[614517]

i just got a nice 5 weight rod for xmas, and heard a lot of good things about the connie.can anyone reccomend a good spot? is the fishing good in the winter? they shut down my local streams up in westchester, im going crazy!!!!

dont forget to set the hook!!!!

 

[Surfcaster]

The fishing beats inside the park open in February. You have to pay to fish and it's catch and release. Barbless hooks. Pleny of quality fish though. The tidal section of the river flows into the park under Rt 27. The tidal section can be fished all winter. However it is a relativly small area. Good luck

 

[615644]

What or rather where, is the connie? I too would like to expand my horizens back to a 4 wt...thanks

 

[Surfcaster]

It's Connequot State Park in Oakdale. I may have mis-spelled the name. But it's in the ballpark.

 

[Striper77]

For info and map on Connectquot, try this web site :
http://nysparks.state.ny.us/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/nysparks/parks-search.cgi

Striper77

 

[Striper77]

Does anyone have info on opening day for the no kill season ? Cabin fever is setting in !


Striper77

 

[flysully]

Feb. 1st for the Connetquot and April 1st for Caleb Smith trout fisheries.

 

[JohnnyPitch]

Last I heard they encouraged you to keep the fish. The river is pretty much dead except for the fingerlings they recently stocked, which are few and far between. Last time I was there I caught one of the old holdovers who looked 8-9 lbs on a muddler minnow about a month and a half ago. The pic is around here somewhere. Caught him on a 1-wt. The river looked dead to me.

 

[blitzking]

That thread is like 5 months old haha