Housatonic 5/31/07

[Nymphmeister]

Just about everything is hatching now- Cahills, Sulfurs, small Olives, March Browns/Gray Foxes, Caddis (tan, brown, olive/green, black), Golden Stones, Craneflies- all different phases of these hatches are going on- emergers, duns, cripples & spinners for the Mayflies, as well as pupa, adult egg layers & spent versions for the Caddis. And I probably left some stuff out! Hearing reports of Brown Drakes, but I haven't personally seen them on the water or the spinners in the air either- the spinners are quite large (#8-10 2x long hook) and make a distinctive up and down motion while flying around just before dark. We get a few Green Drakes in June, but it is too spotty and localized to be a predictable, fishable hatch- I've seen 2 viable, legitimate, fishable hatches of them in the 20+ years I've fished hear- but they were amazing when they happened, and the trout went bonkers- sounded like bricks getting dropped in the water. The big #8-10 Spring Isonychia should be starting any day now. There are Golden Stonefly shucks all over the rocks- both the adults & nymphs were crawling on the rocks and on me after dark last night, and the trout ARE feeding on them.

Water temps are on the warmer but still doable side- we are on a normal late Spring schedule, with the early to mid morning producing some really good nymphing, and evenings into the darkness being prime dry fly time. Water temps have ranged from mid 60's to low 70's over the past week, flow is moderate & clear. Midday fishing tends to be slower, esp. on hot, sunny days- focus on the faster water with medium to large nymphs. Broken water diffuses the sunlight, and there is more oxygen there too. BIG TROUT are being caught on a daily basis, a mix of browns & bows- many 18" plus beauties, with a good number over 20", and even some up to and over the magic 2 foot mark. Wow. If you are at least half way decent, are flexible in your approach, and put some time in, your chances of hooking up with a really good trout are excellent, esp. in the early morning & late evening, or even better at night. Some days you might get several big ones, other days all small to average sized ones, but that's fishing, right?

Streamers are working well in low light condtions- early, late & on overcast days. Weather is supposed to cool back down into the 70's, with lows in the 50's starting on Sunday. Chances of isolated/scattered T-storms from Friday night thru Wednesday should provide some nice cloud cover and help keep the water temps down, and we could use a little rain in my opinion. The Housy runs warm, and the trout are used to it cracking 70 and cooling down on a daily basis this time of year. As long as it keeps dropping back down into the 60's overnight, fishing will be fine and you don't have to worry about stressing the trout here, they are conditioned to these temps. The trout fishing usually holds up at least thru mid to late June, and if we have a cooler Summer can go straight thru, albeit in a very early morning & dusk mode. If you want to night fish, now is PRIME TIME, you have a shot at getting a monster. Think big wets, nymphs & streamers- swing them thru the heads & tails of the pools.

When the trout fishing shuts down in the Summer, the Smallmouth fishing takes off (usually in July & August)- the worse the conditions are for the trout (low & warm), the better the fishing is for the Bass. Catches of 30, 50, or even 100+ Smallies in a day are not uncommon for experienced fishermen when you have ideal conditions. And with Natural flow for the past 3 years, the Bass are the biggest I've seen them, with 10-15" the norm, and plenty in the 16-18" range- those are very nice river Smallmouth. The secret to big Bass is to use big flies (4-6"). Dead-drifted Crayfish patterns and topwaters(in the slower pools, esp. in low light) can produce big ones too.

To all of you venturing out, good luck, and stop by the shop (Housatonic River Outfitters) and say hello.

Torrey aka "Nymphmeister"

[alanb_ct]

Thanks, Torrey, I'll be up there tonight. I'll report back in tomorrow.

[alanb_ct]

I fished the river last night (Friday) from 0430 - 0930. It was so hot, I didn't have the energy to stay later than that. As I drove North from work, big thunder storms were coming from the west, so I knew I was in for it. I ran to the river to quickly suit up with my boots and rain coat. In the lightning, I explored the river some top to bottom. Most of the common areas had a few fishermen already. I stopped to nymph in the upper TMA near some cooler water that I know. I caught 3 fat stockies on a size 12 March Brown nymph. The new fish are obviously eating very well. The Elms was empty, so I walked in to check the water temp, 74 degrees! I parked at the Garbage Hole to organize my gear, and two cars flew in the parking, jumped out and ran to the water to fish...so competitive. Anyway, I casually drove down, had a snack and some water, and got the 5 weight dry setup out. Aaron was there, sharing his favorite spot with a guide trip. They were all hammering fish, especially Aaron. I walked up to look around.

I decided to rig a Humphrey's wet fly leader with a single dropper. I fished two wets in size 10 and 14. The hatch started in earnest very late about 815pm. Everything under the sun was represented, and there were tons of small spinners on the water. I saw big numbers of larger yellow spinners. I would say that 90% of the fish I saw were small, so I didn't even bother casting for a while. I finally started fishing to a larger fish about 845pm. On the third soft swing, I hooked up on the bigger fly. It was a 16in holdover brown and gave me an outstanding fight, even on the 3X. 15 minutes later, I hooked another good fish that took much longer to land. It was another big brown, this one hooked just under his mouth, and this made for long runs.

Overall, I rate the fishing as fair. To be honest, if I could have fished the spots I wanted to, I probably would have caught a few more; but that's just the way it is, right? I'm not complaining. I did not see a single Drake.

[Defeatist]

Alan,
The trick with the drakes is being the right pools. Drakes are burrowers and need silty bottomed pools. If you tailor your fishing to runs below those areas when they hatch it can be stellar. Good luck, pray for cooler weather and some rain.

[alanb_ct]

Thanks. I've been able to successfully locate them in the past and have experienced some amazing brown Drake spinner falls. I have had better success in the upper Hous for this hatch, although I have seen the bugs, both brown and green, throughout the river. The trout seem to love giant spinners (size 6 plus, 2XL plus) for the hatch, like the Serio series. If I find them conclusively, I'll let everyone know.

[Soocugh]

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