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weekend angler · Joined: 09 Sep 2009 Posts: 112 Location: trumbull

Went fishing today around 2:30 till about 4:30 at the Saugatuck Reservoir.
Water was a lilttle choppy and I was fishing a shallow flat in a cove like area of the lake. I started using a chrome Rat L Trap. 10 mins in I caught a beautiful 5 pounder, about 20 mins later I put on a green pumpkin senko and landed a nice 3.5 lber. At around 4:15 just before I left I thought maybe I would just try one more cast using a Zoom magnum finesse worm, black, wacky rigged, so I casted out near an isolated branch sticking out of the water and what do ya' know a fatty, 4.5 lber. Oh but wait you guys, A friendly officer approaches me as I release the last catch of the day. The whole time I had thought I was at Saugatuck and nope, I was at the Easton Reservoir where no fishing or tresspassing is ALLOWED. I felt like an idiot. Good thing the officer was a nice guy and I didnt get anything for being there. But I will tell you what I may by mistake go there again. Wink

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sethalopod · Joined: 28 Dec 2009 Posts: 11 Location: Stratford

I work for Aquarion Water Company. I would not push my luck if I were you.
You were real lucky that you got off light. You could have been given a $250 fine for fishing in a reservoir. But if you do head up to the Saugatuck, most people do well with castmasters and croccodiles, letting them flutter down deep and jigging them back up for trout. Or if you bait fish, try a slip float with a shiner at 20 feet down.

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

Wow! I wouldn't push my luck either. Especially if the same cop recognizes you the next time Wink

Nice looking fish though.

MarkO · Joined: 12 Nov 2007 Posts: 330

Fine, loss of license and maybe gear...enjoy this "one" mistake.

weekend angler · Joined: 09 Sep 2009 Posts: 112 Location: trumbull

Fella's it was a joke. And thanks for the advice for the Saugatuck, I'll have to try it out.
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colburn · Joined: 16 Apr 2010 Posts: 125

all you have to do is run. if ur quick they wont chase you into the woods. it is too unsafe for them. dont take fish from anywhere there anyway. dont c the big problem of fishing back up res's

SkeeterRon · Joined: 01 Jun 2007 Posts: 1173 Location: Newington, CT

WOW, Awesome fish!!!
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weekend angler · Joined: 09 Sep 2009 Posts: 112 Location: trumbull

Thanks Skeeter, I even caught a fat perch, with a nice little belly.
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Bass Addict · Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 7:41 pm Post subject:

nice fish. Not to be a d*ck but you shouldn't put the bass on the ground like that if you can avoid it, as it can damage their slimecoats which can lead to other issues down the road.
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Sorry honey, looks like we will be late again due to motor problems.

Justin

weekend angler · Joined: 09 Sep 2009 Posts: 112 Location: trumbull

My fault for putting the fish on the floor, it's just hard to get a decent pic of the catch with the fish in one hand and camera in the other. I do it with good intentions, not bad.
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Bass Addict · Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 8:10 pm Post subject:

I hear you. I use to do the same thing until some one on this site was kind enough to inform me it was bad for the bass. So I figured I would pass along what I learned. Laughing

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Sorry honey, looks like we will be late again due to motor problems.

Justin

Bass Addict · Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 8:30 pm Post subject:

double post Rolling Eyes

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Sorry honey, looks like we will be late again due to motor problems.

Justin

RyanMalloy · Joined: 28 Apr 2010 Posts: 16

How many times can they catch you in a life time? Is it worth that amount of money for awesome fishing... I think so