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mustang11 · Joined: 14 Jun 2009 Posts: 65 Location: Deep River, CT

Hello, this is my first fish report here...

Hit the CT River Saturday 4/24 for 2 hours with my brother. Air temp was mid 60s, don't know the water temp as no fishfinder yet. We started about 2 hrs after low tide trolled south of the railroad bridge for a while.

Used the standard red tubes with a little sandworm, one out each side of the boat, and picked up a few Stripers in the 18" to 29" range. The 2 biggest, 25" and 29" came within seconds of eachother. 1st time we've had 2 on the lines at the same time so it was good practice for the run soon to come. Most bass were on the downriver trolls which I hear work better then going up.

Pretty good day overall, everyone made it back home including the bass - even the one in the keeper range. Defintly good to release them for future years. We would have stayed longer but the wind picked up and the sun went away. So much for the forecast 5mph out of the north, more like a steady 15 out of the south but what can you do, still worth it...

Brian

mustang11 · Joined: 14 Jun 2009 Posts: 65 Location: Deep River, CT

AustinB · Joined: 10 Jan 2009 Posts: 120 Location: Simsbury

Nice looking fish. welcome to the site. what boat are you on?
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flippy · Joined: 25 May 2008 Posts: 1150

Brian, sounds like a decent day, I used to fish the mouth alot, we always used 4 to 5 inch swimbaits and atom poppers,

mustang11 · Joined: 14 Jun 2009 Posts: 65 Location: Deep River, CT

Thanks...

I'm on my Boston Whaler, bought a 77 Montauk last year and so far it has served me really well. Perfect river and shoreline boat.

I've got some swimbaits, mainly rubber shad, that I've been wanting to try when the water is a little calmer and it's a little easier to cast. Used to throw those things around for hours off rock jetty's always would attract some decent size bass.

Brian

DirtyDawg10 · Joined: 27 May 2009 Posts: 2238 Location: Granby, CT

Nice catch!!

SkeeterJim · Joined: 08 May 2007 Posts: 2219 Location: Newington, CT

Nice job guys!
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Just4fun · Joined: 08 May 2007 Posts: 1389 Location: Saybrook

Nice job,..nice pics,..nice report!! Cool

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