Archive for 2010 CT River Striped Bass Fishing
Apr
21
4-21-10 Still no keepers
Posted by: | CommentsWell, no one can say that I’m not putting my time in… I launched at 5 AM in Rocky Hill with Josh. We fished all the usual spots with the same results. Clean water at 50 degrees and herring at every stop. We threw Houdini’s Revolution Shads and Bass Harassers and covered depths from 3 to 12 feet without a sniff. We finally caved in around 7 and switched over to pike. I think we boated 5 and had many more hits. Here is the big one from this morning. She hit a 7″ Revolution Shad.
Apr
20
3 Days on the Connecticut River
Posted by: | CommentsThe conditions are right for the arrival of keeper sized striped bass so I’ve been putting my time in lately. The water is hovering around 50 degrees, levels are perfect and there is very little debris in the water. I have fished from Hartford all the way to Old Saybrook recently and have seen bait everywhere we have looked… Not tons of it but it is everywhere. We have seen lots of schoolies and I lost a bass that was around 32″ on Saturday but that was the only big fish I’ve seen. Once we get tired of casting to empty water, we have been switching over to pike lures. The pike action has been excellent. We are fishing in 3 to 10 feet of water using the Reaction Strike Revolution Shads. We’ve caught fish on the 4″, 5″ and 7″ baits. Most hits are coming on the pause as the lure starts to fall. Here are a couple of pictures from the last couple of outings:
