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Author:
Drew
Date:
Sep 10, 2010
Subject:
Housatonic River - Kent/Cornwall 9-10-2010
Message:
Took the day off to get some bass fishing in with an old friend. The water was very low,crystal clear and warm. The day was breezy and overcast with a few sprinkles.
Well plans changed quickly. The day started off with some small bass aerobatics. My trusty F5 black/gold floating Rapala was working well. For kicks I tried the colors bleeding copper flash,rainbow trout and silver/black. I ended up going back to the black gold.
We took a break for lunch, NY Strip on the grill :)
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After we recovered from the meal we headed down stream a ways. I dont recall what lure I started with but I had several HUGE trout chase the lure right up to my feet. My buddy was clobbering some browns about 75 feet to my right with an Als Goldfish. I switched out a few lures got some hits but they just werent hitting my lures as well as my buddies. I switched to a Yo-Zuri Gobi. I immediately caught a few browns about 12". I didnt like the lure though as its hooks are small and difficult to remove without harming the fish. I switched to a 1/4oz red Rooster Tail and caught several more. One was about 14" and pretty stocky, but the best soon followed. On a very long cast I bounced off a rock intentionally. I instantly felt stuck.. I proceed down stream to get 180 on the other side of the lure to free it up. At that point my line started moving. I wasnt stuck, the lure plopped in the mouth of a big curved jaw daddy
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Nicest trout I caught in quite a while. We stayed a while longer, found a pool of small bass then called it a day, a good day.
As a side note: There were crayfish visible everywhere. The fish I believe were eating very well in this low water conditions. Lures colored in Red or Gold were most effective. I think a trailer hook on the Rooster tail (or equiv) would have yielded me a few more of the big fish. The trout appeared to grab the fur, move the lure a few feet and drop the lure.
There were no trout rising for insects and nothing appeared to be hatching
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Author:
PECo
Date:
Sep 10, 2010
Subject:
Nice trout!
Message:
I was shopping at Cabela's in East Hartford this evening and saw those Yo-Zuri Gobis. I was wondering what you would catch with them. Thanks for the report.
Author:
Phish
Date:
Sep 10, 2010
Message:
Nice report and sweet photos. Sounds like a great day on the HOusie
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