Slow Fishing on Cedar Lake After The Fireworks, July 8th 2008

admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:07:14 +0000

Last night I decided to do a little fishing to see how the fireworks display on Cedar Lake affected the bass. As it turned out, I think they had a major impact on the fishery, at least in the short term. However it is hard to tell whether the fish were sluggish because of the sulfur introduced into the lake from the fireworks, the intense boat traffic, or even the 25mph winds we had yesterday.

I got onto the lake around 630pm and it was warm out but the wind was really ripping from the south, making fishing shoreline structure all but impossible. I decided to throw a spinnerbait and just let the wind push me along the shoreline. Thinking a little outside the box, I chose a black 1/4 spinnerbait with silver blades. I landed 7 largemouth bass, 1 big yellow perch, and 1 smallmouth. The biggest fish was around 2 pounds. Most fish were caught next to knocked down trees or submerged grass mats.

This was by all means a slow night of fishing for Cedar Lake. I decided to call it a night around 9pm as it started getting dark and there was still some bigger boats on the lake, and I didn’t have a running light on my boat. On the way in I fought the wind and white caps on my trolling motor powered jon boat. It took twice as long as it usually does to get across the lake. The second I got the boat cleared out and my gear put away, the wind died down, and the lake turned into glass… Go figure!

The fishing wasn’t great, but it was one of those nights where the air is warm even with a strong breeze, and we had a great sunset. It was the kind of relaxing night I desperately needed…

Cedar Lake Fireworks Display. Wolcott, CT. July 6th 2008

admin — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:07:57 +0000

Thanks to the generosity of one of our cedar lake association members (anonymous donation of $25,000) we had a private fireworks display put on by a professional fireworks outfit right in our backyard last Sunday. Starting at 1pm Sunday afternoon, the fireworks barge began loading the display in the middle of the lake. At first glance, the barge looked pretty small, and we were skeptical that the show wouldn’t be all that impressive. We were supposed to have a second barge courtesy of the display outfit, but unfortunately the original permit that was pulled did not have it listed so the fire marshall would not allow it on the lake.

The lake was super crowded with skiiers, tubers, and pontoon boats all day, but the fact that all boats needed to stay 400-500 ft from the barge at all times made the lake even crazier. It literally looked like a chaotic ocean when you were on the water. Luckily there were no injuries or accidents.

Around 830pm people started lighting off their own fireworks around the lake, and by 915pm the barge started sending up its display. Once it started there was no doubt that it was going to be a good show. At least 3 times during the dispay I overheard “this must be the finale…” but it just kept on going. Another popular comment was “they sure fit alot on that boat.” The show lasted about 35 minutes, and was a huge hit with our 30-40 guests we had over for the party.

We are looking forward to next year, since I was told by a board member that the next 2 years have already been paid for and that the fireworks company is going to make up for the not having the second barge on the permit next year.

There was only one drawback to the fireworks display… The fishing has really slowed down over the last couple days, and will likely get worse really soon since they are treating the weeds next week.

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Slow Fishing on Cedar Lake After The Fireworks, July 8th 2008

Cedar Lake Fireworks Display. Wolcott, CT. July 6th 2008