Couple hours on the Conn. River

[stripernut]

Had to get out last night and the Connecticut River was down a bit (still honking) so I loaded the canoe up (with the pontoons) and wet a line. After throwing all kinds of jigs and swimmers I through a Roostertail on the trout rod and got a keeper Walleye and 2 fat rainbows. Aways feels great to get out, watched an eagle, only got rained on a little, did not end up swimming (love pontoons for anchoring in a strong current), and caught some fish. Took a pic of the walleye but it came out terrible... Well, I had to post about something other than all the challenges we are facing at the moment...

[SalmonAndStriper Stalker]

nice work Allen. I'm heading there in a few for hopefully some eyes and smallmouth.

[bogtrotter]

Nice job, sounds like fun. 

(I've never caught a walleye, but I hear they're a great fish, both to "fight" and to eat).

[zwiggles]

Nice report! Any size to the bows?

[stripernut]

(I've never caught a walleye, but I hear they're a great fish, both to "fight" and to eat).

I don't know how claims a great fight, the two bows put up a much better fish...

The bows were 17" and 18 "

[lowaccord66]

Nice Allan I need to get up that way once things calm down a bit.

[westernmas]

Great work Allan.  Glad you stayed upright.  I hit Congamond for a few hours, only got a dink bass, but was surprised when I got to the launch and there were over a dozen state police vehicles, 2 EPOs and several Southwick fire and police officers.  I got home and turned on the news to find out that they found an empty kayak wash ashore, with the life vest and paddle in it along with a vehicle that no one claimed.  They were resuming the search today.  Hopefully the kayak was blown out onto the water and its all for nothing.

[fishercat]

Great work Allan.  Glad you stayed upright.  I hit Congamond for a few hours, only got a dink bass, but was surprised when I got to the launch and there were over a dozen state police vehicles, 2 EPOs and several Southwick fire and police officers.  I got home and turned on the news to find out that they found an empty kayak wash ashore, with the life vest and paddle in it along with a vehicle that no one claimed.  They were resuming the search today.  Hopefully the kayak was blown out onto the water and its all for nothing.

Bad news they found a body.

[SkunkLuvver]

Had to get out last night and the Connecticut River was down a bit (still honking) so I loaded the canoe up (with the pontoons) and wet a line. After throwing all kinds of jigs and swimmers I through a Roostertail on the trout rod and got a keeper Walleye and 2 fat rainbows. Aways feels great to get out, watched an eagle, only got rained on a little, did not end up swimming (love pontoons for anchoring in a strong current), and caught some fish. Took a pic of the walleye but it came out terrible... Well, I had to post about something other than all the challenges we are facing at the moment...

That’s what I love about the CT... you never know what you’re going to catch, esp at that particular spot.
I tried for Shad a little ways up stream from there the other day and killed it with the  smallies on the dart. No Shad for me though.

Nice work, and way to go navigating a canoe in what has to have been hairy conditions.

[taxid]

I don't know how claims a great fight, the two bows put up a much better fish...

The bows were 17" and 18 "

Do the bows hold over in your section of the Connecticut?

[stripernut]

I doubt it, I think most of them drop out of rivers and stream...

[SalmonAndStriper Stalker]

got a nice smallie and 2 small bows in the ct today. they are dropping out of the feeder rivers in numbers it seems

[fishercat]

Do the bows hold over in your section of the Connecticut?

I caught a Brown Trout in February fishing for Walleyes. That is the cool thing about that river you never know what you’re going to catch.

[taxid]

I caught a Brown Trout in February fishing for Walleyes. That is the cool thing about that river you never know what you’re going to catch.

Yeah if anything will holdover it's a brown. I've been told by two sources (trout hatchery and fish and wildlife prof in NY) that a tiger trout is even hardier, but I'm skeptical as they have brook trout DNA.

[stripernut]

I caught a Brown Trout in February fishing for Walleyes. That is the cool thing about that river you never know what you’re going to catch.

One of my favorite reasons I love to fish the River... Even got a Schooly Striper (jigging for Walleye) in the Greenfield area once... You just never know.