Saltwater
Albie fever has taken over Fishing CT! Anglers have been setting out for a chance to hook into some of these quick and powerful fish. Some top producing lures were Deadly Dicks, Hogy Epoxy Jigs and Super Flukes. Good reports for albies came from Watch Hill, Bartletts and Black Point. Bluefish are still providing excellent action for anglers also. They are just about everywhere and the CT river is still the hottest spot for these toothy fish. The amount of bait in the area is absolutely ridiculous. Blues are cruising and chomping their way through schools of bunker. Great fish have been pulled from the mouth of the river as well as Hatchetts, Plum Gut, The Race, Milford harbor, New Haven harbor and the Gulf Beach area.
Striper reports were slow once again this week. Schoolies in the river and some decent fish up to 35″ have been pulled from the lower reaches of the CT river after dark. Bunker are your best friend while target blues and bass. Unfortunately for striper anglers, the ratio of blues to bass isn’t favorable. But who doesn’t love some chopper blue action?! Porgy and seabass continue to be plentiful. Good reports off of Hatchetts and Bartletts. Although better quality porgies are being found than seabass, there are a lot of shorts around. Some anglers are taking the trip to Block Island for some larger fish of both species. Snapper blues are doing well in tidal creeks and harbors. Tie on a small kastmaster or spoon under a bobber and chug it along. They simply can’t resist the urge to kill anything shiney. Crabbing seems a bit slow but when we get reports they are BIG. Try coves lower on tidal rivers and creeks. Fluke season ended on 9/21, but there aren’t many around anyways.
Freshwater
Fall has officially begun and anglers are seeing the change in fish and patterns for them. For bass, as temps drop they move from their summer homes to shallower water. A lot of anglers have had success with shallow diving cranks. Square bills have been a good producer of lunker bass. However the best thing you can do this time of year is to find the bait fish. Slinging some lipless cranks and spoons around schools of bait fish will get you hooked up. We received some good reports of largemouth from Candlewood, Saltonstall, Lillinonah, Shenipsit and Moodus. The smallmouth bite is starting to pick up again. Some beautiful bronze backs were caught on Candlewood, Squantz, Lillinonah, Shenipsit and the Housatonic and CT rivers. Pike reports are going strong at Bantam, Lillinonah, Zoar, CT river and the upper Housatonic.
Carp fishing is getting better by the day with some strong reports from Candlewood, Lillinonah and coves on the CT river.If you’ve never carp fished before, stop by CT Outfitters to check out their extensive selection of carp gear and baits! Trout fishing is about to pick up with the fall stockings underway in many rivers, streams, lakes and ponds across the state! Shad have made their way up the Connecticut river as far as Windsor. During the day their roaming the main river lookin for food and in the evening, filling in coves and areas of slack water gorging on small bait. These fish are an absolute battle on light tackle, and most places you find an abundance of bait, you’ll find shad. Willow leafs, small spoons, crappie jigs and curl tails will take these feisty fish. White, pearl, chartreuse, glitter, or any combination of these colors seem to be the ticket.
Kyle Quine
Justin Solak (Shad report credit)
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