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TravelingSeas · Joined: 06 Jul 2011 Posts: 42

Hey folks, just became a member and am introducing myself. Found the site when googling Penfield Reef to get some info on it. Nice to see a site around for us that's still free. Belonged to another well known local site and hadn't visited in a while only to find out on my last visit I must now pay.

So, I'm from Waterbury, a firefighter and I have a boat docked in the Housatonic. I have been trying to find some good spots to go fishing for some time now and have been getting frustrated. The river has only produced a huge brown bullhead up by Sunnyside park and eels while I have taken my father in law and he just caught what had to be a ten lb blue at the mouth by brewers marina while I was skunked.....again.

Tried fishing in bridgeport harbor on the fourth as a coworker just took a charter out of there last week and he said all they did was drift around the last can and fish. Nothing there for me either. Only thing I almost caught was the ferry. Tried crabbing with the kids, nothing doing down that avenue either. Getting to be more and more of a frustrating experience all around.

Looking forward to browsing the site. I'm open to take people out on the boat as well, it's a 29' so plenty of room.

TTYL folks.
JP

JPell333 · Joined: 20 Jun 2011 Posts: 34

Welcome JP!

i used to live at the mouth of the housatonic right by where Harborside used to be i think its Savin Rock Roasting Company now...anyways i used to fish off the pier and used sandworms alot and it was great for Strippers and blues....had my best luck on the outgoing tides

best of luck pal

TravelingSeas · Joined: 06 Jul 2011 Posts: 42

Thanks! I see tons of people fishing there all the time so it must be a good place but unfortunately where I would have to anchor up to get out of the way of those casting lines from shore would be right in the middle of the channel and it's a pretty high traffic area so that wouldn't be cool. Next time I head out I'm going to try Penfield Reef.

Passinthru Outdoors · Joined: 22 Feb 2011 Posts: 142

Welcome JP. Looking forward to reading your posts.
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