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BassGetHooked · Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 200 Location: Berlin, CT

Did a little fishing with a buddy of mine on his 13 ft Fisher bass boat. (what a treat...i never get to fish on a bass boat!). launched into the river at baldwin bridge launch and headed up to hamburg cove. started fishing at about noon. didnt take long before my buddy caught a nice 3.5 lber at the mouth of the cove in some lillypads using a black buzz bait. the fish hit it with some force!

we moved on into a shadier area across the cove where he hooked into a little 1 lb jobber. again on the buzz bait.

I had been throwing out a chartruse/white spinner bait with no luck, so i took a page from my buddy's book and started throwing out a black buzz bait over the lillies. Ended up hooking into a 2 lber.

The air started to get really hot around 3pm and we kept trying different areas of the cove with no luck. All our fish came out of the lillies on black buzz baits in about 2-4 ft of water and earlier in the trip (first hour). Ended up back at the launch around 5:00 (didn't get out of the launch til 40mins later!)

All in all a nice day of fishing...besides the fish I also caught quite a bit of sun...guess 90 degree days will do that to a pasty white boy.

Hope to hit Silver lake with my same buddy either Mon/Tuesday evening...will report if we go.

*told my buddy about the site...trying to recruit him as a member*
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Phish · Joined: 22 Aug 2008 Posts: 454 Location: West Hartford

NIce report. Sounds like a hot but good day. Hope to see your buddy join up!

Esox CT · Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 2:54 pm Post subject:

You should try launching from Essex Docks. Not sure what the rules are with a trailer there, but you won't have to deal with the masses of Saybrook summer scum and pleasure boaters. Hamburg is a great place to fish...

Justin Tralli · Joined: 05 May 2007 Posts: 656 Location: Glastonbury, CT

Nice job man! That sounds like a great day on the River! Looking forward to meeting your friend as well!

BassGetHooked · Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 200 Location: Berlin, CT

Esox thanks for the tip on the essex launch...we'll check that out the next time we head out on the river. We were talking about hitting Silver lake sometime this week and now the plans are set...we're going Monday evening-early night onto Silver again on his boat. Hope the bass are hitting. Will report once back.
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SkeeterJim · Joined: 08 May 2007 Posts: 2219 Location: Newington, CT

Good job at the cove. Good luck at Silver, be ready the the grass and the weeds!
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SkeeterRon · Joined: 01 Jun 2007 Posts: 1173 Location: Newington, CT

Soinds like a good trip. Avoided the skuck...

JIm, We need to plan a day in Hamburg.
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