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Author:
PECo
Date:
Feb 26, 2013
Subject:
Connecticut River - Charter Oak Landing 02/22
Message:
Unfortunately, this is more a report about sightseeing on the Connecticut River than fishing. As I reported in another thread, after picking up a new battery at Cabela's for my trolling motor on Friday, TurtleKiss (aka Kira) and I checked out the Charter Oak Landing boat launch: [img:1233a4264d]http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/4428/img4716cropped.jpg[/img:1233a4264d] We also checked out the stretch of the Connecticut River from the Riverside Park boat launch to the Northeast Utilities power plant. Here are the web pages for Charter Oak Landing and Riverside Park: http://www.riverfront.org/parks/charter/ http://www.riverfront.org/parks/riverside/ Interestingly (well, to me, at least), since these boat launches (they're not parks to me, just boat launches) are owned and operated by the City of Hartford, these web pages have links to the City of Hartford Code of Ordinances regarding Rules and Regulations in Parks and Recreation Facilities. In particular, I love the first one: [quote:1233a4264d]It shall be unlawful for any person to annoy other persons or to disturb the animals, birds or fish, or commit any act of nuisance in any park, except that fishing is permitted at Batterson Lake.[/quote:1233a4264d] Nothing makes me happier than annoying other persons, disturbing the animals, birds and fish, and committing acts of nuisance by fishing at Batterson Lake (aka Batterson Park Pond). :lol: Anyway, back to the sightseeing report. It was the first time either of us had ever been on that stretch of the river. The only other boats we saw while we were out there from 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm were three eight man sculls and a chase boat that came up from downriver. Unfortunately, the fishing was a complete and total bust for us. We marked very few scattered fish with the finder all afternoon, probably fewer than a dozen, and didn't get even a nibble. :? Yes, the water was warmer near the power plant. [i:1233a4264d][b:1233a4264d]A LOT[/b:1233a4264d][/i:1233a4264d] warmer. The temperature ranged from 34 degrees at the ramp to 47 degrees at the plant. But, no, there weren't any fish holding in the warmer water. And, yes, that surprised us, too. :roll: Despite the poor fishing, it was a beautiful afternoon to be outside, with a bit of sunshine, air temperatures up to 40 degrees and winds out of the north up to only five miles per hour. Kira and I each took a bunch of photos of the area around the power plant. Here are some of mine: [img:1233a4264d]http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/4654/img4737cropped.jpg[/img:1233a4264d] [img:1233a4264d]http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/5569/img4756cropped.jpg[/img:1233a4264d] [img:1233a4264d]http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/2316/img4759cropped.jpg[/img:1233a4264d] [img:1233a4264d]http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/5180/img4759cropped2.jpg[/img:1233a4264d] We also motored upriver past the super shallow, tree blocked mouth of the Hockanum River, which is directly across the river from the Charter Oak Boat Launch. We went all the way upriver to the ramp at Riverside Park, before heading back across the river to check out the tunnel that leads underneath Route 91 and into WIlly Wonka's Chocolate Factory: [img:1233a4264d]http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/8564/img4751cropped.jpg[/img:1233a4264d] [img:1233a4264d]http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/9055/img4743cropped.jpg[/img:1233a4264d] [img:1233a4264d]http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/6052/img4747cropped.jpg[/img:1233a4264d] Does anyone know what the tunnel is called and where it really goes? We went in about 1/8 mile, to where the tunnel makes the slight bend to the right and disappears into darkness. We could hear splashing and running water further into the tunnel. And zombies! :shock: Well, not really, but it was creepy. I was willing to go as far as we did only because the tunnel was wide enough for me to turn my little boat around in it. I'll be back to actually catch some fish in that stretch of the river later in the year, definitely before Memorial Day, when the park rangers will start checking for boat launch passes. Depending on how the fishing goes, I might actually spring for a seasonal boat launch pass this year. If you might be interested in that, too, here's a link to the Riverfront Recapture Recreational Boating web page: http://www.riverfront.org/recreational/boating/
Author:
Crest Daddy
Date:
Feb 26, 2013
Message:
The tunnel of LOVE !!! What did you 2 do in there???!!!
Author:
SeaDog1
Date:
Feb 26, 2013
Message:
Hi, Nah ! ..... Looks more like the "River Styx" ! :lol: [img:7191d94d51]http://www.ctfishtalk.com/gallery2.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=18874[/img:7191d94d51] SeaDog1 :mrgreen:
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