Home Tournaments Calendar Weather Merchandise Sponsors

Go Back   Spearboard.com - The World's Largest Spearfishing Diving Boating Social Media Forum > United States Geographical Locations > Northern Atlantic: New England States

Northern Atlantic: New England States An area for the cold water divers of the New England States.

Reply
 
Thread Tools Rating: Thread Rating: 4 votes, 5.00 average. Display Modes
Old 12-07-2012, 04:59 PM   #1
spearoscott
Registered User
 
spearoscott's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Behind a speargun
Age: 47
Posts: 739
CT or bust!

My friend and I are coming to do some R&R and maybe a little spearing in CT. We have room for 1 maybe 2 guys on his 18' cc. If you know where to slay the winter hold overs in the CT river area hit me up. we would like to try for stipers rr but IM down for anything open to spear too.

thanks!
spearoscott is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-10-2012, 10:14 AM   #2
stripey
Registered User
 
stripey's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Guilford, CT
Age: 50
Posts: 354
Re: CT or bust!

The hold overs are usually in the Thames River, but probably CT river too. I would try the Thames.
stripey is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-10-2012, 11:19 AM   #3
spearoscott
Registered User
 
spearoscott's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Behind a speargun
Age: 47
Posts: 739
Re: CT or bust!

Thanks , we are gonna try the Thames after Christmas and see what we can find.
spearoscott is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-10-2012, 01:55 PM   #4
czision71
Registered User
 
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: SE CT
Posts: 63
Re: CT or bust!

I really suggest that you don't spear striped bass in CT waters.

Someone please correct me if I'm wrong or if regulations have changed.

Mike
czision71 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-10-2012, 02:00 PM   #5
spearoscott
Registered User
 
spearoscott's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Behind a speargun
Age: 47
Posts: 739
Re: CT or bust!

Quote:
Originally Posted by czision71 View Post
I really suggest that you don't spear striped bass in CT waters.

Someone please correct me if I'm wrong or if regulations have changed.

Mike
your correct. we will rr stripers and woudl love to try spearing something that is open season.
spearoscott is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-10-2012, 02:05 PM   #6
czision71
Registered User
 
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: SE CT
Posts: 63
Re: CT or bust!

Word cotton,

I have seen some large bass wearing hats in mittens in April (40 ish deg water) near Milstone / Waterford town beach while going for early season tog in the past.

I'm pretty sure they didn't arrive early and were possibly enjoying a warmup in Milstone's fish eating non contact cooling water.
czision71 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-12-2012, 09:39 AM   #7
stripermike
Colder then cold
 
stripermike's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: CT RI
Posts: 218
Re: CT or bust!

I have R&R some big stipers and tog at Millstone.
Will be there after the spring thaw.

Norwich harbor near the police station, also public boat launch. Great for some after DEc action. Saw a boat sink there be careful.
__________________
Salvimar 85 Voodoo Pro <*))))>< JBL elite woody .38s
stripermike is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-19-2012, 11:27 AM   #8
codfishhead
Registered User
 
codfishhead's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 267
Re: CT or bust!

PM sent Scott.

Hold overs are in all 3 major CT rivers right now plus some harbors. Housatonic, Conn, and Thames Rivers all hold huge numbers of fish all winter long. Most but not all are under 26”. Each and every year people hook fish over 40lbs in the winter. They only feed at night and will not take artificial baits. Didn’t get that big/old wintering over in rivers by being dumb. I’ve fished for them each year for the last ???? 35 or so. If anyone needs info just ask.

Baits for schoolies: ¼ to ½ jigheads tipped with 2 to 6” plastics. you will see large very thick schools. They are protecting themselves from the current. Fish rotate from front to back and so forth to save energy during the outgoing tides. This is also the time they feed most. Fish the bottom fish not the top or middle.

This is a shot of the river channel up the side. The small bait fish on the right is white perch by the thousands. The bass are sitting on the outside sucking them down.



you might notice it's a little cold with ice floating around us. It does jam up and block the river. I've had to save people by breaking through so they could get back to the ramp. Think before you go. A guy just died last week here when he fell out and hit the water.

We hook and release a few of these guys each winter. Feel lucky?

__________________
I shoot fish therefore I am
codfishhead is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-19-2012, 09:49 PM   #9
spearoscott
Registered User
 
spearoscott's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Behind a speargun
Age: 47
Posts: 739
Re: CT or bust!

Jay, thanks for the PM and the detailed report

We hope to head down there in the next two weeks. We should meet up and catch some fish, maybe get lucky on one of those 40#'s. I eat the white perch here, do you guys eat them too?

thanks,Scott
spearoscott is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-20-2012, 10:10 AM   #10
codfishhead
Registered User
 
codfishhead's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 267
Re: CT or bust!

You’re very welcome Scott. Just give me a heads up when you’re coming.

Never ate a perch. Really only eat salt water fish these days. Basically what I shoot or hook plus the Sushi bar. Heard they were the best tasting pan fish.

There is white and yellow perch in the river in very large numbers. Also Herring and a few other bait fish. I drop a treble hook into the small fish to see what comes back. Only way to positively identify the fish. Plus it gives them a cool piercing to show off.
__________________
I shoot fish therefore I am
codfishhead is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 03:22 AM.


The World's Largest Spearfishing Diving Social Media Forum Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2002 - 2014 Spearboard.com