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lookn4bass · Joined: 28 Jul 2007 Posts: 235 Location: Clinton

fished from 6:30 - 9:00 am and picked up 1 sunny on a jig. also threw salamaders and senkos at laydowns, under overhangs, brush, etc for most of the west bank till i switched over to the other side up river. water was real muddy.

i am hoping it was just a bad day and will be back when i have the time for the 1+ hour drive.

hoppy · Joined: 20 May 2007 Posts: 393 Location: congamuck

it can be a tough place but it can also be real good. seems if the water is moving it tends to be better. cant really imagine why it would be so muddy with the lack of rain we have had. i have done real well there with a blackberry brushog when the water is brown there. next time man.

PECo · Joined: 06 Oct 2009 Posts: 5203 Location: Avon, CT

I've heard that fishing structure is better than fishing the shore at Rainbow Reservoir. I don't have a fish finder, yet, so I tend to throw at the shore, but I'd think a drop shot might work.
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DV · Joined: 05 May 2010 Posts: 229 Location: East Windsor

Almost all of my fish out of rainbow have been on a junebug or watermelon candy brushhog. Next time you go try to focus on the more submerged structure, instead of pitching to shore throw into where you think the furthest part of the laydown is. I landed a few 3-4lb smallies there a few years ago on the east side throwing a brush hog at the out edges of trees and the upper part of steep banks.

TurtleKiss · Joined: 09 Mar 2010 Posts: 1200 Location: central CT

Try a buzzbait when the water's muddy. I did OK casting parallel to the shoreline with the current (while standing in the water) using a white superfluke or blue/black senko.
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