05-13-2005, 09:32 AM
[font "Times New Roman"]Weekly Fishing Report - Week of May 9, 2005 [/font] [font "Times New Roman"][#004080]INLAND REPORT[/#004080]![[Image: browntrt.gif]](http://www.dep.state.ct.us/burnatr/fishing/fishimag/browntrt.gif)
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[font "Times New Roman"]TROUT[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Rivers & streams - Trout fishing is excellent in many areas! Bait anglers are having success using worms and corn/mealworm combinations. Successful fly anglers used Pheasant Tails (#14-18), Yellow Prince Nymphs (#14-18) and Mahogany Duns (#16-18). Hendricksons (#12-14, early afternoon) were rated as “the best hatch and fishing in history” by some (anglers should note that densities will vary daily with weather conditions). The Farmington River is 52°F with clear water and excellent flows for fishing, 150 cfs at Riverton, another 100 cfs from the Still River, and an additional 50 cfs from the East Branch). Conditions on the Housatonic River (low fishing pressure and big fish) should be very good for fishing; water temperature is currently 62°F with 770 cfs of fairly clear flows out of Falls Village. Adams (#12-14) in the evening are producing. Some Blue Wing Olives are on the water with Green Caddis starting to show up. Hendrickson spinner-falls are coming to a close. Try streamers around 6:30 pm. Midges and early stoneflies are also being seen at Quinebaug, Willimantic, Yantic and Shetucket Rivers. Areas to try this weekend include the Farmill, West Branch Farmington, Farmington, Mill (Hamden), Muddy, East Branch Naugatuck, West Branch Naugatuck, Norwalk, Pequonnock, Quinnipiac and Still Rivers, Hall Meadow Brook, Sandy Brook, and the Kent Falls [url "http://www.dep.state.ct.us/burnatr/fishing/fishinfo/troutprk.htm"]Trout Park[/url] in western CT, and the Branford, Coginchaug, Farm, Fenton, Five Mile, French, Jeremy, Moosup (TMA), Mount Hope, Natchaug, Pachaug, Quinebaug (Plainfield, Griswold), and Salmon Rivers, and Hunts, Latimer, Snake Meadow and Whitfords Brooks in eastern CT.[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Lakes & Ponds – Anglers enjoyed good to excellent trout fishing in many lakes/ponds throughout Connecticut includingLake McDonough, Lake Wonoscopomuc (4.5 lb brown), Crystal (7.5 lb brown by Ken Sperbere – Ellington), Highland, Candlewood (7.25 lb.brown), Alexander, Coventry, Quonnipaug, East Twin (excellent), Amos, Billings and Congamond Lakes, West Hill, Beach, Squantz (6.5 lb brown) and Long Ponds, and the Black Rock, Wolfe Park (Great Hollow Pond), Stratton Brook and Chatfield Hollow Trout Parks. Areas to try this weekend include Lake McDonough, Lake Winfield, Hop Brook Lake (Flood Control Impoundment), Mad River Flood Control Impoundment, Pickett's Pond, Prospect Town Park Pond, Stillwater Pond and Upper Fulton Park Pond, Colebrook Reservoir, Nells Rock Reservoir, and the Black Rock, Wolfe Park (Great Hollow Pond), Southford Falls, Stratton Brook and Wharton Brook [url "http://www.dep.state.ct.us/burnatr/fishing/fishinfo/troutprk.htm"]Trout Parks[/url] in western CT, and Wauregan Reservoir, Lake Saltonstall, Alexander, Crystal (Ellington), Mashapaug, Quonnipaug, Shenipsit, Uncas and Wangumbaug (Coventry) Lakes, Bigelow, Black (Middlefield), Dodge, Godfrey, Hewitt Fly, Lantern Hill, Long, Millers and Moosup Ponds, and the Horse Pond and Chatfield Hollow Trout Parks in eastern CT.[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]LARGEMOUTH BASS fishing is picking up. Good reports include Lakes Saltonstall, Zoar and Lillinonah, Candlewood (including several more largemouth in the 6-7 lb range), Highland, Quonnipaug, Gardner, Pickerel, Pattaconk, Wyassup, Congamond, Rogers, Crystal (Ellington), Bashan, East Twin (5 lb bass among the catches) and Oxoboxo Lakes, Beach, Hatch and Glasgo Ponds, and Lower Moodus, North Farms (5 lb bass) and Taftville Reservoirs.[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]SMALLMOUTH BASS are keeping anglers busy in a number of waters including Lake Lillinonah, Candlewood Lake (very good, several smallies in the 4-5 lb range and plenty in the 3-4 range), Highland Lake (3.9 lb smallie) and Gardner Lake.[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]NORTHERN PIKE anglers are finding some action at Lake Lillinonah (8 lb pike), Bantam Lake (very good), Ashland Pond, Hopeville Pond and Mansfield Hollow Reservoir.[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Good reports for WALLEYE from Squantz Pond (10 lb walleye), Saugatuck Reservoir, Lake Saltonstall and Coventry Lake.