Usual, cream spinner, etc.
-Caddis- assorted- #14-20-
adult & pupa- X-Caddis, Elk
Hair, CDC, Henryville, Sparkle
Pupa, etc.
-Beetles & Ants #14-18
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NYMPHS & WETS:
-Golden/Yellow Stonefly #6-14
-Olive/Green Caddis Larva
#10-16
-Caddis Pupa- tan,
green/olive- #14-16
-Brown Serendipity #14-16
-Prince Nymph #6-18
-BH Pheasant Tail #12-20
-Hare's Ear #10-20
-20 Incher #8-10
-Fox Squirrel Nymph #8-12
-HalfBack Nymph #8
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STREAMERS:
-Leadeye Bugger #4-
olive/black
-Trina's CH Rubber Bugger
#4-6- olive, Tkyla
-CH Sparkle Minnow #6- Sculpin
-Muddlers #2-8
-Double Bunny #2-4-
olive/white
-Conehead Madonna #4-
white, olive
-Barr's Slump Buster #6-
olive, rust, natural
-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
-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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River Flows
Medium with 3' of visibility,
1,360cfs per
USGS-
flows
may fluctuate
below the Powerhouse (exact
flow depends on where in TMA
you are- it is lower above the
Powerhouse). Flow
info is only as accurate as
the reports we receive.
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Water Temperature
Mid to upper 60's- AM temps,
typically rises during the day
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