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SaTP · Joined: 26 Jun 2012 Posts: 46 Location: Rocky Hill

Hit up the Salmon River in Colchester with 2 of my buddies today. It was the worst it has ever been. This was my first time going there since the week after opening day. I caught 10 trout that day and that was an awesome trip. This time I caught 1 sunfish in the 6 hours I was there. I never knew there was sunfish in there and I hate those things. My friend caught 2 rainbow trout about 13' each as well as 2 salmon and 1 sunfish. My other friend caught 1 salmon and 1 sunfish. When I go to the Salmon, I want trout, not sunfish or salmon. In my opinion, this place is done until the next stocking in fall. Anyone have luck there recently?

MikeOkay · Joined: 04 May 2012 Posts: 76 Location: Naugatuck

I ve never caught a salmon. Are they fun to catch? Are the ones in ct a decent size?

SaTP · Joined: 26 Jun 2012 Posts: 46 Location: Rocky Hill

There are only juvenile Salmon in the Salmon River. They are not fun to catch amd only get in the way of trout. The biggest I have caught there was about 5' and they put up about as good a fight as a goldfish. Whenever the trout aren't biting, the salmon usually are.

icefishingnewbie · Joined: 18 Dec 2011 Posts: 275 Location: Haddam, CT

My dad and i always have luck there here if you dont mind me asking what were you useing and where abouts on the river were you.?

SaTP · Joined: 26 Jun 2012 Posts: 46 Location: Rocky Hill

I was using meal worms, trout worms, and small shiners. The shiners got me the sunfish. I was right near the end of the river way past the bridge. Sorry I'm not too familiar with this place as i've only fished here less than 10 times.

icefishingnewbie · Joined: 18 Dec 2011 Posts: 275 Location: Haddam, CT

ok pm me and ill give you a secret about the salmon river also fish the comstock bridge its probaly your best luck tons of fish there and trust me i always catch and release so their still there

bzsports4 · Joined: 17 Apr 2012 Posts: 19

i never catch any trout at the salmon river all i get are the little salmon fries

SaTP · Joined: 26 Jun 2012 Posts: 46 Location: Rocky Hill

If you fish there around opening day, you will pretty much only get trout since they are heavily stocked. I find either very early or very late in the season all you get is salmon.

icefishingnewbie · Joined: 18 Dec 2011 Posts: 275 Location: Haddam, CT

Try fishing the fall stocking to usually i get some then to

jimbojonez · Joined: 04 Feb 2012 Posts: 295 Location: Berlin/Kensington

the salmon river has a huge helgramite hatch. well maybe it's not called a hatch. but during the summer at some point you can find lots of huge helgramites under the partially submerged/wet rocks. this is also true with the rocky parts of the Farmington river. collect a few of these creepy bastards and you have some great local bait for the day. hook them through the head once with a small trout hook on a leader with a swivel and a slip sinker above the swivel heavy enough to get and hold the bug down in the deeper pools. if there are no trout left in the pools you are fishing, there should be smallmouth.

rxpxtx · Joined: 06 May 2012 Posts: 259

Those things creep me the hell out....and I work in an ER.
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