[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]CHAIN PICKEREL are being caught at Pattaconk, Gardner, Pickerel, Candlewood (3.3 lb) and Crystal (Ellington, 20”) lake(s), Glasgo Pond and Lower Moodus Reservoir.[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Connecticut River – STRIPED BASS are now in the river from Haddam to north of Hartford. Mostly school size (16-25”) fish with some adults up to 42” reported. Sand and blood worms are working. DEP reminds anglers that an Inland fishing license is required to fish in the CT River north of the I-95 bridge in Old Lyme/Old Saybrook. SHAD are reported in low numbers in the river up to the confluence of the Farmington River. NORTHERN PIKE catches reported in Wethersfield Cove and White Oaks Cove, and down river to Haddam Meadows State Park. Some SMALLMOUTH BASS action in the Enfield area including a 4.3 pounder.[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][#ff0000]Boating Access Notes: [/#ff0000]Launching from the Lattins Cove boat launch on Candlewood Lake remains difficult due to low water levels.[/font] [font "Times New Roman"][#004080]MARINE REPORT[/#004080]![[Image: stb2.gif]](http://www.dep.state.ct.us/burnatr/fishing/fishimag/stb2.gif)
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[font "Times New Roman"]The water temperature in Long Island Sound (LIS) has warmed up and is in the mid 40’s to 50°F. Check out the following web sites for more detailed water temperatures and marine boating conditions:[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][url "http://marine.rutgers.edu/mrs/sat_data/?nothumbs=1"]http://marine.rutgers.edu/mrs/sat_data/?nothumbs=1[/url]![[Image: arrow7.gif]](http://www.dep.state.ct.us/images/arrow7.gif)
[url "http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/"]http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/[/url][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Also remember to check the CT [url "http://www.dep.state.ct.us/burnatr/fishing/fishinfo/angler.htm"]Angler’s Guide[/url] page 52 for tidal information and page 50 for saltwater trophy fish award info.[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Weather conditions over this past weekend put fishing in reverse with the high winds and rain. However, warmer weather predicted for this week should improve fishing, especially for school stripers.[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]STRIPED BASS fishing is good in the Pawcatuck River, Mystic River, Thames River (Norwich Harbor to Gales Ferry), Millstone Point, Niantic River, and the lower Connecticut River (South Cove, Great Island (the Woodlot) and North Cove during an ebb tide), Sandy Point (“The Sand Bar”) in New Haven Harbor, the Devon power plant just north of the I-95 Bridge (Housatonic River) by the State Boat Launch, Bond’s Dock, and the Fred Kaeser Fishing Pier (off Birdseye Street) in Stratford, Bridgeport Harbor (Seaside Park), Ash Creek in Fairfield, Saugatuck River, Penfield Reef, the Norwalk Islands, and Stamford (Shippan Point and “The Cows”) and Greenwich Point.[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]WINTER FLOUNDER is just fair at best. Flounder spots worth trying include Bluff Point State Park, Pine Island area at the mouth of the Thames River, Niantic Bay, lower Housatonic River, and the channels leading into Norwalk Harbor.[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Reminder: the tautog fishing season is closed until June 15.[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][#ff0000]SPECIAL NOTE:[/#ff0000] [#ff0000]THE [url "http://www.dep.state.ct.us/burnatr/fishing/marineinfo/saltregs.htm#Blackfish"]TAUTOG[/url] FISHING SEASON IS CLOSED MAY 1 – JUNE 14.[/#ff0000][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][#009999]Interested in participating in the Marine Volunteer Angler Survey? Please see page 41 of the 2005 CT Angler’s Guide for contact information. Your participation is critical to effective fisheries management of your marine fishery resources. Thank you.[/#009999][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]For information regarding [#000000]size and catch limits[/#000000] on common marine fish species, please see the [url "http://www.dep.state.ct.us/burnatr/fishing/marineinfo/saltregs.htm"]Current Marine Fisheries Recreational Regulations[/url][#0080ff] [/#0080ff][#000000]page.[/#000000][/font] [center][font "Times New Roman"][url "http://www.dep.state.ct.us/burnatr/fishing/weekly/fishadv.htm"]Weekly Fishing Report[/url] | [url "http://www.dep.state.ct.us/burnatr/index.htm"]Bureau of Natural Resources[/url][/font][/center]
