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DV · Joined: 05 May 2010 Posts: 229 Location: East Windsor

Air temp - 70*-75*
Water temp - 68*-74*
Water clarity - 3-FOW
Wind 10mph steady with gusts up to 20mph (from nw to start switching to gusts coming from the south later in the day)
ONW at 9am
OTW at 8pm
Fish caught by me 8-10 with 3 over 16"
Fish caught by Kira 8-10 with 3 over 16"

I had a lazy start to the day and took my time getting to the water, I also took a lunch break from 1-3pm with little to no fishing going on just mainly some scouting with the depth/fish finder. Some larger bass were holding tight on some steep channel banks in 15' FOW but were hard to fish for in the wind.

Started the day off with a healthy looking smallie going about 14" which came within the split second a weightless t-rigged watermelon black fleck 4" senko hit the water. Kira caught a 3lb largie earlier in the morning and 4-5 baby smallies before I showed up. We mostly hit the stumps and lay downs on the west/right side of the res going all the way down to the beach/pylons. The rest of my fish came on varius t-rigged baits with a 1/8th - 1/4 oz sinker.The bass tended to hit everything on the fall or first twitch, little to no chasing of the bait going on except for the smaller fish. I had a major strike on the jig but missed the hookset and lost another 16"+ fish at the boat. Missed some more fish on t-rigged senkos not paying attention and managed to gut hooked a decent sized smallie. Gami hooks have a coating and do not rust very easy if at all, the fish also kept trying to swallow the hook even more as I attempted to pry it out. I got it out with a little blood and was able revive the fish, but saw it roll over a few minutes later. Fish was a good as dead swallowing a 5/0 ewg hook whether I cut the line or pulled it out, not happy about it but what can you do. Best colors seemed to be dark with blues/purples in the deeper water and greens with flake in the shallower water. Water was stained and muddy from the rain, fish we real tight to structure with a few just under cover and most of my fish came on well placed pitches or underhand casts in pockets of cover . Couple fish were caught out on the rocky shallows, and overall had a good mix of smallies to largies. Good too see the fish either survived last years draw down or made it back into the river. No fish were caught between 11am and 3pm, to much sun and wind.

We left at 8 after I had enough of the Simsbury fire department testing out 2 boats in the water. They were running 30mph by me within a 50 yard distance of my canoe, shouldn't the F'n fire department know proper etiquette and safety? I had some choice words with them at the launch, and showed a pretty bad attitude.

I was asked how the fishing was at this place by what looked to be the ring leader (cheif) and replied "it was awesome till the waves came" "what" he replied "The idiots in the fd boats speeding by kayakers and canoes when there is an open expanse to the far left and far right!" I chimed in. I didn't get a response and took that to mean "so what"

And for those of you that think this place has no structure, it is absolutely filled with it. Not just from people placing trees in the water but the other side holds tons of stumps/trees and laydowns as well. If it wasn't for the wind and past 3 days of storms and pressure changes I have no doubt I could have nailed 30-40 fish. And fyi this place is garbage from shore at the launch, no cover/no strucutre and no steep banks. Best fished from a boat during the weekdays to avoid pleasure traffic. Kira has all the pics and I am sure she can back me up on the whole fire department circus that went down in the evening.

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

DV, my partner and I carry a set of diagonal cutting pliers with us on the water. If you gut hook an occasional fish, you can cut the shank off the hook really deep in the throat and then with needle nose pliers twist and push the hook through and get the rest of the hook out completely in most cases. Most times the fish will swim away with little blood loss, and no throat obstruction.

Just food for thought.

Sounds like you 2 had a nice day on the water though.
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DirtyDawg10 · Joined: 27 May 2009 Posts: 2238 Location: Granby, CT

Nice report. Sounds like a good time until the FD decided to screw things up a bit.

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

DV,

Rainbow is a nice place to fish during the week as you mentioned. Weekends the water skiers take over.

As for the Simsbury FD. I am surprised they didn't have more consideration. However just because they are in the FD doesn't mean they know anything about boating etiquette.

Being on the fire department now for 28 years I have seen some idiots on the department. Please don't judge all of us because of a couple of bad eggs.
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DV · Joined: 05 May 2010 Posts: 229 Location: East Windsor

I didn't mean to come off like I don't like the FD, I have alot of respect for anyone who is willing to do that. I actually thought it was a bunch of dumb kids just speeding around in a speed boat. It looks to me like they were taking out people who have never been on a boat.

Slimecoat: Thanks for the heads up with the cutters, I tried cutting the hook past the barb but the pliers wouldn't get far enough. I'll carry side cutters from now on, they might even come in handy if I ever hook myself.

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

DV,

It sounds like they might be doing there training..
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TurtleKiss · Joined: 09 Mar 2010 Posts: 1200 Location: central CT

I got there closer to 5 a.m. and thats when I found out that my motor is DEAD (previously attributed to a battery problem.) I knew it was supposed to be windy, so I did have my waders with me. I'd rather get in the water than be on it when my boat is constantly rocking like that. I exit my boat quite a bit anyway...casting parallel to the shoreline is more accurate, plus sitting down for 15 hours straight can't be good...I do that at home.

Broke my favorite rod on some underwater structure somehow. Sad

I'll definitely be going back there, but only if someone helps me load my boat. OMG that ramp is steep.

And yeah, the FD thing was unnecessary. The noise ruined it for me more than anything.
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Fishface · Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Posts: 308 Location: New Britain

Nice report. I never have fished there may have to give it a try. I also carry cutters I try the best I can to remove any Hooks without causing more harm. Since I'm the one that lets it get burried.

Tim

AustinB · Joined: 10 Jan 2009 Posts: 120 Location: Simsbury

Wondering why the simsbury department was up at rainbow. congamond seems closer, and im not sure if they were doing training because i have friends in there and nobody said anything about that. also i will be joining once my application is reviewed. Very Happy

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Phish · Joined: 22 Aug 2008 Posts: 454 Location: West Hartford

Great report! I've seen those guys a bunch doing training exercises. Too bad they messed up the fishing for you. I go further up the river to avoid that stuff but understand that would be quite a paddle. There's always a skier or two and jet skis as well. One guy with one of those ski poles that hangs off the side of the boat for barefooters runs all the way up into what is usually quiet river. My depth finder shows 4-7 feet or shallower staying in the deep part of the river, so if you ask me that's a Darwin award just waiting to happen...but that's just me.

I love Rainbow. It's beautiful up there. They drained it last October (someone posted photos on here of it drained) right after I got my PB smallie (4 LB) and hooked my thumb. I've only been up there twice this year and won't get out until the knee heals, but I can't wait. It's the fastest "fix" I can get since it's only about 12 miles from my house.

Jed