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2/24/2016 - Tenmile & Lower Housatonic
Posted by Matthias Hackett in 3tand, anglers den, fly fishing, fly fishing report, fly tying, frank degrazio, hatch, hatch reels, hendrickson spinner, housatonic river, housatonic tma, matthias hackett, orvis, outcast boats, river report, scott, scott fly rods, tenmile river, tom zarecki, trout, whooley bugger, winter fly fishing
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This past weekend mother nature offered up some warm temps almost touching 50 degrees both Saturday and Sunday. With back to back warm days and a little extra juice in the river, we decided to freestone it. The past month or so has been focused on the Farmington/Croton alike however it was nice to float/stand in some different water this weekend.
Saturday - 2/20/2016
Tom Z took an early season float on the Tenmile this Saturday. Around 2pm they reported size 12 black stones on the boat and sputtering around. The water was about 40 degrees with a flow of 400cfs. Tom noted that the river looked good considering abnormal winter.
Sunday - 2/21/2016
On Sunday myself and guide Frank Degrazio brought out a group of guys new to the area. We fished the Lower TMA on the Housatonic River which is open year round catch and release.
Sundays weather was an overcast morning with the sun breaking around noon. As soon at the sun popped and the temperature climbed, we saw the 2pm stoneflies Tom reported the day before.
While walking into our location however, we noticed a handful of darters and a four inch smallmouth dead in a side braid. As the flows rise and fall and the days get cold and warm, smaller fish get stuck in side channels. The fish will occasionally get frozen into the ice.
We tied on white whooley buggers with some flash to imitate the dead pale darters. The action was slow overall however two anglers did hook up, with one providing a customer with a great fight.
Fun had by all, and the warm temps made for a great day on the Lower TMA.
Fly On,
Matt
ps. check out this weekends forecast at the bottom of the pictures!
10 DAY FORECAST - PAWLING NY
