New York Spring creek
Connetquot River Fishing Report, Flows and Hatches
A limestone-fed spring creek an hour from New York City, gin-clear and highly technical. A midge, Blue-Winged Olive, caddis, sulphur, and Hendrickson fishery for anglers who like a puzzle.
Spring creek
New York
20 ft
Gauge 01306460
Right now
Live conditions
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The hatch chart
Connetquot River hatch chart
The emergences that come off the Connetquot by month, straight from the Rivus hatch model.
| Hatch | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Midge Midge, #20-24 | ||||||||||||
Hendrickson Mayfly, #14-16 | ||||||||||||
Blue Winged Olive Mayfly, #18-22 | ||||||||||||
Caddisfly Caddis, #14-18 | ||||||||||||
Sulphur Mayfly, #16-18 | ||||||||||||
Light Cahill Mayfly, #12-14 | ||||||||||||
Flying Ant / Carpenter Ant Ant, #18-20 | ||||||||||||
Terrestrial Beetle Beetle, #14-16 | ||||||||||||
Trico Mayfly, #20-24 |
How it fishes
A New York spring creek
A spring creek wells up from the ground at a near-constant temperature, so it stays clear, cold, and stable through the year. The water is rich and the fish see everything, which makes for technical, small-fly fishing and long, fine leaders.
Flow and gauge
Reading the flows
The Connetquot is metered at USGS gauge 01306460. Watch the trend as much as the number: a river that is dropping and clearing fishes very differently from one that is coming up.
Access and regulations
Before you fish
Access and the right to fish are the angler’s responsibility, every time. Public access, private water, and seasonal closures vary along the river, so confirm where you can legally stand and wade before you go. We do not point you to a specific spot.
Read the current rules, license requirements, and any special-regulation water before you go. Regulations change season to season, so check them fresh.
Flow and water temperature from USGS, weather from NWS and NOAA, refreshed hourly. Real-time USGS readings are provisional and subject to revision. The hatch chart and river read are Rivus model output.