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 Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 9:40 pm Post subject: Housy 2013 |
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Let me start a new thread for action this year. I fish from shore and do it often no matter what the temp is pretty much as long as I can keep ice off my tips for more then 5 minutes. Havent been getting a thing since mid January but finally at least got a good hit tonight. I was in a daze slow crawling a pre rigged 7" sluggo and wham I got slammed and dropped. Freaking woke my arse up thats for sure. Started at 5 and gave up at 8:3o when the rain and sleet started coming down. Planned on staying until the 1 that got away was at my feet! Dont think I can take much more of the skunk! 
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| Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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Well again no stripers but managed to snag a huge Shad tonight.
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| Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 10:19 pm Post subject: |
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Here are pics of the shad I snagged.
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| Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 10:36 pm Post subject: |
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Shiver me Gizzards.
Yeah I said that.
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| Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 10:38 pm Post subject: |
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Nice fish! I've never caught a shad. Is that an American Shad or a Hickory Shad? American Shad are out of season on the lower Housy, right? How do you tell the difference between the two?
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| Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 11:46 pm Post subject: |
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No idea Phil. Crest Daddy looked it up and said its a Gizzard Shad. Ive never caught 1 either but last year a little later then now a few guys were catching these up here on the Housy, well actually the 1 I seen caught was snagged also on a plugs trebles come to think of it. I do know people do fish for Shad up here around April but not sure if this is the exact species of Shad they are targeting. I snagged that 1 right in the dorsal fin and it never gave a fight at all. I thought I just had some smegma on and in the heavy current of the strong Naugatuck river. While I was there I also seen something (maybe a snapping turtle) take off a good chunk off of a sucker fish. I didnt see a turtle but its the only thing I cant think of that could do that much damage with the exception of a bluefish and I Hiiiiiiiiighly doubt there are any of those around here now! Weird stuff tonight! At least I beat the skunk or does snagging a fish not count? LOL
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| Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 12:26 am Post subject: |
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Hi,
Here's a Shad ID plate I found that will help.
It's the famous American Shad that is targeted on the Connecticut River, on their spawning runs in April.
Fished for them on the Palmer River, Ma with my uncle as a kid and also the Mattabesset River, Ct. behind the ball fields where the old Atena complex use to be in Middletown.
Lots of fun and very hard fighters !
Fresh baked and smoked Shad is delicious as is the Roe.
There's a Shad festival each year in Essex, Ct. as well as Windsor, Ct. 
www.essexrotaryevents.com
www.windsorshadderby.org
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fishfinder
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| Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 6:08 am Post subject: |
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So are these the 1's you use shad darts for?
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| Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 6:46 am Post subject: |
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Hi,
YUP !
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| fishfinder wrote: | | At least I beat the skunk or does snagging a fish not count? LOL |
Nope, Wade, you still stink. 
| Quote: | 26-112-43. Definitions and restrictions
(a) "Angling" means fishing with hook and line which shall be personally attended, but shall not include ice fishing or snagging or snatching.
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(aa) "Snagging" or "snatching" means the taking of fish by foul hooking, that is, hooking fish in any part of the body other than inside the mouth. Snagging or snatching is prohibited in all waters in the inland district for all species of fish and any fish so taken shall be released immediately, except, in streams open to fishing throughout the year, as provided in section 26-112-44 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, menhaden, alewives and blueback (glut) herring may be taken by snagging or snatching. |
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| Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 12:16 pm Post subject: |
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Damn it! Skunked again I guess! LOL
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| fishfinder wrote: | | So are these the 1's you use shad darts for? |
NOT 4 GIZZARDS, they feed more like a bunker
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| Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 6:43 pm Post subject: |
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What the heck does a bunker eat besides big snagger hooks! LOL
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Gizzard shad = striper bait!
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