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NorthEastFisherman
Joined: 27 May 2012 Posts: 582
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Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 2:01 pm Post subject: Squants tonight |
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Going to squantz tonight since ive heard trout just got stocked in there again, plus my last walleye expedition sucked so im going back for round two. Minnows, rooster tails, nightcrawlers, rapalas. Anything in my tacklebox ill be using. Wish me luck! _________________ YouTube Channel: NorthEastFisherman |
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JimiChanga
Joined: 04 Mar 2012 Posts: 195 Location: Meriden
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Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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Good Luck NEF...
Get them eyes & make me want to head out that way!!!
John. |
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Michael
Joined: 28 Jan 2012 Posts: 3823 Location: Bridgeport
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Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 7:41 pm Post subject: |
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Good luck!
Get those Shad Raps and Jointed Shad Raps in the water! |
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NorthEastFisherman
Joined: 27 May 2012 Posts: 582
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Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 8:55 pm Post subject: |
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Im a bit disappointed with this trip. We started off at 530 and on my dads first cast he caught a brown trout. They recently stocked the lake and the trout were literally jumping 3 feet out of the water. I casted and trolled different spoons and rooster tails and got nothing beside a little 1lb smallmouth. So i moved to the far left cove by the beach. Was it about 20fow or i think because my depth finder malfunctioned and didnt work the whole night. I bounced my minnow of the bottom and got a nice hit. Stayed down and wouldnt budge. After about 2ish minutes of this fight i bring up a 24'' largemouth. Id say 3-4lbs but boy was he big!!! The whole time this fished stayed down and kept tearing out line. I was saying to myself that its a real nice 24ish inch walleye but nope just a largemouth which was a little strange. Continued to bottom bounce a minnow and got nothing else. Paddled all the way down on the left side and trolled a minnow back up to the launch and got nothing. Dropshotted somemore and got nothing. And used a lighted bobber with a minnow and nothing. The whole night i was telling myself to troll around the shore with some Shad raps and jsr's like michael said. Im sure that would get me something, maybe even some trout. But i didnt tie one rapala on. Overall, Me: 1lmb and 1smb My dad: 1 brown trout and 1smb. Not too sure if ill spend another night at squantz this fall. Ill need someone to report something good and then ill head back but for now, i think im just going to stick to the mornings. _________________ YouTube Channel: NorthEastFisherman |
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Michael
Joined: 28 Jan 2012 Posts: 3823 Location: Bridgeport
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Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 9:55 pm Post subject: |
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Similar case at Great Hollow today. They stocked it Monday and saw many fish jumping out of the water but would hardly hit anything.
Surprised to hear no walleye grabbed the shiner on the bottom.
Surprised you didn't do any trolling with a JSR! |
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NorthEastFisherman
Joined: 27 May 2012 Posts: 582
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Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 3:12 pm Post subject: |
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Michael wrote: | Similar case at Great Hollow today. They stocked it Monday and saw many fish jumping out of the water but would hardly hit anything.
Surprised to hear no walleye grabbed the shiner on the bottom.
Surprised you didn't do any trolling with a JSR! |
Since walleye are in their aggressive mode because of the water temperature dropping i shouldve used a rapala. I regret my decision on using minnows cause the night was VERY calm and wouldve been great for trolling. _________________ YouTube Channel: NorthEastFisherman |
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rvolkers
Joined: 23 Oct 2011 Posts: 359
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Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 3:55 pm Post subject: |
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thats the pond! - i know that folks feel differently about this than i do! BUT A FULL MOON and fishing for me do not mix - unless it is the dead of a heat wave in the summer after 11 oclock! - i suppose you cqan blame it on anything BUT i hate a full moon! |
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Stripedhunter
Joined: 30 Jul 2012 Posts: 52
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Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 4:36 pm Post subject: |
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rvolkers wrote: | thats the pond! - i know that folks feel differently about this than i do! BUT A FULL MOON and fishing for me do not mix - unless it is the dead of a heat wave in the summer after 11 oclock! - i suppose you cqan blame it on anything BUT i hate a full moon! |
Don'tctell me you scarecof the werewolfs? _________________ Something smells fishy. |
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Michael
Joined: 28 Jan 2012 Posts: 3823 Location: Bridgeport
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Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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NorthEastFisherman wrote: | Michael wrote: | Similar case at Great Hollow today. They stocked it Monday and saw many fish jumping out of the water but would hardly hit anything.
Surprised to hear no walleye grabbed the shiner on the bottom.
Surprised you didn't do any trolling with a JSR! |
Since walleye are in their aggressive mode because of the water temperature dropping i shouldve used a rapala. I regret my decision on using minnows cause the night was VERY calm and wouldve been great for trolling. |
JSR has always been the producer at Squantz for me in the cooler months. That tight wiggle with the rattle and distressed minnow vibrating signal has gotten walleye, smallmouths, yellows, and trout to hit along drop offs near the cove and beach. SR, JSR, TD, and SRRS have been trusty to me in some of the deeper coves and inlets farther up. |
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Wanna Fish
Joined: 30 Jan 2012 Posts: 662 Location: Earth I Think
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Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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rvolkers wrote: | thats the pond! - i know that folks feel differently about this than i do! BUT A FULL MOON and fishing for me do not mix - unless it is the dead of a heat wave in the summer after 11 oclock! - i suppose you cqan blame it on anything BUT i hate a full moon! |
Agree on the full moon. _________________ Don't hold your farts in! They travel up your spine to your brain and thats where shitty ideas come from. |
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damage inc
Joined: 12 Feb 2011 Posts: 267 Location: New Fairfield
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Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 6:16 am Post subject: |
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I'm going with some buds tonight to Squantz. I'll let you know how we do. _________________ Oh man... you got Onzo'd! |
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rvolkers
Joined: 23 Oct 2011 Posts: 359
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Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 4:15 pm Post subject: |
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[quote="damage inc"]I'm going with some buds tonight to Squantz. I'll let you know how we do.[/quote]
YES - please let me know - i have had it with lilli! and hope to hit SQNZ saturday - if your near the boat launch give me the info on how low it is!! GOOD LUCK! |
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Elixir
Joined: 30 May 2011 Posts: 288 Location: Danbury, CT
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Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 5:58 pm Post subject: |
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I think Ill be out at Squantz tonight to. Its going to be very cold but clear. |
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PECo
Joined: 06 Oct 2009 Posts: 5203 Location: Avon, CT
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 9:01 am Post subject: |
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damage inc wrote: | I'm going with some buds tonight to Squantz. I'll let you know how we do. |
Elixir wrote: | I think Ill be out at Squantz tonight to. Its going to be very cold but clear. |
Well, how'd you do? Did you freeze your fingers off for nothing? _________________ Don't forget to wear sunscreen and don't litter! |
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Elixir
Joined: 30 May 2011 Posts: 288 Location: Danbury, CT
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 9:35 am Post subject: |
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PECo wrote: | damage inc wrote: | I'm going with some buds tonight to Squantz. I'll let you know how we do. |
Elixir wrote: | I think Ill be out at Squantz tonight to. Its going to be very cold but clear. |
Well, how'd you do? Did you freeze your fingers off for nothing? |
I froze for a few hits and no sticks. On the plus side the stars were amazing! |
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