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Author:
PECo
Date:
May 15, 2012
Subject:
Connecticut River - Haddam 05/15
Message:
I fished the Connecticut River out of Haddam Meadows with Tmac (aka Tim), today: [img:20edde68cb]http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/3552/img2423cropped.jpg[/img:20edde68cb] Yes, we got rained on! :lol: We took Tim's bass boat for a shake down run and, well, there were a few things to shake down. :wink: When Tim put some air in his trailer tires last night, the valve stem on one of them broke. Pssss! :? So we ended up getting a late start. When we got on the water at 10:00 am, ours were the only cars in the in the parking lot near the ramp. The sky was totally overcast, but the air temperature was about 60 degrees and there was only a light south wind. Immediately after we launched, Tim discovered an electrical issue with his outboard. It wouldn't turn over and he was barely able to raise it back out of the water. :? We decided to fish the west bank of the river with just the trolling motor, which appeared to be working fine. The water was surprisingly clear. Well, not exactly clear, but it was much better than the cafe latte that it's been, lately. :roll: We targeted stripers as we drifted downriver. We didn't travel far, perhaps a mile. Tim threw a White Lady 7-1/2 inch Sebile Magic Swimmer and I threw a six inch Silver/Redhead Bomber Wind-Cheater. About 45 minutes after we launched, I saw a fish flash underneath my Bomber. When I paused my retrieve, a small northern pike hit it: [img:20edde68cb]http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/2098/img2424cropped.jpg[/img:20edde68cb] Tim netted the northern pike for me and got it onto the back deck of his boat. While I was trying to remove the big treble hook from its mouth, it thrashed around and buried two of the hooks on the lure's second treble hook into the back of Tim's seat. :oops: Tim was really gracious about it, but I owe him a new seat cover, anyway. :wink: Yes, Tim, I really do. :D Over the next 1-1/2 hours, we didn't get any hits or see any fish. We each tried a few different lures. Finally, a six inch Silver/Black Bomber Wind-Cheater got me another small northern pike: [img:20edde68cb]http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/1453/img2425cropped.jpg[/img:20edde68cb] It started to rain and the wind rose out of the south as we began heading back upriver toward the ramp. When Tim tried to adjust the trolling motor, the pull cord separated from it. :shock: Then the rain began to pour. Thank goodness for rain suits :wink: We got off of the water at 1:30 pm. We had a short day on the river with only a couple of small northern pike to show for it, but Tim's boat is definitely well shaken down. :D
Author:
hila2006
Date:
May 16, 2012
Message:
Hey nice pike Phil, nothing worse than being out with boat problems. As long as you don't go too far, it's not so nerve racking.
Author:
NWDarkcloud
Date:
May 16, 2012
Message:
Hows the water lvl Phil?
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