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Author:
PECo
Date:
Aug 29, 2010
Subject:
Mattabesset River 08/29
Message:
Although Fishface and I had to paddle through the lower part of the Mattabesset River fairly quickly yesterday due to the quickly falling night, I could tell that it was beautiful enough that my wife might enjoy seeing it. So, I dragged her out of the house and took her for a cruise on my Hobie Pro Angler from the Connecticut River State Wildlife Area down the Connecticut River and up the Mattabesset to the rice fields of Boggy Meadow. We also took a side trip up the Coginchaug River to the railroad bridge. Here's a map of where we cruised:
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It was a sunny, hot day, with a slight S breeze. I set my wife up on a low folding chair on the stern of the boat. As I pedaled down the Connecticut to the mouth of the Mattabesset, I quickly realized just how out of shape I am. Although I can double-time paddle a kayak forever, I struggled to find a pedaling pace that I could easily maintain. I also discovered that my wife had brought an umbrella to use as a parasol. . . and a sail! I quickly steered over to the shade along the shore of the river so that she could furl it. We finally reached the total shade of the Route 9 Bridge:
[img:e1b299c921]http://img814.imageshack.us/img814/9954/mattabessetriver040corr.jpg[/img:e1b299c921]
I rigged up my lipless crankbait and a wacky rig. I took a few casts at the bridge pilings with no hits before we continued up the river to the mouth of the Coginchaug:
[img:e1b299c921]http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/9486/mattabessetriver019shar.jpg[/img:e1b299c921]
We headed up the Coginchaug to the railroad bridge:
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I threw my crankbait and wacky worm a few times, but didn't get so much as a nibble. We turned around and headed back downriver. When we reached the Mattabesset again we went just a little bit further upriver:
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I threw my crankbait and wacky worm as we headed back downriver to the railroad bridge. Although I got a few nibbles, they were from only small fish. At one point, I hooked a largemouth bass that spit the hook when I got it to the surface next to the boat. I said to my wife, "Did you see that?" and she replied, "Yeah, but it was only a little one." Ouch! I told her that I would catch a smallie at the bridge pilings. I threw my wacky worm at the railroad bridge piling and caught an 11 inch smallie. Phew! I finally got one. But that wasn't enough. I pitched the wacky worm at the side of the second Route 9 Bridge piling and caught this 16 inch, 1 pound 14 ounce smallie:
[img:e1b299c921]http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/759/mattabessetriver038corr.jpg[/img:e1b299c921]
On our way back up the Connecticut, I got a pretty bad cramp in my left leg. You're right, SkeeterJim, I need to get out on my Hobie more often. I'm not sure whether my wife really appreciated her time out on the water. I told her that she would have enjoyed herself more in a bigger fishing boat with a 150 hp motor. We'll have to see where that goes. . . . 8)
Author:
DirtyDawg10
Date:
Aug 29, 2010
Message:
Looks like a beautiful spot.
Author:
Fishface
Date:
Aug 30, 2010
Message:
Nice job Phil. was the outlet that we thought was the Coginchaug was it, That's funny about the little one. Some people don't get that a 11" fish is a good fish after all the hard work. Pictures came out sweet.
Tim
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