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Nickp · Joined: 07 May 2007 Posts: 708

BTW. The channel moved a little going into chapmans. The entrance is TIGHT to the left when your going in. Right up against the logs. Still 3-4fow on low tide. If you stay in the middle your asking to get sanded. The tougher part is making it into the back. The damn sand is start to pile up back there too. As of- december 9th or so.

slimecoat · Joined: 09 Nov 2007 Posts: 1576 Location: Newington, CT.

A good spring flood will change all that again I'm sure!
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Justin Tralli · Joined: 05 May 2007 Posts: 656 Location: Glastonbury, CT

Rocky Ledge Buzzbait 1/4 oz. Pumpkin
Bitsy Bugs
J's River Rat Spinnerbait
Stalker Jig
Zoom Horny Toad
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babycubcatcher · Joined: 19 Mar 2008 Posts: 55

I agree with all the lures already mentioned and would add

stripers:

Salt shakers by lunker city (pink or white mostly) on swimming jigheads

Smallies:

Panther martin inline spinners (size 6) in patterns with gold, black and yellow

Largemouth:

Brown and blue football head jigs with a craw body (power bait, gulp, ect..)

everyone else already said all the outer things that i use.

T_Shan BAWS · Joined: 28 Jun 2007 Posts: 151 Location: Manchester

Since I don't go for schoolies, this is what I use for bass:

chug bug
frogs
sweet beavers (casting and flipping)
4-inch worms
crankbaits

I fish the river in NH/VT a lot too and there I like smallie beavers, chug bugs, tubes and flukes.
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BoSox46GSR · Joined: 29 Mar 2009 Posts: 388 Location: Chester

At least I'm not the only one to get stuck at Chapman.

Largies:
1.Spinner Bait (Color and size depends on when and where)
2.Rapala X-Rap
3.Senko
4.Jig w/ Yum Crawfish
5.Popper

Smallies
1.Jig w/ Yum Crawfish
2.Rebel crawfish crank bait

Pike
1. White Bomber Long A
2 Perch or Black and Gold X-Rap
3.Spinner Bait
4.Rapala Husky Jerk

Esox CT · Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 9:08 pm Post subject:

Yea, that was fun, eh BoSox??? The drunk guy was the best part.

Largies:
3/8-3/4 oz. BOOYAH jig w/YUM crawfish
Rapala X-Rap
1/4-1/2 oz spinnerbait (willow blade)
My homemade popper
Zoom pumpkinseed or Culprit black/silver worm Texas rigged

Smallies:
Above + Rattlin' Rapala bluegill pattern
Anything that rattles/suspends/dives

Pike:
1/2 oz spinnerbait (willow blade) with various add-ons...
Yozuri Saltwater Suspending jerkbait 7"
Rapala Husky Jerk metallic green
Rapala X-Rap perch pattern
Anything perch patterned
Big Rat-L-Traps gold or silver

Stripers:
I only catch stripers by accident Wink

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

What drunk guy??? I suspect there is a story behind this drunk. Wink

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heavyweight80 · Joined: 11 Apr 2009 Posts: 227 Location: New Britain,CT

I wouldn't know what to begin using in the river. My goal is to get out to it more this year
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BASSINJAYCT · Joined: 19 May 2008 Posts: 37 Location: WINDSOR LOCKS,CT

so far the only thing i have been able to catch any thing on has been cuttails and buzz baits ,senkos but have only fished it a couple of times plan on getting out on the river more in the next few weeks

Detroitboy · Joined: 13 Jul 2009 Posts: 14

I don't know how the laws on live bait are here in CT. But if you can catch them, I use crayfish and leeches for smallmouth back home on the detroit river. They also worked very well in Oklahoma and Tennesse on smallies and large mouth. Also use silver or white twister tails.