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Marky2002S · Joined: 22 Jul 2013 Posts: 59 Location: Middlebury, CT

Paddled out on Long Meadow Pond this weekend. The pickerel were going crazy, I landed a personal best. The bass were also very active last night during the drizzle. Caught 4 LM, 2 that were sizeable and 2 little guys, caught a fairly large crappie as well. Here is one of the many pickerel that bit. Senkos were responsible for every catch.

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

Spring is prime time for pickerel action before waters get much warmer

Marky2002S · Joined: 22 Jul 2013 Posts: 59 Location: Middlebury, CT

Got that right. I love pickerel fishing, plus its good practice for bass fishing considering I dont change a thing when catching pickerel. They will eat anything it seems also, one of the easier fish to target for sure but with great fight in em.
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PECo · Joined: 06 Oct 2009 Posts: 5203 Location: Avon, CT

Marky2002S · Joined: 22 Jul 2013 Posts: 59 Location: Middlebury, CT

Those are some nice looking pickerel. Ill have to try out the white spinner in my area. If I am ever fishing that part of the state I will certainly have to go to Hamburg Cove and see if I can yank out a few of those pickerel.
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anointed130 · Posted: Mon May 05, 2014 4:54 pm Post subject:

Pickeral are actually good eating, really sweet meat.
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PECo · Joined: 06 Oct 2009 Posts: 5203 Location: Avon, CT

Marky2002S · Joined: 22 Jul 2013 Posts: 59 Location: Middlebury, CT

I release everything, ill be keeping some panfish this summer, pickerel will be tried too.
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PECo · Joined: 06 Oct 2009 Posts: 5203 Location: Avon, CT

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

I tried pickerel for the first time last year after catching a 1 pounder that died.

It was a very tasty meat. Pickerel are said to be better eating than pike.

I myself love catching pickerel for they're aggression and fight. Pound for pound, most aggressive, hardest fighting member of the pike family here in North America.

Inline spinners and suspending jerkbaits are excellent lures for pickerel. Doing a steady retrieve with a medium size Mepps, Blue Fox, or Panther Martin gets them to hit. I don't bother much with Rooster Tails due to their quality. Constant jerking or 1 jerk every full second with a Rapala Husky Jerk or X-Rap gets pickerel to hammer the lure.

hila2006 · Joined: 22 Jul 2011 Posts: 582 Location: Ellington

Agreed, pickerel are one of my favorite fish to catch, they put up a great fight for their size. I've eaten them a few times, definitely one of the best tasting freshwater fish.

Jeff · Joined: 06 Jul 2012 Posts: 167

Nice job. I haven't been to that place in a few years since the last time I tried ice fishing there.

anointed130 · Posted: Tue May 06, 2014 7:42 pm Post subject: White Perch?

So are there any places that you can catch nice size white perch? I use to fish for them and other panfish before I focused on bass.

They are good eating too, that catch and fry would be a great idea.
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PECo · Joined: 06 Oct 2009 Posts: 5203 Location: Avon, CT

anointed130 · Posted: Wed May 07, 2014 8:39 am Post subject:

I thought of Hamburg cove but unfortunately I dont have my kayak any longer, and i heard it can be a real pain getting a boat in down that way, i may be mistaken.
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