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AlexF
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 Posted: Sat May 11, 2013 8:35 pm Post subject: naugatuck river carp |
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| I went to the naugatuck river in ansonia yesterday in hopes of getting into some smallmouth, but didn't get hit on anything. I tried soft plastics, poppers, and inline spinners. I heard a loud splash, like someone threw a large rock in the water. I look up and I see a HUGE carp entirely out of the water. I never fished for carp and i'm not sure why they were jumping. Just figures I'd give a heads up to any carp fishermen out there. Anyway, I tried this spot several time last year around late summer early fall and I would always catch something on spinners, whether it was yellow pirch, fallfish, or smallies, so I'm not sure why I wasn't getting hit, hopefully the smallmouth fishermen in that area have some solutions for me. |
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NorthEastFisherman
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| Posted: Sat May 11, 2013 10:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Im not positive but i believe when carp "mate" they do rolls like tarpon and splash the water. The reason i say this is because on candlewood i was jigging and catching trout and smallies and perch then i see huges splashes and what looked like a musky (orangeish body) so i threw huge rapalas and spinners and spoons and then when we got in close to the weeds i saw a HUGE at least 40lb carp cruising along and it did the roll thing and then disappeared. |
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Michael
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| Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 7:59 pm Post subject: |
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| You're correct NEF. Carp roll on the surface and jump while mating. |
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PECo
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| Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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Hamburg Cove boils with carp at low tide during their Spring orgy. They'll bump into your boat. I wouldn't be surprised if they've jumped into someone's canoe or kayak.
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I_fish_therefore_I_am
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| Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 11:03 pm Post subject: |
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I've never been to Hamburg cove, is there space to fish from shore?
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PECo
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| Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 11:14 pm Post subject: |
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| I_fish_therefore_I_am wrote: | | I've never been to Hamburg cove, is there space to fish from shore? |
Nope, not really. The entire cove is surrounded by expensive private homes. You can launch small boats from a very crude, very steep ramp next to the Hamburg Cove Yacht Club on Cove Road in Lyme.
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Wanna Fish
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| Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 5:06 am Post subject: |
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I fish for smallies there often. My suggestion as to why they are not there is the large amount of striped bass and shad in the river at this time. I think they either move up river or into the main body to spawn and the re-enter when the river temps get warmer.
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AlexF
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| Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 10:08 am Post subject: |
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| thanks, that makes sense |
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