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jomonkey527 · Joined: 22 Oct 2010 Posts: 225

Went out yesterday for about 2.5 hours. I threw a Texas rigged senko, watermelon colored. I did pretty well. Nothing too big, decent size. A lot of the guys I saw on the water and talked to said the big fish seem to be gone even more this year, which is sad because I caught a 17 and a 20in largemouth last year. The bite really picked up right toward the end.

I did catch a huge pumpkinseed. It was big enough my 7 year old daughter told me to weigh it. It was 8oz, and without a doubt the biggest pumpkinseed I ever caught. She also netted one of my bass hat was hung up in some laydowns! She handled the net like a pro!

Between trying to manage my daughter needing to pee, and other times I needed to stop, I managed 6 fish in about 2.5 hours.

perfect hook set · Joined: 24 Feb 2008 Posts: 1069 Location: Danbury

What is the size limit there

Maybe its time to change the keeper limit t a lower length for a year...
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jomonkey527 · Joined: 22 Oct 2010 Posts: 225

I think thats a great idea. Unless every angler I talk to is lying, the fish keep geeting smaller each year and thats a bass management lake.

perfect hook set · Joined: 24 Feb 2008 Posts: 1069 Location: Danbury

I see it as filling a fish tank with young bass or gold fish for that matter.

They will only grow as big as the space around them.

I forget if it was mamanasco or one of those other small lakes (ponds) which have always held a lot of small fish BUT, I did manage to catch a 2lber.
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damage inc · Joined: 12 Feb 2011 Posts: 267 Location: New Fairfield

I went over to Mamy for the 1st time today after work for about a half hour. Stood on the rocks by the boat launch. Not much action. One 12 incher was it on a Zoom yellow/black frog. They didn't even touch my GY Seko's!

My experience with Bass Management lakes is soooo mixed. I live around the corner from Kenosia for 6 years and fish it whenever I don't feel like driving far. I usually catch 1 to 1.5 lb fish there. Like 5 at a time. But lately from the beach I'm catching largemouth from 3 to 4.5 lbs. I was convinced there weren't any big bass here. I guess you just have to go find them. I would suppose the same for Mamanasco. My buddy and I are gonna bring the canoe over there on Saturday morning and give it a shot.

Where is the hot spot on Mamy? The islands look promising. Any idea what the depths are?
-soto
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PECo · Joined: 06 Oct 2009 Posts: 5203 Location: Avon, CT

soto

Here's some bathymetric data for Mamanasco Lake from the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station:

http://www.ct.gov/caes/lib/caes/invasive_aquatic_plant_program/pdfmaps/mamanasco_lake.pdf

Good luck!

Phil
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damage inc · Joined: 12 Feb 2011 Posts: 267 Location: New Fairfield

Thanks Philly! Like I said before YOU ARE THE MAN!!!!
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perfect hook set · Joined: 24 Feb 2008 Posts: 1069 Location: Danbury

haha u said seko!

Bass Management lakes are not that well managed in my opinion.

Though just like Kenosia and many others you just need to FIND them.
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damage inc · Joined: 12 Feb 2011 Posts: 267 Location: New Fairfield

Funny guy! HAW HAW HAW SENKO!
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jomonkey527 · Joined: 22 Oct 2010 Posts: 225

Yes the islands are a good place to start. Also on the far end of the lake there are some lilly pads and some good laydowns. I have only been there once this year. I caught a 20, and a 17 incher there last summer, so I am hoping its a matter of getting there more. Its only about 10 feet deep, so I am hoping there was not a big fishkill as was happening some other places following this winter.