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Author:
PECo
Date:
Jul 24, 2010
Subject:
Farmington River - Tariffville to Simsbury - 07/24
Message:
Derek (aka DirtyDawg10) and I decided to join Tim (aka Fishface) on the Farmington River this morning. We met at Tariffville Memorial Park around 5:30 AM and worked our way upstream to Simsbury. We got a later start than we had planned, because Tariffville Road (aka Route 315) was closed between Route 10 in Simsbury and Elm St in Tariffville. While Tim had to take off before noon, Derek and I stayed on the water until 12:30 PM.
The morning started out nice and cool. The water was clear down to three or four feet and the current was slow. However, once the sun came up, it was hot and muggy. Ugh!
The fishing wasn't fast, but it also wasn't unproductive. I'll let Tim and Derek tell you about their monster fish, but I ended up catching four largemouth bass, two smallmouth bass and one fallfish. Yes, that's right, one fallfish.
My first two fish were caught near where we launched. The first was a 10 inch largemouth bass with a wacky-rigged 5 inch pumpkin/red flake Senko. Next, I caught a little 8 inch smallmouth bass with the same bait.
After we headed upstream a little bit, I caught an 18 inch, 3 lb largemouth bass with a Yum 4 inch mardi gras (aka watermelon/purple flake) tube on a 1/8 oz Arkie jig head. I hope that Derek got a photo of that one.
As we worked our way further upstream, I caught another little 8 inch smallie with a wacky-rigged watermelon/red flake Dinger and a 13 inch largemouth bass on a wacky-rigged 5 inch pumpkin/red flake Senko.
After Tim paddled past us on his way back to the launch, Derek and I took our time working our way back. I decided to troll my lipless white crank bait and caught a 13 inch fallfish:
[img:c48f4f69a0]http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/2121/2010072413inchfallfish.jpg[/img:c48f4f69a0]
What's a fallfish? Here's a description that I found on the web:
Fallfish are the largest members of the Minnow family in the Northeast. Fallfish reach size typically between 12 to 18 inches long. They occur abundantly in the St. Lawrence River basin to Virginia, east of the Alleghenies. There prefered habitat is clear, swift streams, rock pools and in clear lakes. The male fallfish build a mounds of gravel often as large as 3 feet high and 6 feet wide to protect the eggs. Fallfish taste terrible but are caught and released by anglers.
Finally, across from the launch and just as Derek said that he had to head in, I caught another 18 inch, 3 pound largemouth bass, but this time with a wacky-rigged 5 inch watermelon/laminated pearl Dinger. I hope Derek got a photo of this fish, too, because I caught it in the same general area as the other 18-incher and I can't help but wonder whether they're the same fish.
If you want a nice relaxing paddle, I highly recommend that stretch of the Farmington River. It's very beautiful. The only thing that was out of place was the noise from the adjacent Simsbury Airport. But it really wasn't too bad. I'll be back again for sure.
Author:
DV
Date:
Jul 24, 2010
Message:
Looks like a good trip, having never caught largemouth up there I am surprised. But again, I always concentrated on the river just south of that .
How did you like your hobie?
Author:
PECo
Date:
Jul 24, 2010
Message:
DV
I haven't taken her out yet. I plan to take her out on her maiden voyage with my wife following along in my little kayak. What do you think of "The Other Woman" as the name for my boat?
Phil
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