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Northeast Fishing Report 10/9/26
Hello Compleat Angler Friends! Things are seeming to finally pick up in the Sound, with Bonito and Striper being found in the Western Sound. Conditions for today and tomorrow look great, with a fat glug of rain projected for Sunday. If you do get out, remember to keep moving, these bass are staying active and looking for bait. Also practice your cast! The wind has been pretty gnarly and most times you only get one shot at shallow fish before they bolt, so being prepared makes all the difference.
Trout are still feeding heavily in the Housatonic and the Farmington, with BWOs, Caddis, Dry Droppers, and Streamers all being effective. Hopefully the rain on Sunday keeps levels up, which should help sustain the bite as the temperatures continue to drop.
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Northeast Fishing Report 10/2/26
Hello Compleat Angler Friends! The nor'easter that blew through last week shook things up across fresh and saltwater fishing, but thankfully, its effects are starting to calm. Water levels in our local rivers are back down to fishable levels, however, the storm severely disrupted things in the Sound, and bass have been difficult to locate. Hard tails, which were abundant out East and starting to move into the Western Sound, are seemingly gone for the moment. There is a chance that albies and bonito have a resurgence in a week or two depending on the weather, but for now, I would wait for the saltwater bite to pick back up for striper and blues.
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Northeast Fishing Report 9/25/26
Hello Compleat Angler Friends! I have good news and bad news. The bad news is that we have a major nor'easter set to clobber much of the Sound this weekend. We are looking at sustained 25-35mph winds, with higher gusts possible, and more than a combined 3 inches of rain from Saturday into Sunday. Safe to say, it might be better to hunker down this weekend and tie some flies or prep for another trip. The good news is we believe this system should blow the fall fishing wide open. There is so much bait holding in our local waters that once this system moves through, striped bass will be fired up and will come in close to gorge themselves before making the long trip home.
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