How would you approach this Reservoir?

November 6, 20205 yr

Hey all,

Thanks for all the advice so far. I haven't had much luck this year. Mostly my fault b/c I was all over the place. Really got back into fishing this year after a long layoff (like 15 years). My dad passed last year, he was mostly into Fly Fishing and trout fishing with spinning tackle I took a stab at Fly Fishing in April/May. I added his stuff to my old bass fishing arsenal, filled in the gaps with new gear (you know the deal ).Really tried Fly Fishing a nearby stream, quite a few times, but was mostly skunked. Then switched to bass fishing, which was more my thing in the past. I hit the reservoir below a lot, mostly the month of May and early June, w/o much luck. By summer I had purchased a kayak and went to other lakes...and finally had some luck. This year, for me, was mostly about exploring and finding places to fish.

I put the kayak away a figured the season is winding down, but....

I was thinking, since the weather is unseasonably warm and I have 3 days off next week, that I might try to hit the reservoir again. This spot is notoriously hard to fish, due to water levels and such (no boats or kayaks allowed). However, there is lots of species of fish there and even I had luck hooking a few nice bass out of there years ago.

I know this a hard question to answer, but based on the topographical maps below, weather(upper 60s), time of year and what you know about bass behavior; I'm asking the seasoned anglers on this site: what combos or type of fishing(techniques) would you try if you were me? I've carried 3 or 4 combos in there a few times, but obviously would like to keep the number down

Thanks,

Larry

Here is the map, + a picture of it that someone on a Connecticut fishing site graciously marked up with spot where he had luck, and the legend key to what the dots mean.