JoeInCT

Trash. People swimming their dogs near me.

That’s fishing. In CT we’ve had such little rain that my favorite local stretch of the Quinebaug River is almost unfishable. We need rain badly.

I can’t understand how any fisherman would look down on small mouth. Saturday I caught a 2-2.5 lb small mouth in knee deep water on a light action rod. It was one of the best fishing experiences of my life. To each his own I guess.

I’m a therapist and fishing is also my therapy for all the reasons Fishinbuck mentioned above. What better way to enjoy nature than with the excitement of fishing: I catch a lot of chicks when I fish for smallies locally and I love every one I catch.

I can’t comprehend hatin on smallies. Pound for pound they are up there in regards to fight. Acrobatics are also a plus. My buddy is a fly fisherman and he told me many fly fishermen hate on smallies. Makes no sense. To me, any fish I’m catching is a good fish. But smallies are one of my favorites.

I’ve been killing river smallies with a white grub and weighted jig. Cast and let the flow take it down river and then vary your retrieve. I caught about 15 in the Housy in northern CT on Sunday.