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Northeast Fishing Report 6/26/26
Hello Compleat Angler Friends! The rain gods have answered our prayers, and flows are finally back up after a long dry spell. The increased water has kicked off some nice bites on the Farmington, the Delaware, and in local our rivers for trout, but striped bass in the Western Sound are harder to come by. Anglers are having success out East near Fishers Island and Watch Hill, where bass are feeding heavily on sand eels and squid.
Northeast Fishing Report 6/19/26
Hello Compleat Angler Friends! We hope you have been enjoying the warm weather, although some rain would be nice. Striped bass have flooded the Sound and are chewing on everything from squid to bunker to sand eels. Recent reports have been a bit slow, possibly due to the storms we've had overnight, but anglers are still finding them deep and shallow. Small sand eel patterns have been working well on the flats, while hollow and bunker patterns are dominating the deeper structure.
Freshwater has understandably slowed in our local freestones, as water levels are dangerously low, but the Housy, Farmington, and Delaware systems still have willing fish that have been keyed in on Sulphurs.
Northeast Fishing Report 6/12/26
Hello Compleat Angler Friends! Summer weather is here, and with it a boxed bag of emotions. On the one hand, the heat feels wonderful, but on the other, the increased temperatures are starting to shut down the trout bite in some of our local freestones. The good news is that striped bass fishing continues to improve as more fish settle into their summer haunts. There is a plethora of bait around, from squid to bunker, and even sand eels. The best bite window is early morning and evening near the usual hot spots, but always look for water moving from point A to point B.
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