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

Member sbehuniak09 (Stephan) and I hit the rapids after fishing a small pond and making a quick stop at Fountain Lake.

Fished the rapids and downstream by the island for no more than a half hour starting around 5pm. Stephan threw a Rooster Tail, 1/4oz spoon, and soft plastic minnows all with no luck. I tried throwing the glass minnow HJ-6, brown trout Flat Rap FLR-6, and perch FLR-6 all with no luck except for foul hooking a redbreast.

Later we went down to Derby by BJ's. That's where the HJ-6 was going to town.

Stephan started just down from the rocks and bridge while I casted underneath the bridge. Stephan landed a smallmouth with his Rooster Tail and I lost a fish with the HJ-6. Stephan also had a number of hits and a few losses right in front of him. Worked our way downstream and made a few stops until we hit a nicer area that I knew was gonna produce.

Stephan stuck with a gold Phoebe, Rooster Tail, and soft plastic minnows while I stuck with the glass minnow HJ-6. Stephan was getting a few hits while I was landing a number of whites and 1 yellow and getting lots of hits. Stephan eventually caught a white perch with his Rooster Tail. The Husky Jerk bite died so I switched over to the brown trout FLR-6 which caught me a few more whites and a schoolie.

Seeing Stephan wasn't into it with his lures like I was with the Rapalas, I let him use a perch Flat Rap FLR-6. That's when he started getting more action. He caught more white perch and a 13" schoolie.

We then hit the road around 7:40pm.

Stephan caught 1 smallmouth, 1 striper, and 4 white perch. I caught 1 striper, 1 yellow perch, and over 10 whites. One of the whites I caught was 11 1/2 inches and weighed 14 ounces, which I'm sure is a new PB.

Jeff · Joined: 06 Jul 2012 Posts: 167

Nice! Where abouts in Seymour were you fishing? I usually just use a phoebe myself on the naugy and catch all sorts of things.

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

Jeff · Joined: 06 Jul 2012 Posts: 167

Gotcha. I fished the islands last night and it was a slow. Some days they'll bite like crazy, others you'll be lucky to get a couple hits.

JPell333 · Joined: 20 Jun 2011 Posts: 34

Jeff, I think that you and I got there at the same time yesterday. I was the guy in the white H3 , got there round 6 and i headed up towards the falls. Bite was slow there too...3 bluegills and one really small rock bass. I was throwing blue fox and other spinners. Switched to fish a white curly tail grub along the bottom...didnt even get a hit. All fish were caught on inline spinners.
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Jeff · Joined: 06 Jul 2012 Posts: 167