Spring Creek · Coastal Plain Sand Gravel · New York, US

Connetquot River

A wide, still pond-like stretch of the Connetquot River surrounded by autumn trees, seen from a duck blind.
Tomorrow · About as good as it gets
Gammarus Scud (Olive)
Forecast · Tomorrow
About as good as it gets
On the feed top to bottom — start on the rises with a dry, drop a nymph if they stay down.
75% projected
Today's fly
Gammarus Scud (Olive)
Gammarus Scud (Olive)
Conditions on the water · Tomorrow
Estimate
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp16.8°C
ClarityClearing
Weather21°C
WindN 13 km/h
Pressure1025 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

No gauge on this water — readings are regional estimates from weather, not a live gauge.

Water temperature for Rainbow Trout
Ideal
17°C est.ideal 10–18°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Rainbow Trout
When
Nymphing can work through most of the day.
Where
Cover mixed depths.
Method
Start with tight-line nymphs and adjust if fish rise or drift higher.
Kit
9 ft #4 rod, floating line, 12 ft tapered leader to 4–5 lb fluoro tippet.
Why this works
Good — water temperature is right today, though insect activity could be better.
Likely species
Mayflies
Caddisflies
terrestrials
Hatch timeline · tomorrowPeak at 7am

12pm(now) — Reed Smut

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 61%
Also:Flying Ants52%Trico (Eastern)48%
Peak emergence windowWeather boost5 food groups active

Peak activity at 7am — Trico (Eastern) (Trico (Eastern), Weather boost)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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Evidence
Records-basedModerate confidence

Based on species-occurrence records, not local invertebrate surveys.

Through the year
0–3 scale · September highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
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SulphurHatch
2
3
2
Trico (Eastern)Hatch
2
3
3
2
Eastern Blue-Winged OliveHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Eastern Summer BWO (Drunella)Hatch
2
3
3
2

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Rainbow Trout fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • New York licence and park rules/reservations apply
  • Verify Region 1 special regulations and park-specific fishing procedures before launch.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 2
Nissequogue River
12 km
82
Brook trout · Brown trout · Rainbow trout
Carmans River
22 km
82
Brook trout · Brown trout · Rainbow trout
Gallery · 2
  1. A wide, still pond-like stretch of the Connetquot River surrounded by autumn trees, seen from a duck blind.
    Connetquot from the Duck Blind
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality · US Clean Water Act
  • Aquatic life: Not assessed
What this classification means

EPA ATTAINS assessment unit 'Connetquot River, Upper, and tribs' (NY1701-0095), 2022 Integrated Report. Aquatic Life use: Insufficient Information. This is a Clean Water Act assessment-unit classification (the US analogue of WFD), not a live reading.

Status is for the Clean Water Act assessment unit covering this reach.

EPA ATTAINS (Clean Water Act) · NY1701-0095

The full read · show the working · for Rainbow Trout · confidence 90%
How the 79 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow60 × 22%13.2
Clarity85 × 18%15.3
Feeding Time75 × 13%9.8
Pressure75 × 7%5.3
Insect activity59 × 12%7.1
Conditions total= 79
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 January → 31 December
Related guides
Euro Nymphingsubsurface methods
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