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fishingkid
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 Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 8:45 pm Post subject: A Skate |
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Today I caught a Skate. I never caught one before, nor have I seen one in person around here. I heard they're pretty rare in CT. Has anyone else caught them in CT?
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MikeOkay
Joined: 04 May 2012
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Location: Naugatuck
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| Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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When I was young (20ish years ago) and fishing with my dad, he caught one once. Not sure if it was the same species, but it was some kind of ray. Pretty cool. Nice catch on a super-rare fish.
My dad has told me that back in the 60s when he would fish with his father they used to catch puffer fish in the sound. Never saw one of those first hand though. |
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fishingkid
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| Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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| MikeOkay wrote: | When I was young (20ish years ago) and fishing with my dad, he caught one once. Not sure if it was the same species, but it was some kind of ray. Pretty cool. Nice catch on a super-rare fish.
My dad has told me that back in the 60s when he would fish with his father they used to catch puffer fish in the sound. Never saw one of those first hand though. |
I saw a puffer fish caught last summer at the same spot I caught the skate. |
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SAP284
Joined: 07 Jun 2011
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Location: Central, CT
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| Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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Skates are pretty common around here. If you are bottom fishing, they tend to show up. I've caught about 10 or so of them this year. They tend to come up when me and my buddies are going for other stuff of course. All in the Niantic Bay area and out around Millstone.
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bowhunter095
Joined: 20 Jan 2011
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Location: Berlin, CT
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| Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 12:01 am Post subject: |
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| I went out on a boat for a school field trip a few times and we used drag nets to catch fish, crabs, ect. And every time we went out we caught loads of skate. So i wouldn't say that they are rare |
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knowfish
Joined: 06 Jun 2011
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Location: Meriden
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| Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 12:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Unfortunately skates are all too common in Ct. waters. Anyone who fishes for fluke , flats and any bottom fish catch too many of them. |
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therieldeal
Joined: 20 Oct 2010
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Location: Thompson, CT
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| Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 12:47 pm Post subject: |
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On the upside, they are supposed to make great shark bait. It’s a very popular bait down south for land based shark fishing. 
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Redneckangler
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| Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 2:43 pm Post subject: |
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Skates make awesome bait strips. Use them all the time down in the Carolinas.
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predator1
Joined: 19 Jun 2012
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| Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 5:16 pm Post subject: |
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| alot of people hate catching them,but i caught my first 2 this week near Jordans COve had my 4 yr old with me 2 and he brought them both in we thought they were very cool to look at. I thought they were rare to when i caught the first but then after talking with some guys they are common to catch. I was using chunk on the bottom when i caught my 2 caught a small shark as well and a couple small fluke. |
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