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

Water temp: 82-85
Clarity: Pretty darn clear in most areas. 4-7 feet visibility
Time: 1:45 - 7:30PM

Hit Highland with Phil (PECo). It was our first time fishing together and Phil's first time to Highland. Tough fishing. We couldn't really figure them out. We through at docks, a creek channel, weed lines, rocks and wood. Were were everywhere from 15 FOW to very shallow. We ended up catching a few fish, but nothing of any real size. Phil did get his first smallie ever, which was nice, and I caught a rock bass that looked like a hybrid with another fish because it had pronounced leopard spotting. Phil got a nice looking sunny and I got a calico. I got 2 1.5 lb LMB. First one came on a 3:16 Lures 6" soft plastic sunfish in 15 FOW about 10 feet off the end of a dock. 17lb flouro, 8' Diawa Zillion swimbait rod with Zillion reel. 2nd LMB came hours later in 11 FOW by slowly retrieving a gold/black lipless crank and ticking it off the grass. Shimano rod, Diawa Aggrest reel. Super slow retrieve. Got the calico, and the rock fish the same way in the same area. Trip was shortened by thunder and ominous looking weather map. It was a very pretty evening and as always, it was great to be on the water. Thanks for joining me, Phil!!!

Flipper · Joined: 21 May 2010 Posts: 347 Location: Enfield

I've never hit Highland for bass, though I hear it can be good. Every time I go there I fish for trout, as you can go there in the middle of the summer and troll around the middle pond (deeper) and limit out pretty quickly. Hard to find lakes like that around here.
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