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[/font] [font "Times New Roman"]TROUT[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Rivers & streams - Trout fishing is excellent in many areas! Bait anglers are having success using worms and corn/mealworm combinations. Successful fly anglers used Pheasant Tails (#14-18), Yellow Prince Nymphs (#14-18) and Mahogany Duns (#16-18). Hendricksons (#12-14, early afternoon) were rated as “the best hatch and fishing in history” by some (anglers should note that densities will vary daily with weather conditions). The Farmington River is 52°F with clear water and excellent flows for fishing, 150 cfs at Riverton, another 100 cfs from the Still River, and an additional 50 cfs from the East Branch). Conditions on the Housatonic River (low fishing pressure and big fish) should be very good for fishing; water temperature is currently 62°F with 770 cfs of fairly clear flows out of Falls Village. Adams (#12-14) in the evening are producing. Some Blue Wing Olives are on the water with Green Caddis starting to show up. Hendrickson spinner-falls are coming to a close. Try streamers around 6:30 pm. Midges and early stoneflies are also being seen at Quinebaug, Willimantic, Yantic and Shetucket Rivers. Areas to try this weekend include the Farmill, West Branch Farmington, Farmington, Mill (Hamden), Muddy, East Branch Naugatuck, West Branch Naugatuck, Norwalk, Pequonnock, Quinnipiac and Still Rivers, Hall Meadow Brook, Sandy Brook, and the Kent Falls [url "http://www.dep.state.ct.us/burnatr/fishing/fishinfo/troutprk.htm"]Trout Park[/url] in western CT, and the Branford, Coginchaug, Farm, Fenton, Five Mile, French, Jeremy, Moosup (TMA), Mount Hope, Natchaug, Pachaug, Quinebaug (Plainfield, Griswold), and Salmon Rivers, and Hunts, Latimer, Snake Meadow and Whitfords Brooks in eastern CT.[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Lakes & Ponds – Anglers enjoyed good to excellent trout fishing in many lakes/ponds throughout Connecticut includingLake McDonough, Lake Wonoscopomuc (4.5 lb brown), Crystal (7.5 lb brown by Ken Sperbere – Ellington), Highland, Candlewood (7.25 lb.brown), Alexander, Coventry, Quonnipaug, East Twin (excellent), Amos, Billings and Congamond Lakes, West Hill, Beach, Squantz (6.5 lb brown) and Long Ponds, and the Black Rock, Wolfe Park (Great Hollow Pond), Stratton Brook and Chatfield Hollow Trout Parks. Areas to try this weekend include Lake McDonough, Lake Winfield, Hop Brook Lake (Flood Control Impoundment), Mad River Flood Control Impoundment, Pickett's Pond, Prospect Town Park Pond, Stillwater Pond and Upper Fulton Park Pond, Colebrook Reservoir, Nells Rock Reservoir, and the Black Rock, Wolfe Park (Great Hollow Pond), Southford Falls, Stratton Brook and Wharton Brook [url "http://www.dep.state.ct.us/burnatr/fishing/fishinfo/troutprk.htm"]Trout Parks[/url] in western CT, and Wauregan Reservoir, Lake Saltonstall, Alexander, Crystal (Ellington), Mashapaug, Quonnipaug, Shenipsit, Uncas and Wangumbaug (Coventry) Lakes, Bigelow, Black (Middlefield), Dodge, Godfrey, Hewitt Fly, Lantern Hill, Long, Millers and Moosup Ponds, and the Horse Pond and Chatfield Hollow Trout Parks in eastern CT.[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]LARGEMOUTH BASS fishing is picking up. Good reports include Lakes Saltonstall, Zoar and Lillinonah, Candlewood (including several more largemouth in the 6-7 lb range), Highland, Quonnipaug, Gardner, Pickerel, Pattaconk, Wyassup, Congamond, Rogers, Crystal (Ellington), Bashan, East Twin (5 lb bass among the catches) and Oxoboxo Lakes, Beach, Hatch and Glasgo Ponds, and Lower Moodus, North Farms (5 lb bass) and Taftville Reservoirs.[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]SMALLMOUTH BASS are keeping anglers busy in a number of waters including Lake Lillinonah, Candlewood Lake (very good, several smallies in the 4-5 lb range and plenty in the 3-4 range), Highland Lake (3.9 lb smallie) and Gardner Lake.[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]NORTHERN PIKE anglers are finding some action at Lake Lillinonah (8 lb pike), Bantam Lake (very good), Ashland Pond, Hopeville Pond and Mansfield Hollow Reservoir.[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Good reports for WALLEYE from Squantz Pond (10 lb walleye), Saugatuck Reservoir, Lake Saltonstall and Coventry Lake.