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

I fished the Farmington River again this week with Tim. All in all it was a pretty great day. The fishing was pretty good even though there was nothing huge this week. The water temp was 69deg and the skies were clear. My goal was to try out some of my new crankbaits from the Dick's clearance bin. It ended up being a good choice because I was able to put down the senkos for most of the day. We launched out of Curtiss park again and then headed downstream. Fishing the cover and grass all the way down. The first fish I caught on the crankbait was a 10" fallfish. I was wondering if the bass would be going after the crankbait too and it didn't take long for me to find out. I pulled in a 9", 10", 10", 11" & a 15.5" (1lb 11oz) all were LMB. All were caught off laydowns along grass or under overhanging bushes. Then I picked up another fallfish, this one fought more like a bass but I found out it was because it was a 14" fish. Tim should have a pic of the 15.5" bass and the 14" fallfish when he gets a chance to put them up.

I then turned back and started heading back upstream. Tim took a run upstream to hit a spot we fished last week (where he caught the hawg last week) and I decided to hang back and fish my way up there. I worked some overhanging bushes and got to one spot where fish just started slamming the crankbait but unfortunately didn't hook up with all of them. I ended up landing a 12" SMB on the crankbait...then I pitched under the same bush and got a missed strike...I tried again and the same thing so I followed it up with a wacky 5" purple senko and landed a 12" LMB. I worked another laydown a bit further up stream and got another 10" SMB. Here's a pic of the 12" SMB.

I finally made my way back to the huge laydown we fished last week and didn't see anywhere near the size or number of fish that were there last week. I caught an 11" fallfish on the crankbait, a 12" LMB on the purple senko and an 8" LMB on the crankbait. I fished the grass just upstream from that where I caught the 1.5lber last week and had 2 good sized fish follow the crankbait back to the yak but no bite from either of them. I followed up by pitching the senko in the grass but again nothing. I met back up with Tim and landed this little 7" sunny on the crankbait. I know...I know...it's a sunny but I liked the coloring on the belly so I got a pic of it.

When all was said and done I caught 12 fish on the shallow diving Bomber crankbait and only 2 on the senko. It was nice to have success with something other than the senko for once.

SkeeterJim · Joined: 08 May 2007 Posts: 2219 Location: Newington, CT

Nice job Derek, great to hear you guys had a good day out.

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

Thanks Jim. Did you end up hitting the salt yesterday?

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

I haven't fished in more than two weeks! OK, I did pitch a wacky Senko into the Niagara River from Canada on the Lake Erie side for about 10 minutes and got a hit from a 2-1/2 to 3 pound largemouth bass that I got to the surface but failed to land, but that was it!
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SkeeterJim · Joined: 08 May 2007 Posts: 2219 Location: Newington, CT

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

Let me know the next time you hit the Mattabassett River. I'd love to check it out.
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SkeeterJim · Joined: 08 May 2007 Posts: 2219 Location: Newington, CT

Will do Phil.
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DirtyDawg10 · Joined: 27 May 2009 Posts: 2238 Location: Granby, CT

Fishface · Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Posts: 308 Location: New Britain

I'll give my part of the report. First of all Dawg will be refered to as The Crankbait Kid LOL. Everytime I turned around Fish on. He did really good. As far as myself, I guessing a got about 10 or 11 Fish nothing large, caught a 13" LMB that was a fatty. I did have one cool thing happen, when we were getting ready to call it a day I was going back to the put in and I was pitching my wacky 5" Black w/Blue flake Senko into some deeper pools when I got wacked I thought it was a big one but it was two 13" SMB one of them was hooked and the other had a death grip on the worm. When they came to the surface I got the one that was hooked and the other made of with the worm. I even got my O-ring back, not something that happens everyday. All in all it was a trip. As far as that fall fish does anyone no if those are also called Dace? Thats what I been calling them for a lifetime. Jim If you are ever heading out to the Mattabassett let me know, I work about 3 mins from there. Always wanted to go there, I have some friends that Kayak from there but don't fish it. Phil are you home yet?

Tim

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

Hey Tim, I did some looking into the dace and fallfish thing after we talked about it this weekend and it seems like they are very similar fish. They are both from the same family (minnow type fish) I believe the main difference is size. The fallfish range from about 10" to 15" and the Dace max out at between 10" & 12" and are usually around 6" to 8". At least according to what I found.

Fishface · Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Posts: 308 Location: New Britain

Thanks Derek

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

Here's some more pics from our trip last weekend...

My 15.5" LMB (1lb 11oz)

My 14" Fallfish

Tim's 13" Fatty LMB