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Author:
PECo
Date:
Oct 02, 2012
Subject:
Connecticut River - Salmon River 10/02
Message:
I knew that NWDarkcloud (aka Bob) would be fishing the Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Plant Canal from the Salmon River Boat Launch with angry john (aka John) on The Way More Better, but I wasn't feeling very well when I woke up, so I considered not even getting out of bed. But TurtleKiss (aka Kira) was eager to boat a fish, so I decided to get my butt in gear and head down to East Haddam, anyway. Kira beat me onto the water, but I beat her up to the canal. She had called Bob to ask for a tow, because Dinghbat's battery isn't holding a charge very well anymore, and they had to get the tow hooked up after we launched at 10:35 am: [img:a589f2f29d]http://imageshack.us/a/img207/781/img3725cropped.jpg[/img:a589f2f29d] It took me a leisurely 15 minutes to get upriver to the canal: [img:a589f2f29d]http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/7306/img3726cropped.jpg[/img:a589f2f29d] After I got into the canal, The Way More Better and Dinghbat motored past: [img:a589f2f29d]http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/766/img3730cropped.jpg[/img:a589f2f29d] Hey! Watch the wake, pal! :lol: They motored all the way up to the end of the canal, while I slowly worked my way along. I threw a white five inch slow sinking Sebile Magic Swimmer and trolled/threw a Yellow Perch Rapala Jointed Shad Rap JSR05, a Perch Rapala Jointed Shad Rap JSR07 and a perch patterned Rat-L-Trap lipless crankbait. I didn't get even a nibble before I got to the end of the canal at 11:45 am. I soon tired of not getting any hits, let alone not catching anything, so I broke out my crappie rig, which is a 1/16 ounce round jighead with a Pearl Silver 2-1/2 inch Gulp! Minnow. It'll catch anything, including black crappie: [img:a589f2f29d]http://imageshack.us/a/img20/6134/img3732cropped.jpg[/img:a589f2f29d] As good as it felt to finally boat a fish, I wanted to catch a bowfin, a northern pike or a largemouth bass. Kira had been having some success with a slow rolled spinnerbait, so I tied on one of her favorites, a black Strike King Midnight Special spinnerbait. It wasn't long before I got a bite: [img:a589f2f29d]http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/5982/img3733cropped.jpg[/img:a589f2f29d] The 14 inch largemouth bass weighed a surprising one pound, seven ounces. :shock: River fish always seem to weigh more than lake or pond fish of the same length. At 12:50 pm, it began to rain. I had forgotten my raingear in my Jeep, but Bob lent me a spare plastic poncho. It was a little bit musty, but it made the light rain bearable. Thanks, Bob! :D And the rain turned on the bite. I got a 14 inch, one pound, nine ounce largemouth bass: [img:a589f2f29d]http://imageshack.us/a/img338/7349/img3736cropped.jpg[/img:a589f2f29d] And then I got a 15 inch, two pound largemouth bass: [img:a589f2f29d]http://imageshack.us/a/img507/8615/img3738cropped.jpg[/img:a589f2f29d] I was dragging my crappie rig behind me and while I was boating the two pounder, I got a short largemouth bass with it: [img:a589f2f29d]http://imageshack.us/a/img202/7377/img3741cropped.jpg[/img:a589f2f29d] As the afternoon wore on, the rain fell harder and harder. I got soaked! :? However, the Midnight Special spinnerbait continued to get good fish: [img:a589f2f29d]http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/1047/img3742cropped.jpg[/img:a589f2f29d] [img:a589f2f29d]http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/8051/img3745cropped.jpg[/img:a589f2f29d] Whoo hoo! :D The standard size 26 inch long northern pike weighed three pounds, six ounces. Just before 3:00 pm, Bob and John headed back for the ramp, because John has a life outside of fishing. :lol: Kira and I slowly followed. When we got to the big laydowns near the entrance to the canal, the Midnight Special got me another keeper largemouth bass: [img:a589f2f29d]http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/6168/img3747cropped.jpg[/img:a589f2f29d] The 14 incher weighed one pound, 11 ounces. :shock: I love river fish! :D We were all off of the water by 3:30 pm. We were all soaking wet and I, for one, was cold, but we all had a pretty good day out on the water. I can't wait to do it, again!
Author:
Stripedhunter
Date:
Oct 03, 2012
Message:
Should get yourself a wet suit, buddy.
Author:
Redneckangler
Date:
Oct 03, 2012
Message:
Looks like a nice day. John tried to get me to ditch and go out, but unfortunately I couldn't. I'm waiting for all of those black slime mats along the edge of the canal to disappear. Makes the pike fishing a lot more productive. Hoping to get out there Monday morning. Haven't been into Chapmans yet this fall. That's another good place to catch 5-6 species on a single day out.
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