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First bass of the season tops 6 lbs cedar lake Wolcott, CT

Sunday, April 19, 2009

First bass of the season turns out to be a big one. Brian and I decided to get out on cedar lake today to try our luck. We were running a little late so a didn’t get out until about 4:30. The wind was down and the sun was shining, but the fish weren’t biting, [...]

Norwich Harbor Fishing Report

Sunday, March 8, 2009

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Norwich harbor fishing report for March 8th and the last couple weeks. After thinking a lot about all the hold over schoolie striped bass in Norwich Harbor in March in previous years, I decided to try my luck for a bit tonight. I figured with the warm weather this weekend the stripers would be active, [...]

iPhone Makes Fishing Reports A “Reeltime” Reality

Sunday, November 23, 2008

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The iPhone is taking the world by storm, and is making an impact on everything it touches. Today I installed a wordpress app that allows me to take photos and make fishing reports to IFishCT.com in realtime right on the water. No more waiting to get home to make a report, simply catch that trophy [...]

Fisher’s Island Sound Blackfish and Race Bluefish

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

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Fisher’s Island Sound Blackfish and a trip to the race for bluefish and striped bass Yesterday Brian and I joined Greg, a lifetime saltwater fisherman in Mystic for a shot at the sounds triple crown, blackfish, bluefish and stripers. We got on the water around 7am and headed out of Mystic on Greg’s 26 foot [...]

CT Fall Fishing is Slow – Spider Jigs Working

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

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CT fall fishing is upon us and largemouth and smallmouth bass fishing has been slow at best lately. I have seen reports of people working hard for every bass they catch, with most success being found using spider jigs, tubes, and jig and pig around structure in 5-8ft of water. I wasn’t planning on fishing [...]

Long Sand Shoal – Eastern Rip Bluefish

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

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Location: Long Sand Shoal, Eastern Rip, Outer Hatchetts Reef Date: 9/21/08 Since the season was winding down on Cedar Lake we decided to take the boat out of the water last weekend and make a trip to the sounds for some striper, bluefish, and porgy fishing before we dropped the boat off at the marina [...]

Deep Sea Fishing, Riviera Maya / Playa Del Carmen Mexico

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

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This past week Kate and I took a well deserved vacation to Riviera Maya, Mexico on the Yucatan Peninsula. While there we spent some time in Playa Del Carmen which is just South of Riviera Maya. We decided to do some deep sea fishing while we were there, and hired a panga boat captain from [...]

Dock Fishing Kinami Swimming Senko Cedar Lake Sept. 6, 2008

Saturday, September 6, 2008

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Dock fishing was calling my name last night when I got home after getting my hair cut. I had bought some Kinami swimming senkos a few weeks back but never really gave them a chance. I texas rigged one with a mustad 4/0 bleeding hook and starting fishing around the buoys and docks on the [...]

Mid-Morning Bass Fishing Success. Docks are the Key! Cedar Lake August, 17th 2008

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

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After struggling to find fish the last few times out on the lake in the normal places, I turned to a different strategy yesterday morning. Instead of fishing the usual rockpiles, and submerged weed beds that have been productive all year, we started fishing the shaded side of the numerous docks lining the lake shore. [...]

Slow Night of Fishing, Cedar Lake, July 29th 2008

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

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Kate, Sally (our maltese) and I decided to do a little fishing last night since it had been a while since either of us had gotten out. The weather was beautiful, the sunset was spectacular, the lake was crowded, and the fishing was terrible. I decided to fish a couple spots that I normally don’t [...]