Cromwell anon here
Any news on fishing in ct?
Farmington anon
Not much luck, tried fishing dunnings gravel ponds (from shore) with no luck, trout jumping at tunxix Mead though season is still closed , havent had time to fish anyplace else desu
>>708343
Yeah they just stocked the farmington with some nice browns. Not sure where tho. Probably just go for pike
>>708352
>I'm not stocking yet
Can't w8 to hopefully get rehired at hatchery
>>708356
This Asshole gov'na malloy wants to close the hatcheries to save money.
I say they they drug test anyone who receives state assistance but probably not cost effective. I just can't stand seeing people with gold chains and new iPhone using an ebt card
>>708365
I'm the same way, my neighbor (been fishing for 60 years) believes malloy doesn't actually want to close the hatchery, but is bringing it up because he knows that the fishing community won't let it happen, so he can say " well I tried"
I'm not so sure desu
>>708373
Welp at crystal lake middletown.
See if the pickerel are awake yet.
>>708383
Is that a good place for pickerel ?
I'm digging a small pond in my backyard and want to throw in some pickerel (hopefully redfin because they don't get too big ) but I would be fine with chain
>>708388
Lots of pickerel and some decent bass is all I've caught here. But never this early in the year
Buddy just got one
>>708405
Would be a perfect size for my pond, il have to swing out there once it's done
>>708412
Curious about this pond
Any pics?
>>708440
Small, going to make it about 3 ft deep
Don't have any pictures il go take one or two now
>>708441
Always thought about doing the same but I live on a hill and I think it would just drain out hrough the soil
>>708456
Pic related is koi pond I already have i place
Cleaning this out
>>708456
>>708459
Also this is my project , widening out and deepining a Brook in my woods
>>708461
cool beans
>>708464
we dont have koi, havent had for years, im going to put some catfish and maybe pikerel in there ( if i can get them small enough ) as for the brook , digging is terrible, its super muddy and im digging 100% by hand but il have a place to fish right in my backyard
>>708469
Saw a small school of little catfish once in this swampy little Cove of on the ct riv.
I was able to scoop up at least 30 at a time in my hands. Just left them tho.
My dad saw the same shit once and brought them home and put them in a 20 gal tank. After a couple months the biggest one was the only one left
>>708492
i have a place where i can cattch 3-7 inch bullheads all day long, t
>>708505
so bullhead, perch, and a few pickerel as long as they dont eat everything, , if i could get baby bowfin i would do that aswell as some small eels i basically just want cool shit
Now at day pond in colchester
>>708534
you ever fish secret lake in avon? i think thats goingto be the first place i take out my kayak this year
>>708541
Off 177?
>>708548
yeah very limited access but great pan fish pond, , some bass a few 4-5 poun ders ( though not common) chance of a trout or two , though not likley, and some pickerel , nice pond to relax on in the kayak etc
>>708553
I checked it out once but yeah need a kayak for tha t spot. I need a rack for my car and keep my kayak on it. It doesn't fit well in truck either so I keep it local most the time
>>708557
yes it is 100% a kayak only spot, , you go anyplace in the farmington, avon canton area i should try out?
>>708562
Best spot I've been out there is just under the dam off Spielman highway. Would go today but my idiot friend doesn't have a license and is puss in out about trout spots
>>708574
i dont fish trout out of season ( especially sine i worked for the state
>>708492
Years ago I got a baby channel cat in my minnow bucket when I went to the bait shop. Ended up dropping him in the 75gal, had him for a few months. Once he got up to like 8" long and was eating anything and everything he could fit in his mouth, I let him go in some lake.
>>708574
you mean off of 179? i think that section of river is catch and release year round so it isnt even out of season , plus in my years of fishing ive only ever run into one co and tat was opening day
>>708583
I wouldn't keep them now just want to see if there biting. Might stop before work tommarow
>>708595
Yes it actually is a seasonal tma down to the 177 bridge in unionville
If weather is nice I know where I'm going tomorrow
>>708600
You can still fish there though right?
>>708605
Yeah seasonal tma means catch and release between Sept 1st and opening day
(If what I know is correct the THE ntire West Branch is )
Rocky hill boat launch ct riv
>>708628
Damn, I kinda wanted to go out today but didn't get off work until like 4:30. And I am supposed to be at a meeting by 5am tomorrow morning (which won't happen). At least tomorrow is Friday.
I wonder if they will ever yell at me for never showing up to meetings at work. Had one Monday at 5:30, walked in around 6:00 right as they were finishing up.
