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Navy Angler
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 Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 9:03 pm Post subject: looking for some asistance |
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I am in eastern ct and i have taken my son out twice and skunked both times. i have ice fished for many years but havent been able to get out for a few years. I remember getting so excited and hooked as a kid when the flags started poping.
I know its not all about catching fish but i dont want my little buddy to get skunked anymore. anyone know of any spots like avery pond or wyasup lake where there is some good action? trophies not required. thanks in advance. |
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NateD
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| Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 2:25 am Post subject: |
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| I have no experience with the area I am in the southeast. There are a bunch of lakes nearby does anywhere have ice right now that you know of? Billings Lake, Amos, Anderson Pond just from looking at a map. |
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PECo
Joined: 06 Oct 2009
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Location: Avon, CT
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| Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 7:33 am Post subject: Re: looking for some asistance |
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| Navy Angler wrote: | I am in eastern ct and i have taken my son out twice and skunked both times. i have ice fished for many years but havent been able to get out for a few years. I remember getting so excited and hooked as a kid when the flags started poping.
I know its not all about catching fish but i dont want my little buddy to get skunked anymore. anyone know of any spots like avery pond or wyasup lake where there is some good action? trophies not required. thanks in advance. |
I don't see many reports on CTFishTalk from the eastern part of Connecticut. Most the the fishermen on here seem to be from the central or western part of the state. For me, it's usually a special occasion when I head out that way. The fishing must be terrific in the east with the lack of fishing pressure. 
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fishinschmoe
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| Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 7:45 am Post subject: |
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pickerel lake (although weedy) is infested with Slime Darts, has some good crappie, and also has good bass... Adjacent to that, you have Moodus.
Ive never drilled it, but Bashan is a decent fishin spot too big perch, small mouth, and large mouth bass in there, lest we forget Halls way east...good bass.
IF you can deal with a CROWD, BEACH POND is another good lake, and you never know what you might catch in there...
Headed toward the shoreline Uncas and Amos are fun lakes to sip cocoa with the kids while waitin for a flag. CHECK the CT book !! some of these lakes have slot limits and closed dates... |
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NateD
Joined: 02 Feb 2013
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| Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 11:08 am Post subject: Re: looking for some asistance |
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| PECo wrote: | | I don't see many reports on CTFishTalk from the eastern part of Connecticut. Most the the fishermen on here seem to be from the central or western part of the state. For me, it's usually a special occasion when I head out that way. The fishing must be terrific in the east with the lack of fishing pressure. |
We don't have much as far as Trout, and Walleye go but your right, I have not had a day here in a very long time where I get skunked. Something else I don't see a lot in here is we catch 3,4,5 pound bass threw the ice pretty regularly. Biggest this year was a 4.3 on Red Cedar. Out of 6 trips I have been able to make this year, I've caught about 30 bass myself, and a bunch of crappie and perch. So ya the east sucks nobody should come over here  |
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Icemike
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| Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 8:14 pm Post subject: catching fish |
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| First: get large shiners-NOT Medium or small. Trust me. Unless you're jigging. A great spot to take the kid would be breakneck if you like hiking together. Try setting your flags off the large rock on the right hand point in about 6-9' of water-stay off the weeds and I assure you a day filled w/ pickerel. Or you can try the back coves of mansfield hollow in about 4-8' of water for a mixed bag of perch, bass, pickerel+even pike. Do NOT walk across the south end of mansfield channel to fish coves though. I've drilled 10+" in back coves; walked 50 ft. out toward the channel& drilled paper-less than 1' of ice that moved in waves like the water it stood upon-Now I walk the long way to those back coves until it's been REALLY cold. Stick to my depth reccomendations in those spots + you guys will get some flags-maybe nothing big-but definately lots of fish. |
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icefishingnewbie
Joined: 18 Dec 2011
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Location: Haddam, CT
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| Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 8:26 pm Post subject: |
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| since i want to help you out if you go to pickerel lake i assure you will get at least 5 flags go saturday because there is a trick for getting them in there that i will tell you lets just say between three of us last sunday we got 19 flags 10 fish all over 12 inches biggest bass was 17 inches biggest pickerel was 19 inches and biggest crappie was 13 1/2 but like i said there is a certain technique lets just say i stick my head in the water to accomplish it |
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icefishingnewbie
Joined: 18 Dec 2011
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Location: Haddam, CT
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| Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 8:27 pm Post subject: |
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| i am going sat with my uncle if you would like to come out and stop by so i can show you |
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SaltyVeins
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| Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 9:12 pm Post subject: |
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| pickerel were pretty good along the shore to the right of the ramp at avery when I was there |
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jimbojonez
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| Beaver Brook Pond in Windham, if that is East enough, is small, easy access and always had holdover trout from DEP stocking, as does the brook itself. Beach pond? i think it is gets a whole lot of trout dumped into it, if you are that far East I would ask around here and Ice Shanty about it. |
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NateD
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| Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 1:28 pm Post subject: |
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| icefishingnewbie wrote: | | since i want to help you out if you go to pickerel lake i assure you will get at least 5 flags go saturday because there is a trick for getting them in there that i will tell you lets just say between three of us last sunday we got 19 flags 10 fish all over 12 inches biggest bass was 17 inches biggest pickerel was 19 inches and biggest crappie was 13 1/2 but like i said there is a certain technique lets just say i stick my head in the water to accomplish it |
Is your trick to get some hypothermia? |
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icefishingnewbie
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Location: Haddam, CT
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| Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 5:44 pm Post subject: |
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| no but it is clear so i look down the hole and see the weeds and then ..... |
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