BassFishinBrandon

You're going to get wake there for sure. I bank fish Haddam Meadows all the time and when the weather is nice boats rip through there. If you get on the water early it's nothing but fishermen and you'd be fine. Watch out for drift wood though. Ive seen plenty of full size trees headed to the sound. Never seen a boat hit one but something to be mindful of.

I have a couple jerkbaits that I bought and I never fish them even during what is supposed to be "prime" time for throwing them. Is there any specific rod/reel/line setup to maximize casting distance on such a light lure? I only bank fish so finding deep water is sometimes a challenge for me from the bank. I've tried on my medium fast action 6'6" in rod and the lure doesn't travel very far. I tossed it once on my baitcaster and bird nested so bad I never tried again. Still trying to perfect my thumbing technique on a baitcaster so I tend to keep the brakes on relatively high to assist me. I'm in the market for a few new rods anyway so any advice is greatly appreciated.

Gas station coffee with a little bit of Italian or Irish sweet cream. I typically grab a Cumberland Farms coffee most mornings. 99 cents can't go wrong there.

This very topic is what brought me here to learn about fishing. Our ponds and lakes are starting to freeze but the Connecticut River is still moving. Most places I've ventured to learn about "winter" fishing always shows advice for Texas or Florida which just doesn't hold true here in New England.

I use green or clear. I honestly don't think it matters. Pretty much whatever is on sale. I just spooled my spinning rod with mono in clear simply because I had it and was bored today. Ive had success on both colored lines in all different scenarios.

Not sure, I haven't been up there since September. I don't think it's been cold enough to freeze. I live in Connecticut and our rivers aren't frozen, at least the few I live next to.

Welcome, If you're in the Albany area I do know there is a couple spots on the Mohawk River in Crescent right next to the Crescent Bridge on route 9(Loudon rd.). My company has a plant in Cohoes that I sometimes cover and I wish I could bring a pole with me when I stay up there and get an hour to fish that spot.

For me I'd have to say Walleye. There is a few places around the area I like to fish but there is very limited if any bank access at all to get to them. I pass a lake on the way to my favorite reservoir that I know for a fact has Walleye. But the only bank access is the small boat launch which I hate fishing them because I don't want to be in anyone's way, and then there is maybe 2 or 3 spots along the road that are usually taken up or you need to be a town resident to park or have access to the shore. This year I intend to get the special license to fish a watershed area that I believe has walleye and also has first come first serve canoes free to the folks who buy the pass.

Welcome from another Connecticut angler.

On a good day its "fish on" on a bad day its "*expletives* finally". When I'm with my wife it's a lot more of just laughing because Ill crank out a bunch of fish out of nowhere and I know she gets mad and starts organizing the tackle lol.

I always make a real attempt to get my lures back. Sometime as a bank fisher, I ultimately end up losing snagged baits under the water but try to make sure I collect as much line as I possibly can. My wife and I clean up other peoples garbage too. We've found many baits over the years that were stuck. And being taller I can usually get stuff from tree branches. Connecticut had a huge drought this year and one of the reservoirs near our house was so shallow we ended up walking many of the spots we liked to fish and found so many different baits and lures. We have 2 go to lakes that many city people tend to drive out to in the summer and trash it every weekend so we clean up what we can when the fish aren't biting.

I believe I was maybe 8 or 9 years old. I used to have to go to a day summer camp with my younger brother. The park had a small pond that some guys would fish every now and again. One day we found some tangled fishing line around a branch and there was always hooks on the bank. Well one day we untangled the probably 9 or 10 feet of line and tied one of the dirty rusted hooks on from the mud. We would use the bread from our lunch sandwiches as bait and catch sunnies all day. We hid our line and hook in a storm drain tied to a pole so it wouldn't wash away. We fished that line for a good 2 weeks until the camp counselors noticed us fishing and took it away because of the hook. So for 2 summers in a row we would always search for line and hooks along the bank and instead of swimming up at the pool on the other side of the park, we'd sneak in some fishing in the afternoons before the bus came to take us home while everyone was swimming which requires the counselors supervision.

A&M got robbed big time. Ohio State has no business in the top 4 barely beating Indiana and Northwestern... As a South Carolina fan my only highlights of the year was watching Harris run the ball and finally ousting freaken Muschamp. The Group of 5 teams were honestly more fun to watch this year. Teams like Coastal, App state, Georgia Southern, Cincinnati etc had more exciting games. The top 4 was strictly a money move again. No question that Alabama is probably the best team this year without question, but Clemson losing losing to Notre Dame without Lawrence proves Lawrence is the difference maker. Hats off to the backup(no clue how to spell his name), he played a hell of a game. If USC beat Oregon the committee by default of their own words regarding Ohio State would have had to include them too. I wish they'd just expand the playoffs to 8 teams. Things will get a little less grey. All complaining aside I was just grateful we had some football to watch this ear with this covid garbage. Ok SEC fans you can gang up on me for liking South Carolina now lol

Should be fine. My wife landed this chunk on a very similar setup a couple months ago.

So our weather and waters should be fairly similar then. I'll have to look into those lures. I usually fish in the southern half of Connecticut. I've tried a few lakes up towards the MA border but we have "Community" ponds near here that stock trout. Connecticut has some strict laws on certain portions of the Farmington and Housatonic Rivers. Fly rods only, non barb hooks etc etc. Figured I'd practice some of the stocked ponds to dial in a new set up once I can purchase a light rod.