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Seahunt_al · Joined: 08 Apr 2012 Posts: 38 Location: Simsbury, CT

Pretty slow day today - launched at the baldwin bridge and headed north. Hit Hamburg Cove and Jeff managed to catch one keeper (about 32 inches) on a 5" flippin mullet (wooden topwater lure). I caught a few pickerel - they were very interested in my 9" sluggo. Water temp was 54 degrees. The main river was pretty chocolatey so we tried to avoid the main channel as much as possible. On the way out we tried to hit great island, but it was pretty breezy so we bagged it. In a few weeks its gonna be nuts for stripers!

Here are a few shots of the fish:

Michael · Joined: 28 Jan 2012 Posts: 3823 Location: Bridgeport

Any size to the biggest pickerel?

Seahunt_al · Joined: 08 Apr 2012 Posts: 38 Location: Simsbury, CT

I managed to catch 3 of the beasts...biggest was maybe 20 inches. Not as big as the ones you posted earlier this week (I think it was you).

mustang11 · Joined: 14 Jun 2009 Posts: 65 Location: Deep River, CT

Nice work. That is good to know pickerel will go for the sluggos if the bass fishing is slow.

Brian

mustang11 · Joined: 14 Jun 2009 Posts: 65 Location: Deep River, CT

Nice work. That is good to know pickerel will go for the sluggos if the bass fishing is slow.

Brian

fishfinder · Joined: 19 Jun 2011 Posts: 1672 Location: Naugatuck, Ct.

Freakin pickerel will hit anything, like a manhore!!!! LOL
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jellyfish12 · Joined: 05 Jul 2011 Posts: 24 Location: Canton CT

Good one Fishfinder Laughing

Al nailed a nice LMB a few weeks ago on a Slugo, I think he has got every species out of the cove.
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