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JustinSolak · Joined: 17 Jul 2011 Posts: 245 Location: East Hartford, CT

After a few dinkers last weekend and a few lossed/missed schoolies, I decided to get out today after work. This time I brought the old lady with me. It was super low and crystal clear at first. Then the dam opened up, the water turned brown, and was rising rapidly. So we headed down river.
We arrived, the water was low, and again crystal clear. As we were wading out, you could see the wall of brown water comin towards us, and quickly took over the clear pool we were walking towards. Within a few minutes, the water was again high and brown, moving fast enough to make it hard to walk quickly. We took a few casts before I exclaimed "we're all done"
"What do you mean?" she asked.
"Water's too high and dark, the fish are gonna have a hard time seeing our lures" Not 15 seconds after I said that, she sets the hook into a fish. "Oh! I got one!" She shouted to me, just before it started peeling off line. After about 10 minutes of fighting the fish, I seen what it was. A striper. So i got behind her, and carefully guided her backwards through the rushing water and slippery rocks so we could land it for a picture. What started as an iffy day on the Farmington River going for smallmouth and perch resulted in this:

If I had to make an estimate, I'd have to say around 25-26 inches and somewhere between 5 and 7 pounds. The fish was pulled in on 4lb test line through fast current on her "lucky" custom pink and green rod. Aside of the handful of double digit-sized carp and numerous trophy trout she's taken on it already, its another impressive fish to add to the list.
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PECo · Joined: 06 Oct 2009 Posts: 5203 Location: Avon, CT

Sweet catch! Very Happy

Nice fish, too! Laughing

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Redneckangler · Joined: 05 May 2012 Posts: 851 Location: Meriden, CT

4lb test in a current. That's a nice catch! Very Happy

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hoppy · Joined: 20 May 2007 Posts: 393 Location: congamuck

Kira has some competition!!!!!! Shocked

What striper? Laughing

JustinSolak · Joined: 17 Jul 2011 Posts: 245 Location: East Hartford, CT

Came home after that trip, had a bite, then headed back down the farmington with a buddy of mine. Hit it up in Riverton and a few spots in that area with only one trout to show for the efforts. Though it was a GORGEOUS brown trout. Beautiful colors, bout 14 inches or so.
So we decided to hit the lower section again before it was too dark. Couple casts with the pin minnow proved to be ineffective. Switched to a 4inch crystal minnow. First cast: striper. Second cast: striper. third cast: striper. After the first one, I offered my buddy a spare crystal minnow. After the third one, he took me up on the offer and hit two of his own. Nothin QUITE as big as Heather's, but my first one woulda given her a run for her money.
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Michael · Joined: 28 Jan 2012 Posts: 3823 Location: Bridgeport

Nice catch by Heather!

DirtyDawg10 · Joined: 27 May 2009 Posts: 2238 Location: Granby, CT

Very nice on only 4lb test!