[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]CHAIN PICKEREL are being caught at Pattaconk, Gardner, Pickerel, Candlewood (3.3 lb) and Crystal (Ellington, 20”) lake(s), Glasgo Pond and Lower Moodus Reservoir.[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Connecticut River – STRIPED BASS are now in the river from Haddam to north of Hartford. Mostly school size (16-25”) fish with some adults up to 42” reported. Sand and blood worms are working. DEP reminds anglers that an Inland fishing license is required to fish in the CT River north of the I-95 bridge in Old Lyme/Old Saybrook. SHAD are reported in low numbers in the river up to the confluence of the Farmington River. NORTHERN PIKE catches reported in Wethersfield Cove and White Oaks Cove, and down river to Haddam Meadows State Park. Some SMALLMOUTH BASS action in the Enfield area including a 4.3 pounder.[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][#ff0000]Boating Access Notes: [/#ff0000]Launching from the Lattins Cove boat launch on Candlewood Lake remains difficult due to low water levels.[/font] [font "Times New Roman"][#004080]MARINE REPORT[/#004080]
[/font] [font "Times New Roman"]The water temperature in Long Island Sound (LIS) has warmed up and is in the mid 40’s to 50°F. Check out the following web sites for more detailed water temperatures and marine boating conditions:[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][url "http://marine.rutgers.edu/mrs/sat_data/?nothumbs=1"]http://marine.rutgers.edu/mrs/sat_data/?nothumbs=1[/url]
[url "http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/"]http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/[/url]
[/font] [font "Times New Roman"]Also remember to check the CT [url "http://www.dep.state.ct.us/burnatr/fishing/fishinfo/angler.htm"]Angler’s Guide[/url] page 52 for tidal information and page 50 for saltwater trophy fish award info.[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Weather conditions over this past weekend put fishing in reverse with the high winds and rain. However, warmer weather predicted for this week should improve fishing, especially for school stripers.[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]STRIPED BASS fishing is good in the Pawcatuck River, Mystic River, Thames River (Norwich Harbor to Gales Ferry), Millstone Point, Niantic River, and the lower Connecticut River (South Cove, Great Island (the Woodlot) and North Cove during an ebb tide), Sandy Point (“The Sand Bar”) in New Haven Harbor, the Devon power plant just north of the I-95 Bridge (Housatonic River) by the State Boat Launch, Bond’s Dock, and the Fred Kaeser Fishing Pier (off Birdseye Street) in Stratford, Bridgeport Harbor (Seaside Park), Ash Creek in Fairfield, Saugatuck River, Penfield Reef, the Norwalk Islands, and Stamford (Shippan Point and “The Cows”) and Greenwich Point.[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]WINTER FLOUNDER is just fair at best. Flounder spots worth trying include Bluff Point State Park, Pine Island area at the mouth of the Thames River, Niantic Bay, lower Housatonic River, and the channels leading into Norwalk Harbor.[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Reminder: the tautog fishing season is closed until June 15.[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][#ff0000]SPECIAL NOTE:[/#ff0000] [#ff0000]THE [url "http://www.dep.state.ct.us/burnatr/fishing/marineinfo/saltregs.htm#Blackfish"]TAUTOG[/url] FISHING SEASON IS CLOSED MAY 1 – JUNE 14.[/#ff0000][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][#009999]Interested in participating in the Marine Volunteer Angler Survey? Please see page 41 of the 2005 CT Angler’s Guide for contact information. Your participation is critical to effective fisheries management of your marine fishery resources. Thank you.[/#009999][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]For information regarding [#000000]size and catch limits[/#000000] on common marine fish species, please see the [url "http://www.dep.state.ct.us/burnatr/fishing/marineinfo/saltregs.htm"]Current Marine Fisheries Recreational Regulations[/url][#0080ff] [/#0080ff][#000000]page.[/#000000][/font] [center][font "Times New Roman"][url "http://www.dep.state.ct.us/burnatr/fishing/weekly/fishadv.htm"]Weekly Fishing Report[/url] | [url "http://www.dep.state.ct.us/burnatr/index.htm"]Bureau of Natural Resources[/url][/font][/center]
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