Post by Brian on May 19, 2012 9:30:34 GMT -5
We went to the lower CT river 5/17 for a half day of backwater pan fishing. At least I was in full pan fish mode, Diane still brought some of her bass gear as well. Good thing as it turned out later.
The river was high, brown and ripping from the recent rains. So we put in at the Hinsdale public launch around mid-day. Sunny and cool with some NW wind that layed down later in the afternoon. Main channel temp. was 58, back waters up to 68 degrees.
Before I had even started the big motor we'd landed a white perch, yellow perch, lmb,'gills and pickerel. The 'gills hadn't yet started bedding. Perch were the most active fish. Crappies hard to find. Big rock bass were up on the bank. All the bass I caught using #2 Mepps, beetle spins, tiny crankbaits and small swim baits were dinks. But Di landed a couple of good ones on a Pond Magic spinnerbait. She also had her Rebel Wee Frog working on bigger 'seeds and rockies. Rockies can't resist that slow wobble.
Over our five hour day we caught and released 39 yellow perch (up to 11.5"), 1 white perch, 3 crappies, 12 'gills, 9 rockbass, 5 pickerel, 4 'seeds, 3 smb, 8 lmb and one stray walleye.
Diane gets a 10" Master Angler rocky!
And a 20 1/8" Master Angler largemouth! Good thing she brought that chatterbait rig
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To keep harmony, I caught the largest rocky, 10.5"
The river was high, brown and ripping from the recent rains. So we put in at the Hinsdale public launch around mid-day. Sunny and cool with some NW wind that layed down later in the afternoon. Main channel temp. was 58, back waters up to 68 degrees.
Before I had even started the big motor we'd landed a white perch, yellow perch, lmb,'gills and pickerel. The 'gills hadn't yet started bedding. Perch were the most active fish. Crappies hard to find. Big rock bass were up on the bank. All the bass I caught using #2 Mepps, beetle spins, tiny crankbaits and small swim baits were dinks. But Di landed a couple of good ones on a Pond Magic spinnerbait. She also had her Rebel Wee Frog working on bigger 'seeds and rockies. Rockies can't resist that slow wobble.
Over our five hour day we caught and released 39 yellow perch (up to 11.5"), 1 white perch, 3 crappies, 12 'gills, 9 rockbass, 5 pickerel, 4 'seeds, 3 smb, 8 lmb and one stray walleye.
Diane gets a 10" Master Angler rocky!
And a 20 1/8" Master Angler largemouth! Good thing she brought that chatterbait rig
.To keep harmony, I caught the largest rocky, 10.5"
