The wading is easy and the trout are plentiful. This unguided day trip is a recommended follow-up to the Linda Hotchkiss Memorial Women’s Fly Fishing School and Warm Up Weekend.  It is an opportunity for NEW ANGLERS to fish with mentors, apply their newly acquired skills, and best of all, practice hooking, playing and releasing trout.  We will have the entire river to ourselves, so more experienced anglers will have plenty of room to fish their own beats.

The Connetquot River is a hidden jewel running through an old hunting club converted into a NYS preserve.  It is located in Oakdale, Suffolk County, Long Island, about 90 minutes outside of New York City. As you head to your section of the river, remember to take a moment to park your butt on the bench we donated to the park many years ago.

We will meet at 8am for coffee and bagels before we head out to the river.  Please pack your own lunch.  We will have a cooler with water, soft drinks and snacks.  

Required:  
New York State fresh-water fishing license, waders w/ belt, non-felt wading boots, wading staff, polarized sunglasses, hat, bug spray, sunscreen, 5-weight fly rod & matching reel, fly line, leader, tippet and flies.  Although your trip leaders will have some flies to share.

Suggested flies:
Dry flies: blue-winged olives, caddis (gray, green & tan), sulphers (all sized 14-22)
Terrestrials: San Juan worm (see event photo!), hoppers, beetles, ants
Nymphs: prince nymphs, hare’s ear, Walt’s worm
Streamers: wooly buggers (black & chartreuse), gray ghost, mickey finn, muddler minnows