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DCAJ



Joined: 04 Jun 2012
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Location: Berlin, CT

PostPosted: Fri Jul 12, 2013 2:03 pm    Post subject: CT River 7/12 Reply with quote

I decided to take a half a day off from work and do a littte fishing. So I got a hold of bowhunter and we headed down to the canal on the CT river.

We fished from 7:15 until about 10:30. There were no other boats at the Salmon river boat launch and no other boats in the canal while we were there.
The water is also still a little on the muddy side which may have effected the bite a little bit.

We did manage to pull in 6 bass on everything from spinner baits, frogs, senkos , and super flukes but nothing of any great size. The biggest around 14 inches.
But bowhunter was able to get a 22 inch pike on a spiinner bait



I wish we had more time to fish, but still better than work
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RTownsend



Joined: 30 Jun 2013
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 12, 2013 3:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice catch! Very Happy
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avidangler



Joined: 08 Jan 2013
Posts: 469
Location: Forestville

PostPosted: Fri Jul 12, 2013 5:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Way to go bowhunter.Congratulations on the pike.
I love those times when there isn't anyone else out there.
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bowhunter095



Joined: 20 Jan 2011
Posts: 392
Location: Berlin, CT

PostPosted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 12:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I rarely ever fish waters with pike in them. With that being said, I had never caught a pike up until this year. The first one was by accident when I was striper fishing in the river which wasn't very big at all. So when DCAJ invited me to go on my first trip to the canal I knew my goal would be to catch a bigger one. I have heard of people doing well with spinner baits so from the beginning I tied on a steel leader with the biggest spinner bait I had. I casted into every nook and cranny all the way up the canal. I didn't get the monster I was hoping to hook into but its a start! I'm definitely excited to try my luck again.
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Michael



Joined: 28 Jan 2012
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Location: Bridgeport

PostPosted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 7:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice catch BH! Congrats!
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bowhunter095



Joined: 20 Jan 2011
Posts: 392
Location: Berlin, CT

PostPosted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 10:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks! Now its time for a bigger one Razz
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dogfishhead



Joined: 18 Mar 2013
Posts: 82
Location: Cromwell

PostPosted: Mon Jul 15, 2013 6:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice pike man. Even the smaller guys can put up a good fight on light tackle.
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bowhunter095



Joined: 20 Jan 2011
Posts: 392
Location: Berlin, CT

PostPosted: Mon Jul 15, 2013 11:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks! This fish honestly didn't put up that much of a fight until it got to the boat. Then it went nuts! It might have had something to do with the insanely high water temp.
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