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

I fished the upper (i.e., south) pond at Nod Brook WMA in El Habañero from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. I wanted to see how well the console I just made for El Habañero works. The air temperature was 60 degrees, but it fell to 53 degrees by the time that I left. There was a steady five mile per hour north breeze that died down to almost nothing during the two hours I was on the water. The skies were clear and the sun shined until it started to set.

I ended up catching three fish. I was throwing a Strike King Redeye Special 3/16 ounce chartreuse spinnerbait parallel to the east shore on the south end of the pond when I caught a 12 inch largemouth bass:

In the same northeast corner of the pond, I caught a 13 inch fallfish on a wacky rigged five inch green pumpkin/red flake Senko:

It picked up the Senko off of the bottom. I had a few nibbles on a couple of casts before I finally hooked it and was expecting a yellow perch. The last fish I caught was another 12 inch largemouth bass on the wacky Senko, near the beaver lodge on the north end of the east shore:

The console I made for El Habañero works great, although I definitely have to add a bungee to keep it from working its way off of the coaming. The polyethylene cutting board out of which it's made is really slippery, and there's not enough friction between it and the coaming for it to stay put on its own. I'll add a bungee tonight and test it out in the morning tomorrow.
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DirtyDawg10 · Joined: 27 May 2009 Posts: 2238 Location: Granby, CT

Nice job for a quick trip.

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

Great job, Phil. I wanted to get out today but just didn't make it happen.

Cots6 · Joined: 18 Sep 2010 Posts: 42 Location: Simsbury, CT

nice report phil. i def have to check those ponds out more often next spring considering i live literally 5 min from there Rolling Eyes

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

Cots6 - I caught a 22 inch, four pound, 10 ounce largemouth bass with a 1/2 ounce red spinnerbait in the lower pond at Nod Brook a week ago and I know that there are even larger bass in there. You gotta check it out, although the weekends tend to be booked by the dog trial people. If you'd like to meet out there during the week, you'd be welcome to use one of my boats. Just let me know when.
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Cots6 · Joined: 18 Sep 2010 Posts: 42 Location: Simsbury, CT

I am def down for maybe this week? i work mon and tues afternoon-close, and wed til 5pm. Thurs i am free until 4pm, so that is probably the best day for me. Let me know what works for you!

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

Let's keep an eye on the forecast for Thursday, then. The sun sets at 4:30 pm now.
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jonnyfly00 · Joined: 08 Nov 2010 Posts: 104 Location: Simsbury, CT

i might be able to make it out to simsbury on thursday morning...let me know what you guys end up doing. the pressure is on to christen my boat.

Cots6 · Joined: 18 Sep 2010 Posts: 42 Location: Simsbury, CT

Sounds good guys. Let's hope for some decent weather.

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

Thursday's weather forecast is for sunny skies, a high temperature of 53 degrees and wind out of the west-northwest at up to 13 miles per hour. A little blustery, perhaps, but still manageable.
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Cots6 · Joined: 18 Sep 2010 Posts: 42 Location: Simsbury, CT

haha well i am down to go if you are phil, let me know!

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

Cots6 - I'll be there. I love that place. Well, less so when there are dog people around who are baby talking to their dogs extremely loudly and continuously. "Come eeer, Fluffy! Come heeeere! Gooood dog! Goood boy! Who's a gooood boy! Fluffyyyy! You're a goood boy!"
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SeaDog1 · Joined: 21 Dec 2009 Posts: 2629

Oh Phiiiiil!

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Daryl · Joined: 24 Sep 2010 Posts: 70 Location: Simsbury, CT

Phil and Cots6,
I'm off on Thursday too and free until noon. I'm game!
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Cots6 · Joined: 18 Sep 2010 Posts: 42 Location: Simsbury, CT

There we go daryl, that's the spirti! Pumped to go fishin and meet some new people...any of you 2 got an extra kayak or anything haha