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Author:
Phish
Date:
May 07, 2009
Subject:
CT River out of Hamburg cove
Message:
hey guys. I am having some work done on my trailer at Reynolds on Saturday and figure I'll tool around the river for a few hours while they work on it. Any suggestions for that area? I have only had my boat in the river once and loved it, but I have to admit to knowing very little about how to fish the river. Last time I was there I went up into the Salmon a little bit. Is the backwater at the mouth pretty navigable? I didn't want to venture in there with no knowledge and not knowing what the tide situation was. Any pointers at all for down there whether its for stripers, smallies or largemouth would be great. I know there are plenty of schoolie stripers to target in Hamburg Cove, but I think I'd like to venture out on the river some more.
Author:
SkeeterJim
Date:
May 07, 2009
Message:
Phish, yes the Salmon River is navigable as the mouth is plenty deep but gets pretty shallow the further you go back. As long as you follow the channel markers that are there you should be good to go. These markers are poles or sticks in the water indicating where the deepest parts are. Going in from the mouth the channel kind of S's it's way to the back. Good luck! If you don't mind me asking, what was wrong with your trailer? Jim
Author:
Phish
Date:
May 07, 2009
Message:
Thanks for the info. About the trailer, the breaks are not disengaging at times. Makes it a little tough to back up. They actually locked up as I was backing into Bantam on Saturday and it dumped the boat in prematurely. Luckilly I was deep enough to have not dropped it on the pavement. It's really strange. Sometimes it works just fine...other times the brakes are clearly stuck and won't let me back up unless I gun it. I've found that if I go back and forth a little, stick in in neutral I can get them to release. Very strange. Just to clarify about the Salmon, I knew I could go up the river, I was actually asking about the backwater area down near the mouth on the east side that looks like a pond and has a narrow opening. Kinda runs along the road. I didn't want to chance going in there without knowing what I was doing.
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