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Author:
PECo
Date:
May 08, 2018
Subject:
Connecticut River - Hamburg Cove 05/05
Message:
I know that I said I’m done searching for anadromous white perch in Hamburg Cove, this year, but I’m a glutton for punishment. JJay (aka Jason) is, too, because he went with me, again, on Saturday. The conditions looked pretty good: [img:644ee49d3e]https://imageshack.com/a/img923/9175/28H8FV.jpg[/img:644ee49d3e] [img:644ee49d3e]https://imageshack.com/a/img922/5512/f3Q3N0.jpg[/img:644ee49d3e] We were on the water from 11:20 am to 4:20 pm. We launched our kayaks in the inner cove at the crude ramp next to the Hamburg Cove Yacht Club. The only lure I threw was a two-inch, Pearl White, Berkeley PowerBait Power Grub on a 1/8 ounce, chartreuse, Arkie ball jighead. I boated my first fish before we paddled to the outer cove. I caught 20 yellow perch up to 13 inches long: [img:644ee49d3e]https://imageshack.com/a/img923/7817/A4OnlS.jpg[/img:644ee49d3e] Four or five assorted sunfish: [img:644ee49d3e]https://imageshack.com/a/img924/5669/6VyrKh.jpg[/img:644ee49d3e] [img:644ee49d3e]https://imageshack.com/a/img923/8017/vE6UND.jpg[/img:644ee49d3e] [img:644ee49d3e]https://imageshack.com/a/img922/9291/qofoZ3.jpg[/img:644ee49d3e] Five or six chain pickerel up to 25-1/2 inches long: [img:644ee49d3e]https://imageshack.com/a/img923/558/HXK1pR.jpg[/img:644ee49d3e] One 13-1/2 inch long smallmouth bass: [img:644ee49d3e]https://imageshack.com/a/img924/4971/gxQ9NQ.jpg[/img:644ee49d3e] And three largemouth bass, of which two were keepers up to 14 inches long: [img:644ee49d3e]https://imageshack.com/a/img924/3962/VVbRwm.jpg[/img:644ee49d3e] Meanwhile, Jason caught a sunny, a couple of yellow perch and a catfish: [img:644ee49d3e]https://imageshack.com/a/img924/4821/iCisjK.jpg[/img:644ee49d3e] Although he didn’t catch many fish, he won the day, because he also caught one of the target species: [img:644ee49d3e]https://imageshack.com/a/img924/8117/evSHa5.jpg[/img:644ee49d3e] Well, just barely. . . . I really AM done with white perch in Hamburg Cove, now, because I’ll be out of town for a while. Hopefully, the fishing will be better down in Florida.
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