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imsafanct · Joined: 05 Aug 2013 Posts: 118

All,

The fishing reports I've read over the past few days seem to give conflicting reports as to how far the larger, migrating stripers have progressed up the Connecticut River.

The On The Water report indicates that they are already above Hartford, whereas today's CT DEEP report indicates that only schoolie sized bass are halfway up the river.

Does anyone have any further info.? I want to go this weekend. Thanks.

-Eric

striperswiper · Joined: 28 Apr 2014 Posts: 26

I would go out and make your own reports..... Don't ever pass on a chance to get out fishing because of fishing reports.

imsafanct · Joined: 05 Aug 2013 Posts: 118

Oh, I'm going alright! I may get out 3 different times this weekend. I have to work tomorrow in Hartford from 8am-12pm. The way I figure it, I can certainly find a shore spot somewhere early tomorrow morning, on my way into work, to hit for a couple hours. After work, Bill and I will either try Wethersfield Cove or Salmon River Cove in his boat, if the launches are accessible. And if I'm really lucky, and my other buddy has his Tracker ready to go, I'll be back on the river very early Sunday morning for a few hours. After that, I'll be doing Mother's Day stuff.

-Eric

Just4fun · Joined: 08 May 2007 Posts: 1389 Location: Saybrook

I don't know what OTW report you are talking about,...but the striper migration map that they publish every week (see them on Facebook) shows that only schoolies are anywhere near the CTR right now,....
I do believe that the larger holdover (keeper sized) fish are following the herring and are now way up the river and tributaries,...but we just have not seen the main migration show up yet in the CTR.
Just my $.02
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