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

Hit my spot in Riverton again this morning between 9:15 & 10:00 am. I had 45 minutes to kill so I did some speed fishing...lol. Same technique as last time (hook & worm). Got quite a few nibbles. Hooked up with a big trout. He was pulling the drag like mad. I tired him out a bit and started to bring him in. I got him to withing 10-15' of shore and the bugger went under a rock and threw the hook... Mad

Finally ended up hooking a nice 15" brownie. All in all it was a good morning.

SkeeterJim · Joined: 08 May 2007 Posts: 2219 Location: Newington, CT

Too bad losing the big one. Nice job for a short trip.
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DirtyDawg10 · Joined: 27 May 2009 Posts: 2238 Location: Granby, CT

Thanks. Yeah...it was a bummer losing that one. None of the fish up there I have caught ever pulled the drag like that so it must have been a really big boy. Maybe next time.

Esox CT · Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 12:48 am Post subject:

That sounds like fun. I gotta put some more time into the Farmington. I'd like to catch some smallies outa there.

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

Decided not to post a new report since the conditions today were identical to my last two at the Farmington River. Overcast morning fishing with worms = trout.

I don't think it is as big as the one that got away last time but this will definitely make up for it...

Hooked up with this big boy on my first cast of the day. I ended up catching 6 fish in all but this is the only one I kept. It is 19" long and around 2-1/2lbs. The others were in the 12" to 14" range.

SkeeterJim · Joined: 08 May 2007 Posts: 2219 Location: Newington, CT

Wow, nice looking trout Dawg!!
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DirtyDawg10 · Joined: 27 May 2009 Posts: 2238 Location: Granby, CT

Thanks SJ...it tasted good too! Very Happy

Esox CT · Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 9:39 am Post subject:

Nice!

cathy347 · Joined: 11 Jul 2009 Posts: 3

Looks so wonderful!

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

Thanks!

SkeeterJim · Joined: 08 May 2007 Posts: 2219 Location: Newington, CT

Dawg, do you mean trout worms or meal worms? And I am assuming hook, splitshot and worm fishing the deep holes correct?
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DirtyDawg10 · Joined: 27 May 2009 Posts: 2238 Location: Granby, CT

Yup...you got it...I use a #6 or #8 snelled bait hook with trout worms and split shots. I fish the deeper holes in the river and just lay the worm out there and let the current take the bait into the hole. The fish usually hit while the worm is falling. I've found that as the weather gets warmer I need to get to the river earlier in the morning to get more bites.