Here is a trip report from FATC member, Larry Farrar.   Larry Farrar and his friend, Joe Walker, took a trip to Montauk on December 22nd to see what the park looked like after the flood in ’15 and the other flood in early ’17.  Seeing the changes to the stream was a bit startling to both fishermen.  Some deep holes had become shallow ones while some shallow holes were so deep after the floods that one could not wade through without water entering the chest waders.  The changes to the stream set up a great opportunity for exploring the stream while determining how and where to catch fish.

The park was practically empty for the first couple of hours.  The water flow slow and it was very clear.  Some fish were rising while others seemed to hold in slow parts of the stream waiting for the next bit of food to approach.  San Juan worms and Pheasant Tail nymphs were swung through the different holes for most of the morning with great success.  The best fly of the morning was the Pheasant Tail nymph fished as a dropper.  Later in the morning the bite slowed some so a Yellow and Partridge soft hackle tied on to see if fish would be interested taking the fly.  To the surprise of both fisherman the trout were fairly aggressive on taking the soft hackle.  The trout took the fly on the swing as well as on the strip.   All in all it was some of the best fishing of the year with a good number of fish approaching 18″ in length.

Bundle up and get out there the fish are waiting on you, tight lines.

Larry Farrar