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steven1smith · Joined: 05 Apr 2010 Posts: 206 Location: South Windsor

We were going to hit either Keeney cove or White Oaks but someone flushed the toilet in Holyoke so the river is way up. We didn't have a backup plan so the truck found its way to Lake X. We got there to be greeted by no other boats and no wind:

Laughing

Of course that changed by 10am and we still didn't have a fish by that time so on to the bluebird skies with 10mph wind so here comes the spinner bait. I ended up with 3 bass on the spinnerbait and my dad got one near the dam on a brush hog. They were all about this size:

The fish seemed really scattered, we could never really key in on any type of specific structure or cover. I have a feeling that if we knew the lake a bit better we could have put a few more fish in the boat.

And the lake denied us of any pickerel, which is odd since the place is named... Wink

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

That first photo gave it away for me. Did you make it into the back coves? The pickerel hang out right near the points of those cove entrances. Those are consistently late-feeding bass, from my "research." I'm fairly convinced that quantity only happens at night.
Never more than a couple boats on the water at any given time, usually just kayakers. Legal fish/2-3 lbers are pretty standard for me there as well. Still, 3 of those is nothing to complain about. Nicely done. Smile

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steven1smith · Joined: 05 Apr 2010 Posts: 206 Location: South Windsor

We did make it into the back coves, but we didn't get anything back there. And I wish there were only 2 other boats on the water. There were 4 other fishing boats and one idiot doing 30mph(completely illegal) and drinking a beer at the same time(also illegal). Have you heard of any fish of size(5+lbs) from the lake?
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Catch and release only.
A 4lb bass is not going to grow to 8lbs on your wall.

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

ryan c · Joined: 23 Oct 2007 Posts: 18

i've caught alot of bass over 5 pounds in that lake one wednsday night tourney there a few years back i got a 5-2 and a 5-12 on back to back cast that night there was 4 weighed over 5

Bluegill Terminator · Joined: 03 May 2007 Posts: 538 Location: Plainville

Suprised you didn't catch a ton of pickerel in that lake...

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

I see the Lake X reports are making a come back..

Nice fish.
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dave_376 · Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 171

last year I caught a 5lb LMB that should have been over 7 it was long and had a giant head but was so skinny it weighed 4.98. I think it was old and dying. other than that I've caught a ton of shorts and several 1-2 pounders.

Pauleye · Joined: 03 Jan 2008 Posts: 129

He gives away the location as a brain teaser. Read carefully. I read it three times before I caught the hint.

Good post.

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

Pauleye,

I caught that too.
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RobO · Joined: 24 May 2010 Posts: 285 Location: South Windsor

Gee, I caught the hint the first time I read it.

Guys, you need to take of f the polarized glasses when looking at the computer screen. LOL
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