>>708605
Under the new regulations, the area that is currently year-round “catch-and-release only” (the existing West Branch Farmington River TMA) is expanded approximately 1.5 miles upstream to the foot bridge abutments just below “Whittemore pool” and remains “catch-and-release only.” The rest of the West Branch Farmington River and the Farmington River down to the Route 177 bridge in Unionville will be managed as a “seasonal” TMA, open year-round with a 2 trout/day, 12 inch minimum length from 6 a.m. on Opening Day (third Saturday in April) through August 31st and “catch-and-release only” from September 1st to 6 a.m. on Opening Day. exact words from the deep website, so i guess the entire west branch down to unionville is catch and release in the off season ???
>>708634
Just wondering if any parts you can get in trouble for being there with a fishing rod
>>708637
interpret the text yourself , i view that as anything upriver ( west branch ) from unionville is open right now for catch and release
>>708643
as someone who worked in fisheries, durring stoking, and possibly spawning season we like to close sections of the river to prevent spooking fish or stop then from spawning, if the day before opening day someone goes out and catches every fish in a pool on opening day, the pool will be very slow,
>>708646
I guess if you have some very sensitive and maybe endangered fish spawning, that could make sense. I've never lived anywhere with crazy rules like that.
>>708651
trout mostly, thats why 4 years ago they opened most of the river to a seaonal / full time tma
>>708651
I heard that salmon are spawning in the farmington river for the first time in years. So I was curious stupid question
>>708654
yeah supposedly they may be, ( fingers crossed) theyre making a comeback maybe , when we were stocking ( different river i dont remember what ) we saw a salmon jump and litterally stopped for 25 min to watch for it again theyre getting more common
Picked this one out of the water today. First fish of the season and 3rd bass I've ever caught. I hooked 3 others, and one of 'em was massive, but they got away. Had a lot of success today on a small, colorful crankbait
>>708663
where at?
>>708664
Ridgefield. Anyone nearby?
>>708667
im in farmington, op is in cromwell, i say sometime in the summer we organize a meetup and go out on a party boat together, or something silly, i now theres quite a few more ct anons
>>708671
I'm still tryin to find a fishing buddy by me.
We had an /o/ meet in December. Good times except a bunch of people flaked at the last minute. I think we had 7 or 8 people total come through. Went to the acrade and got some food n stuff. Not enough fun cars for racing though. I was just stoked we finally had the meet.
>>708681
If there is a meetup, don't eat the brownies
>>708682
Unfortunately we didn't have any brownies. We wanted to do a BBQ, but it was so hard to get a reliable count or RSVPs on an anonymous Korean shadowpuppet blog. I'm glad I didn't end up buying $100 worth of burgers for the handful of people that showed up by lunchtime.
>>708694
Was this in ct?
I'm the idiot op that bought the 93 stealth tt just to put 5 grand in it and have it break
>>708723
Palm tees don't usually grow in CT.
>>708728
This is true
>>708331
next time you go to fish the mattabassett, let me know i may try to get out there
Any tips on fishing early spring? What works well? I've heard good things about things that imitate crayfish.
>>708728
They domt
>>708741
Mine as well get two kayak racks
>>708793
ye would be a good idea, have you tried a couch cushion ontop of the car? i mean id gladly bum a ride to go fishing with you if youd be down
>>708801
>>708813
Think I'll get the adjustable cross bars
But yeah we need to get together and do some fishin, no homo
>>708875
sounds good to me , you can always post here or email
>>708884
Sounds good stop in the pizza shop some time I'll hook up with a slice
I'm Workin from 10 am to 10 PM tomarrrow
>>708887
sounds like a long day, try to get out fishing earlier in the day maybe, il try to get out mid day and fish some maybe or i might get lazy and do shit around the house,
>>708891
Every try that reservoir off reservoir rd and colt highway, across from the radio towers?
Looks nice and deep and promising
>>708896
no ive wanted to , id like to put some pickerel in some ponds, and get the population going, theres alot of ponds around here that are stunted with alot of little pan fish and nothing else
>>708900
I want to get some young striped bass a put them in a lake or pond... it worked out west and there no limit on them. Against the rule tho in ct moving fish to different bodies of water.
Actually saw a half dead ale wife in lake beseck in meridian yesterday
>>708905
i would have no issue moving ish if they first off are native, and seond, could get there themselves, ex if the river flooded trout pickeral etc could all get into the gravel ponds at dunning thats whiy im digging a pond in my backyard, so i dont fuck things up elsewhere, you fish tunxis mead right<? have you seen the alewives there ? both me and a grill who i worked with have found ded alewives at the mead
>>708910
Yeah they Def go up the farm that far in the spring to spawn. But lake beseck isn't connected to the ocean, so somebody had to throw some in.
