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coastieyaker · Joined: 27 Jan 2013 Posts: 282

after getting the skunk the last 4 times going, i decided to hit up nells rock.
it was my first time there since april and there was tons of fish jumping around.
i fished from 9 to 1130 and boated 2 lmb.

while i am lucky to have great hollow and nells rock for a quick trip, i am growing really tired of the lack of freshwater spots down in lower CT.

PECo · Joined: 06 Oct 2009 Posts: 5203 Location: Avon, CT

Five inch Senkos, Pete! Put those four inchers away! Laughing

Jason and I each caught our best largemouth bass with topwater frogs, yesterday, but I also caught a three pound, three ouncer with a wacky Senko. It's a terrific lure to use as a change-of-pace or follow-up to a topwater frog. I saw the fish splash near a laydown in the river channel a few times as we approached it, so I skipped throwing the frog and just threw the Senko in the area. The third cast did the trick. Very Happy

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Wanna Fish · Joined: 30 Jan 2012 Posts: 662 Location: Earth I Think

coastieyaker · Joined: 27 Jan 2013 Posts: 282

Wannafish,
I yakfished res #4 last year.
however, i havent been to 1 through 3.
sounds promising and thanks

Wanna Fish · Joined: 30 Jan 2012 Posts: 662 Location: Earth I Think

You can also launch in Lillinhoa. Pond Brook Cove launch is excellent for Kayaks. Pulled some 5lb'ers outa there. If your venturous you can cross the river and head up the Shepaug River. Excellent fishing for bass and pike in there. Lilly, outside of Pond Brook is a big river but I always see kayakers running it.

Just be careful and smart.
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Michael · Joined: 28 Jan 2012 Posts: 3823 Location: Bridgeport

Launching at Squantz Pond State Park and working the cove and areas by the beach would also be good for the kayak. The nice thing is you're more out of the way of the bigger vessels.

Trolling with medium and deep diving crankbaits in non-weedy areas around there always seem to do the trick. Throwing a topwater near the pier and around shallow weeds in the cove is also good. Jigs and soft plastics would be good to throw along the sandy bottoms by the beach. You also have the rocks and trees to your left if you're standing on the beach facing the water, even though you'll be in the yak.