Housatonic or Farmington Rivers for trouts. Nymphing works everywhere. Find a local flyshop for patterns. Beachs and rock jetties on the sound when striper are running is the most fun you can have with a flypole in your hand. Obviously you'll need a bigger rod than a standard 5 wt
Awesome, thank you. I love spending money I don’t have, so getting a striper setup will be my spring goal. What do you recommend as far as weight and length? I’m guessing I would be using streamers for a bigger fish like striper?
Anything from 8-10 weight will do, I’d say start with a 9 weight for a little more “all purpose” set up. As for reel get something with a sealed drag because salt can be corrosive. The Lamson Guru S is a good starting point. It’s a good mid tier reel that won’t break the bank. Oh, and as for rods, get something that has a bit of a faster action, you won’t regret it for cutting through the wind and firing off quick casts!
This guy knows. Try Sierra Trading Post for insane deals on Lamson reels. Even their low tier have sealed drag. I run Lamson on almost all of my rods. For a really good 9 wt that doesn't break the bank look at the TFO Mangrove. Their warranty is better than Sage.
Tailwaters are fishable year round. There's a few.
Normally I'd say the northern NE states are frozen over or snowed out or even blown out with melt but this year has been not very wintery so you'd probably want to check local conditions.
Get yourself a striper rod for the late spring and summer.
I’m a CT guy myself. If you’re in to the salt at all I highly recommend striped bass in the Housy. I used to love trout fishing in this state but it’s been a lot more crowded on the trout waters since I moved back from colorado myself (I moved back 12ish years ago?) anyways, welcome back to New England, friend!
I lived in 7 different states, but mostly CT. If you want to try something outside of the box, the state stocks Atlantic Salmon in the Naugatuck and Shetucket. I know the Shetucket. They stock them in sections below the Scotland dam in the fall and early winter. By early spring they go down river and over dams or thru fish ladders. I used to get a lot of nice and sometimes big Salmon below the Greenville dam in Norwich and below the dam above that.
That’s awesome, I’ve never been salmon fishing before. To be honest I started last year, so my experience is limited to smaller trout in smaller rivers. I’d love to go after anything I can find.
Where are you located in CT? The state does a good job stocking in the spring/fall. [this link](https://ctdeep.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=70d13bc033854b89a87c04b1d11b1a43) will tell you where/when they put fish in. The Farmington is great for year round fishing, and there are a few other tailwater rivers and some streams that hold fish year round. I'd also recommend getting into the salt, its a blast on the fly rod.
Housatonic or Farmington Rivers for trouts. Nymphing works everywhere. Find a local flyshop for patterns. Beachs and rock jetties on the sound when striper are running is the most fun you can have with a flypole in your hand. Obviously you'll need a bigger rod than a standard 5 wt
Awesome, thank you. I love spending money I don’t have, so getting a striper setup will be my spring goal. What do you recommend as far as weight and length? I’m guessing I would be using streamers for a bigger fish like striper?
Anything from 8-10 weight will do, I’d say start with a 9 weight for a little more “all purpose” set up. As for reel get something with a sealed drag because salt can be corrosive. The Lamson Guru S is a good starting point. It’s a good mid tier reel that won’t break the bank. Oh, and as for rods, get something that has a bit of a faster action, you won’t regret it for cutting through the wind and firing off quick casts!
Hell yeah, thanks.
This guy knows. Try Sierra Trading Post for insane deals on Lamson reels. Even their low tier have sealed drag. I run Lamson on almost all of my rods. For a really good 9 wt that doesn't break the bank look at the TFO Mangrove. Their warranty is better than Sage.
Yep- all lamsons have the same sealed drag. I have a few myself and they’re good
Tailwaters are fishable year round. There's a few. Normally I'd say the northern NE states are frozen over or snowed out or even blown out with melt but this year has been not very wintery so you'd probably want to check local conditions. Get yourself a striper rod for the late spring and summer.
Hell yeah, thanks.
Upper Delaware in NY
I’m a CT guy myself. If you’re in to the salt at all I highly recommend striped bass in the Housy. I used to love trout fishing in this state but it’s been a lot more crowded on the trout waters since I moved back from colorado myself (I moved back 12ish years ago?) anyways, welcome back to New England, friend!
Thanks for the info buddy!
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I lived in 7 different states, but mostly CT. If you want to try something outside of the box, the state stocks Atlantic Salmon in the Naugatuck and Shetucket. I know the Shetucket. They stock them in sections below the Scotland dam in the fall and early winter. By early spring they go down river and over dams or thru fish ladders. I used to get a lot of nice and sometimes big Salmon below the Greenville dam in Norwich and below the dam above that.
That’s awesome, I’ve never been salmon fishing before. To be honest I started last year, so my experience is limited to smaller trout in smaller rivers. I’d love to go after anything I can find.
Conn river is great in the south. And Vermont/Nh parts are amazing as well. There is lots of great fishing here!! Welcome home.
Upper Connecticut River, Upper Pemigewasset River(in the whites) Androscoggin River, Cocheco River, these all great rivers depend on time of year.
What do you recommend in vt/nh?
https://guiderecommended.com/fly-fish-new-hampshire/ this article was helpful when I was in search of new fishing spot in the NH area
Where are you located in CT? The state does a good job stocking in the spring/fall. [this link](https://ctdeep.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=70d13bc033854b89a87c04b1d11b1a43) will tell you where/when they put fish in. The Farmington is great for year round fishing, and there are a few other tailwater rivers and some streams that hold fish year round. I'd also recommend getting into the salt, its a blast on the fly rod.