>>708922
id love to see a larger northern pike, pickerel, bowfin etc population in ponds of this state
>>708928
Well the Bowdon are making way up here they fun to catch
>>708935
a few years ago, i think i caught one in the farmy, big motherfucker, broke me off right near shore but im 90% shure thats what it was
>>708935
Bowfin*
>>708938
It put up a weird fight. As soon as I hooked it I knew it was something I never caught before
Ayy Rocky Hill here. Dividend Pond is okay if you like casual fishing.
>>708967
Hi or lo?
Heard about them walked the by but never fished there
>>708972
Walked the dogs by
>>708972
Low if you're interested in looking at the scenery a lot, high if you want to catch more.
>>709011
I like the spot after the shooting range on the wethersfield side of the meadows. Old man made spot, that little inlet is good for pike when the tides are changing over
>>709012
This spot
I always assumed it was man made
>>709025
>>709025
Opps
Insomnia sucks
Back at the river
Ridgefield dude here
My little brother and I's fishing setup. I love this little lake nearby us.
>>709064
That's when I'm getting ready for work
So what's the deal with these "seferlin"?
>>709650
what? are you talking about the brown trout?
>>709653
Yeah apparently Sea runs?
>>709655
its spelled seeforellen brown trout, a German strain ( i think ) sadly we didnt have any at the hatchery i worked at, i believe theyre strictly out of the kensington hatchery in burlington we had the survivor strain, aswell as the sea run browns
>>709662
You still work for the state?
You my connect bro, where they going nezt?
>>709665
its a seasonal job, i worked 3 months last spring, and hopefully working 3-6 months this spring/summer
>>709666
Is it a state job or outside cont?
>>709670
working for the state of connecticut , i actually got a hat and they NEVER give out gear so fingers crossed i get rehired
>>709671
Damn dude stick with it maybe youll end up getting a full-time job that would be the shit
>>709682
Yup. Def need connects to get anything like a game warden job
i wonder if i could fish a smaller river off of the farmington in non tma area,
>>709695
Pequabac off the farmington under meadow rd. I b bet you could get all the way under northeast rd in Plainville by the new firestone
>>709739
>>709695
I actually have to that after checkin the map
>>709747
Well at least try. And bring a chainsaw to clear the way if need be
>>709739
thats exatly the river i was talking about, part of it is a tma, but not the part i want to fish ofc, it isnt, so i cant fish it, i would just fish from the farmy to rt 6, and back, but its all swamp supposedly, so maybe kayak it early trout season
>>709773
Kayak was exactly what I was thinking
>>709775
not sure how cold the water is right now, i may give ita shot sometime soon, not sure if i could fish it since out of season and i dont want to be scummy
Saw some people fishing at winding trails a few days ago do you know if they stock that?
>>709779
Lol just a thought
>>709779
Ill probably need one need one going down the Matte basset this year after that wind a few weeks ago
>>709789
That shit would be fun to explore id imagine. And it's slow moving so I don't think death would be a factor. Aside from lots of pickers
>>709807
im definatley going to explore it some time soon, just maybe waiting for a warm day, it kills me to kayak and NOT fish honestly, we can explore it sometime together in kayaks,
>>709812
I'm not going out on the kayak for at least anotheronth. I hate that cold water shit.
Was thinking of maybe getting a wetsuit but then I'd be that wetsuit guy
>>709822
i always wear shorts in my kayak, bathing suit actually since ive had to jump in and help save people from drowning once or twice, if we get another warm day like today il go out maybe, i need to get to secret lake ( or some other place) to get some perch, crappie, and a pickerel or two for my koi pond
>>709825
Bait shop in middletown got live suckers for bait. They would keep it clean
>>709830
i can catch suckers 50 or more in a good day theyre easy as fuck, pickerel, perch, crappie, and a few bulheads
>>709830
but i need to get outsomeplae to get a pikerel or two aswell as some other panfish
>>709834
Then you should be selling them to the bait shop
>>709919
what size do they normally want? alot of them i get are on the larger side? we can go out a day and ring a shit ton of them to a bait shop , i know aplace where you can see hundreds a day
>>710222
3 to 8 inches
Sells 4 2.50 a piece in middletown
>>711747
Though I don't think k sucker is technical a bait species
And ,15-20 inches isn't too big? Next time you stop in ask if they want some big baits I know a section of the farm where there's a ton
>>711749
I used to have a trident on a broom handle when I was a kid. Would spear suckers at a stream near my way for my dad's compost barrel
>>708628
I miss rowing on the river. Did crew for high school.
>>711732
Ayyy
Can't ride yet but I managed to drive part of my old route I used to take when going to the shore. Only a bit of 154.
>>712162
in, the ped is currently taken apart, have exhaust leak and need to get a 3$ part for it
>>712215
Gasket?
