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Mattyk182
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Location: Hamden
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 Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 4:28 pm Post subject: Just fished Wharton's Brook for the first time today... |
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I Didn't get a single hit in two and a half hours. I threw the kitchen sink at them (Rooster Tail, Panther Martin, Trout Worms, and Kastmaster). I heard it gets fished out pretty quick. Any suggestions?
P.S. Wish I had marshmallows with me so I can use it with the Meal worms I had in my trunk but oh well... |
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icefishingnewbie
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Location: Haddam, CT
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 5:47 pm Post subject: |
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| well the leftover fish are smart and wont hit lures drift big green giant yellow corn and use a size 8 eagle claw shanked hook it will get your line tight. |
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Mattyk182
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 5:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Honestly, I haven't fished with corn since the first time I ever fished when I was a little kid. Why does corn work? Does that go for any spot where fish just aren't biting? |
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fishfinder
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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It resembles what the stockies were eating.
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Michael
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 8:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Corn works very well for trout, even if they've gotten smarter after being pressured. |
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Mattyk182
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| Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 11:24 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the advice everyone. I'll have to get a can of corn and keep it in my car for emergency use haha. I use a size 10 hook for trout fishing so I'm assuming that'll work? Should I throw a few BB size split-shot on as well? |
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Michael
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| Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 3:54 pm Post subject: |
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| If you're gonna drift the corn, don't make it too heavy with split shots. Just one small light split shot is fine. |
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icefishingnewbie
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| Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 3:54 pm Post subject: |
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| well only one to drift fish it about 10 inches from your knot but a few if you like bottom fishing. |
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Mattyk182
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| Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 4:31 pm Post subject: |
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| icefishingnewbie wrote: | | well only one to drift fish it about 10 inches from your knot but a few if you like bottom fishing. |
I usually put one or two on depending on how deep the water is and how fast it's moving. |
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Fisherman100
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Location: Meriden, CT
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| Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 8:35 pm Post subject: yeah.... |
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Try fishing the beach area where it leads into the woods. I had great luck there with mealworm and marshmellows. get a slip weight and cast it 15 degrees to your left and let it sit, let it have slack so the fish can take it without feeling it.
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Mattyk182
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| Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 4:50 pm Post subject: Re: yeah.... |
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| Fisherman100 wrote: | | Try fishing the beach area where it leads into the woods. I had great luck there with mealworm and marshmellows. get a slip weight and cast it 15 degrees to your left and let it sit, let it have slack so the fish can take it without feeling it. |
I'll give that a try next time. The guy at the bait shop I go to told me that the little bridge on the left where the water is running is a spot where you can kill them. I was fishing that spot too and got nothing. I hate getting skunked! |
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Mattyk182
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| Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 11:33 am Post subject: |
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I just got word that they stocked it a few days ago. I might head over there this weekend to give it another shot!
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