Housatonic River Fly Fishing Housatonic River Guide Services Outfitters Connecticut Trout Smallmouth Bass

"Fish Longer - Live Longer"

Fly Fishing Classes		Hardy Days
European Nymphing Classes		Simms & Winston Days
Pancake Opening Day Breakfast		Sage Days
Davy Wotton Fishing Classes	River Tours & Fishing Spots	Dave Hughs & Tom Ames Classes
Check our EVENTS page for upcoming Classes, Seminars and Events

*"We buy and sell & trade used and antique fishing equipment, rods, reel, books, artwork, etc. Contact the store - we arrange for your items to be appraised"*	*"We carry the finest lines of fishing tackle, fly tying tools and materials - feel free to contact the store to inquire about the latest and greatest product lines"*	*"European Nymphing Techniques are becoming quite popular - we offer numerous classes, have the materials for tying the flies and carry a full line of Euro-Flies"*


*"We have a large library of used, first edition and collectible hunting and fishing books - check our online listings or contact the store for a most* *wanted book"*	*"With over 50,000 flies in stock - we have the fly you need - regardless of your destination - home-waters or far-waters - we have the fly"*	"Trips-Trips-Trips - We will arrange your trips to wherever you wish to go - or stay close to home - we have worked with DEP and private stockings to make the Housatonic the finest fishery in the east."


*Guides on the Farmington River and Housatonic River* Cornwall Bridge, Connecticut - Smallmouth Bass and Trout Capital of Connecticut on the Housatonic River Shop for Products on our new internet shopping cart - Click Here For Products

860-672-1010 - Call us for Reservations or with any questions

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We ship worldwide Free shipping on all orders $100 or more - Call the Store for Gift Certificates 860-672-1010 September Olives and Ant Hatches will be here soon State Stocking 9000 Fish We are stocking 2000 fat Kamloops Rainbow Trout Facebook Page for Housatonic River Outfitters - click here
HRO Annual Sportsman's Game Dinner, Sunday Oct 17th, 1-5PM. Great food, wine, beer, clams & prizes. Chef Woody will do his usual fantastic job, event will be held once again at Woodridge Lake Clubhouse in Goshen, tickets will be $40

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My son Lucas and Ladd just above the dam in Falls Village - Summer is here

Some really big smallmouth bass from the float trips - 7/24/10

Adam's sport witha nice rainbow Guide Trip - last week of May - a nice rainbow and nice brown - Alder Flies are on the water too.

Chad - Bert's Nephew holds just one of the many rainbows he caught with his uncle.

Dave with a big hold-over Brown Click here to purchase you Connecticut Fishing License For an excellent trout fishing 2 forums (they are an honest and upstanding websites & Forums) no EGOS - only great information and pictures - Trout Legend.com - just click here & http://www.firsthatchflyfishing.com - this is Jim Plante's website - just click here Dear Torrey - Ask Torrey your fishing questions - Click Here HRO Steelhead Blog - Pics, Information and Techniques - Click Here We Guide on the Housatonic and Farmington Rivers - Click Here for infor New program - we sell your used fishing items on ebay - and after fees you receive the amount as a gift certificate in the store to purchase products - we list, pic and ship - you get the funds to spend - as good as it sounds.

Click here of Guide and Lodging Packages on the Housatonic River

New Hardy Products are in the store - check the reels out on the "Reels Page "

Check out our destination fishing trips - past and future - just click "OSI - Friends of the Housatonic Friends of the Housatonic is fiscally sponsored by the Open Space Institute, Inc., as part of its Citizen Action Program ." Click here to find out more about what we do to help kids and the river.

Nick with a beautiful holdover rainbow - 09/06/2009 - Look at the color Look out West - we have it here now.

David with a nice steelhead Funk, Jr. with a bigger stealhead

Mrs. Funk with her loyal guide.

Joseph Wald asked Crystal Eley to be his wife while being guided on the Housatonic River on August 16th 2009 The answer was yes - another first for HRO

One of our Hold-over Rainbows - What a beauty

Max Fetterman holding a big rainbow Picture Gallery













Dr. D. with a beautiful Sockey	A nice Housy Brown	Keith our warmwater guide





Mike with a hog brown trout	Ladd with a fat rainbow trout	Ladd with a fat smallmouth bass

This is where it all starts

Ethan "Bubba" Raskind shows off his new Bass Tracker - for guide trips on Local Lakes and the Housatonic for Big Pike, Largemouth Bass & Smallmouth Bass. Friends of the Housatonic sponsored an outing with Paterson #20 Second Graders Go to the Friends page to check out more pics - this is what it is all about.

David Weiner landing a monster trout on a small spring creek in Montana

Jamison with a beautiful Rainbow Trout 5/27 - this is what it's all about. A new fishermen has been hooked on the Housatonic River I have started a non-profit organization "OSI - Friends of the Housatonic" Click here to find out more. Our fly fishing guide Ethan with a monster pike from the Housatonic River Our Guides on the Housatonic River love to teach fly fishing to children We are your flyfishing and fishing resource on the Housatonic River - largest staff of experienced guides in New England.

Dr. D. with a big Montana Brown

John with a Housy Brown

David with a Housy Brown

We donate as much as we can

Cowboy with a Housy Brown

Tash with a Russian Salmon

Welcome to our Store

Opie with a big Rainbow

Driftboat Services

Our new LED Headlamp - 3 settings - 200 hour burntime on the lowest setting - $14.95

KIDS LOVE FISHING!

We have Scooby-Doo, Mickey Mouse and Spider Man fishing kits for your kids!

Hotels Cusco www.firsthatchflyfishing.com

Visit my Ebay Store to view and purchase used equipment, books, tackle, artwork and stuff

For an excellent trout fishing Dialogue - 2 forums (they are an honest and upstanding websites & Forums) no EGOS - only great information and pictures - Trout Legend.com - just click here & www.firsthatchflyfishing.com by our guide - Jim Plante - click here

	Housatonic River Outfitters 24 Kent Road Cornwall Bridge, CT 06754
E-Mail:hflyshop@aol.com URL:http://www.dryflies.com	Orders/Info (860) 672-1010 Fishing Conditions: River Report Page FAX: 860-672-6759

Cornwall Bridge, Connecticut - Smallmouth Bass and Trout Capital of Connecticut on the Housatonic River

HRO Annual Sportsman's Game Dinner, Sunday Oct 17th, 1-5PM. Great food, wine, beer, clams & prizes. Chef Woody will do his usual fantastic job, event will be held once again at Woodridge Lake Clubhouse in Goshen, tickets will be $40