>>712232
yeah header gasket, also the pipe has an exhaust leak between the pipe and muffler
>>712234
What happened? Those were brand new parts, right?
>>712159
Yes larry and yes fishing factory 3 next to big cheese jerk fish and tha laundromat
>>712368
never i took the pipe off and must have lost trhe $3 gasket somewhere, as for the muffler, it hasnt ever fit quite perfect , but im just deciding to fix it
Updayr. Still didn't catch shit
>>713948
Is that a Veritas? How do you like it so far? Thinkin about one of those in the future. Or Dick's had a couple clearance Veracity rods laying around for $100 that I almost grabbed. A 7' casting and 7' spinning. Shoulda bought both.
>>714008
Good eye it is the veritas.
I love it. Casts well when you sitting which i need for the kayak
>>714016
And the power pro super slick braid helps immensly
Ayy me a Dow rd
>>714016
Hmm. Just bought this here $17 baitcaster so eventually I need to figure out what kind of rod and line to run. Probably won't do an expensive rod on that reel though. I'm not even sure when I will use the thing. I don't use baitcasters much and when I do I normally use my Revo SX.
Really wanted to grab one of those Daiwa Excelcer reels for $45. Those seemed nice.
Did alright today fishing
Maybe going out again tomorrow
>>714487
Nice!
Where at?
>>714519
litterally a mile from my home, also got 4 small ish bass right in farmington by the rail trail lots of ticks though
>>714531
In the riv?
>>714533
Nevermind I didn't read the whole thing I'm a retard
>>714539
Lakeshore I know the spot
I've never saw anyone fishing there
>>714546
first spot i stopped i caught 6 or 7 gills, second place 4 bass and one fat pickerel
>>714554
Oh god I m getting excited. This was this yyear?
>>714564
I'm down. And I definitely wanna check out the big dunning pond across from meade. Big ass bassterds
>>714603
The access to lakeshore is really minimal so let me know when
And what dunning pond?
From upriver to down there is a medium a small then a large one
Large one has white perch supposedly medium one I have seen bass in
>>714607
Park at the park, then walk or paddle across. Right in middle of pic
>>714611
Opps
>>714612
Here are 3 all side by side , the one that drains out into the river?
That's the medium one, right to the right of that just past he tree line is another much smaller one, then a little ways oevr there is another much much larger one with a big ass building on it
>>714612
>>714617
See 3 medium small then vey large
>>714617
Yeah the one I'm talking about looks like it used to be connected to the river but then they covered it up with a bunch of Boulders and concrete
>>714622
Big one
Cut off* not covered
The only enterence I know of is on the medium one the very top one, we can go check it out on foot one day I know where to park
>>714622
Well shit looks like you are talking about the big one
What do you get them on in there?
>>714624
I work in farmington at 430pm Saturday. Fish meet and chill?
>>714631
Rapalas. The minnow was the best
>>714633
Before work
>>714633
Sure i dont think i have anything planned
kayaks at dunnings? or should we give the lakeshore a shot?
Or walking around dunnings (I walked around a week or two ago and didn't catch shit
It's not a big lake but based on what I saw today there's a handful of fish there
Wherever but I'll the car so no kayak
>>714638
Depends how much you want to walk
If you want short we can just do lakeshore, if you don't mind walking a couple miles we could walk dunnings then lakeshore then back to dunnings but that's a bit of a hike
Well maybe I could get the truck....
Anyways I'll check in tomarrow we could plan something. My dreams are about start whether I'm sleeping or not
>>714643
Sounds good, I probably don't want to kayak anyways since water is still cold and the water level will be up, we can just poke around lakeshore for an hour or two probably
One more out of the same place today, missed quite a few hits, and had a pickerel break my leader off
man we're supposed to get a lot of snow this weekend
fuckin hell I want it to be WARM already.
yeah im hoping the forecast changes , but im fishing ever day i can bedfore then if possible
>>715380
I wish I had that option, man. Have had no time whatsoever to do anything other than schoolwork.
>>715383
only got one today, and got teased by a pickerel who stole one of my paddletails maybe i try someplace else tomorrow
probably going to go out tomorrow as longat lakeshore as long as it isnt raining/snowing if you feel like joining cromwell anon
going to be at lake shore from about 11 or noon onwards today, mabe a bit later if youre still interested in coming out olet me know here and il try to figure out where the best place for you to park is, either up in the highlands, or down by the river, , remember bring long pants and long sleves, tons of thorns and ticks out
One pickerel 2 crappie today once again alot of missed strikes
>2nd day of spring
>snow
Wew lad
>>718178
welp fuck, il be fishing tomorrow if snows melted
>>718201
Good news then, it's melted substantially already.
You could fish now if you wanted to.
