CT River Fishing. What’s Your Fish Of Choice On CT’s Largest River?

Tue, Feb 17, 2009

CT River Fishing is one of my favorite things to do during the spring. With so many different species swimming the waters of the CT River, guests of the site frequently ask me what’s my favorite fish to target, and how do I catch them in the springtime. Although I enjoy fishing for anything that swims and will take a bait or a lure, my favorite is schoolie striper fishing in the coves and around the bridges. My favorite technique to catch schoolie stripers are using tube and worm. I like the bubble gum, black, or red colored tubes. I fish them at idle down current and let the tubes do all the work.

When the fish are more active throughout the CT River, I like to throw large houdini shad in pearl white or bubblegum. This technique not only crushes the active schoolies, it also gives you a good shot at hooking a trophy pike when fishing in the coves. There is nothing more exciting than seeing a giant pike destroy a houdini shad!

ct river fishing in the coves for schoolie stripers

So now that you know what I like to fish for and how I like to fish the CT River in the spring, it is your turn to tell me how you fish the river, and what you like to fish for. Leave us a comment below with your favorites, maybe we will get inspired to try something new in the upcoming months.