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PECo · Joined: 06 Oct 2009 Posts: 5203 Location: Avon, CT

After yesterday's failure to get many fish to bite, NWDarkcloud (aka Bob) and I went back to the lower Housy to give it another try. We launched at the Sunnyside Boat Launch Facility in Shelton at 8:10 am. Unlike yesterday, we decided to head upriver toward the cove at Two Mile Island and almost immediately located some fish with the finder:

I boated the first fish at 8:45 pm, but accidentally dropped it back into the water before could get a photo of it. A couple of fish later, I pulled up this little dinker from only 35 feet down and its swim bladder popped out:

That was a first for me with stripers. After a very slow start, Bob and I finally figured out a way to get the finicky fish to bite. A fluke jig retrieved very quickly off of the bottom followed by a long pause would often trigger a bite. I figure that the fast moving lure gets them into "chase mode" and they can't help but bite when it pauses. I even got some with a Bubblegum (aka pink) Zoom Super Fluke:

We didn't get any keepers, but my lunker was 27 inches long:

We ended up boating 41 fish from both sides of Two Mile Island before we had to leave at 4:10 pm. Here's Bob with number 41:

Although we're still struggling to catch many fish, we're getting better and better at it. Things are definitely looking up.
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Michael · Joined: 28 Jan 2012 Posts: 3823 Location: Bridgeport

Trying different retrieves is important when fish are being finicky.

I've had times fishing freshwater when I'd be throwing a Husky Jerk and find out the fish wanted 1 certain jerk and pause retrieve.

KissMyBass · Joined: 21 May 2012 Posts: 25

I saw a couple people fishing from shore on two mile island the other day on the river side, not the cove... any idea how to access that by foot? Or if it's even legal without trespassing through that construction area

PECo · Joined: 06 Oct 2009 Posts: 5203 Location: Avon, CT

DirtyDawg10 · Joined: 27 May 2009 Posts: 2238 Location: Granby, CT

Nice!

no fish in housy · Joined: 09 Dec 2013 Posts: 10

PECo · Joined: 06 Oct 2009 Posts: 5203 Location: Avon, CT

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