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bdiggy
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 Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 8:26 am Post subject: Bantam River (Little Pond) 9/19 |
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PM trip up the Bantam River last night for some cool weather spinnerbait fishing. Started casting around 5:30 and in 2 hours time, were able to boat 5 pike, 4 pickerel and a LM to end out with 10 boated, and at least that many missed. Rogers white bait was the bread winner, but I got 3 smaller (24-26 in) pike and the fat pickerel. Great night up there for sure!
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DirtyDawg10
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| Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 9:57 am Post subject: |
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| Nice job! |
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watthe555
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| Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 1:33 pm Post subject: |
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| wow those are some nice fish. are you able to put motor boats on bantam river, and if you dont mind me asking, where is the boat launch? |
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slim2043
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| Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 1:54 pm Post subject: |
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Great job guys! That last picture is just awesome.
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PECo
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| Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 1:59 pm Post subject: |
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Per the 2011 Connecticut Boater's Guide (http://www.ct.gov/dep/lib/dep/boating/boating_guide/boaterguide.pdf):
| Quote: | Bantam River — Litchfield.
Regulations: Use of internal combustion engines prohibited. |
There's even a special statutory fine for violations:
| Quote: | STATUTE NO. INFRACTION TOTAL AMOUNT DUE
26-19 Operation of motorboat in Bantam River 50.00 |
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bdiggy
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| Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 3:50 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks guys, and sorry, yeah, no motor boats  . we go up there with out electric trolling motor. Even with that you need to be really careful, as there are some spots even those won't make it through on the way up. |
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watthe555
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| Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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| guess ill just have to hit it with my port-a-boat that ihavent used in a while, hope i catch some nice fish like you. how long was that pickeral? its huge!! |
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bdiggy
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| Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 4:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeah. and a great fighter too! Measured in at 28". All the toothy fish were really hard hitters yesterday! |
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SAP284
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| Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Nice! |
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PECo
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| Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 8:20 pm Post subject: |
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A 28 inch chain pickerel fights better than a 28 inch northern pike. It's like comparing a smallmouth bass to a largemouth bass. Pickerel and smallies never stop fighting.
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bdiggy
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| Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 8:31 am Post subject: |
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No question Phil! I actually thought I had a much larger Northern at first the way that pickerel was going to town on my gear! 
....and for the sunset pics....sunrise is much more beautiful on the Bantam River!
Just that the side it sets on is less structurally pleasing for pictures. Both are rally nice to see out there. |
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PECo
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| Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 8:48 am Post subject: |
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Lake Champlain has a lot of northern pike/chain pickerel hybrids that combine the size of a pike with the fight of a pickerel. They're beautiful looking fish, too:
That's my daughter with Captain Mickey Maynard of Lake Champlain Angler Fishing Charters and Guide Service: http://www.angelfire.com/home/lake/fishingcharter.html
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Flipper
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| Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 9:08 am Post subject: |
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Speaking of hybrids - has anybody ever caught a tiger musky (musky/pike hybrid)? It seems that they would be bigger than pike, but the MA state record pike is bigger than the record tiger musky. Haven't tried for them yet. Found out this weekend that I need a new on board charger for my boat.    
That figures - right at the best time of the year for fishing!
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therieldeal
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| Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 9:17 am Post subject: |
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Supposedly they stocked tiger muskie in Webster Lake at one point. If I end up getting a real boat next year I might buy my MA liscence and give it a try.
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PECo
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| Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 9:17 am Post subject: |
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Tiger muskie have to be stocked in Connecticut and I've heard of only one private lake that has them. Although I did spot a mystery fish in the Simsbury section of the Farmington River that could have been some kind of a muskie. . . .
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