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Author:
CTPete
Date:
Apr 14, 2010
Subject:
Thames River or mouth of CT River....access?
Message:
Hi guys.....new member here.... Recently upgraded to a larger boat that will allow me to fish bigger water (from a small 16' bass boat conversion to a 17' deep V Starcraft Superfisherman) and would love to check out the striper action down near the shore as it begins to heat up. I've heard a lot about stripers stacked up in the Thames in April, and wondering where is a good ramp (maybe with a little less current than I'm fighting on the river up in the Windsor/East Windsor area) to get into the Thames, and I've heard of a ramp near I-95 near the mouth of the river for the CT. I'm not looking to drag for stripers so much as I am to cast for them, but I'll do whatever it takes to hook my 14-year-old up....we fish mostly largemouth and occasionally for smallies (with a yearly trip to Champlain for smallies and pike primarily) but he has yet to hook up with a striper. Thanks for whatever info you all can offer.....great site, too.
Author:
Fish On!
Date:
Apr 14, 2010
Message:
The launch off of 95 is under the Goldstar bridge on the groton side. There is a launch up the river in montville on Dock Rd. It's not usually crowed and easy to use. There is a powerplant very close to that launch where I caught a few good size striper in front of. By the way, the Thames has stone walls submerged on either side of the channel especially towards norwich, watch out props don't like them. :D
Author:
Just4fun
Date:
Apr 14, 2010
Message:
There is a very sizeable population of stripers (mainly schoolies) that winter-over in both the Thames as well as the backwaters of the CT River. Some people fish for them in Norwich even in the dead of winter! As for access on the CT River,..the state launches are in Saybrook under the Baldwin (I-95) Bridge, or further upstream in Hadam Meadows. You can also get in on the East side at the mouth of the Salmon River. All these are free. I'm not familiar with the Thames River at all,..but here is a very cool link with all kinds of access info! [url]http://www.lisrc.uconn.edu/coastalaccess/searchtown.asp[/url] ps: The month of May is when the action heats up and is really when you want to take your son. Before then it's very hit or miss! 8)
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