Well, now that I have wasted a day it's time to update my boating last
week. Went one night to Crystal, had a great night, caught some
smaller fish, after dark sat on lake and played guitar till I got
tired.

Went to Mashapauug lake in Union Ct. What a great place for families,
best place I've seen up here in this hell hole since moving back. Nice
boat launch, however it is a narrow cove to run if you are trying to
sail out from the dock to the lake. Being a state park there are
facilities and lots of trails to walk. Plenty of beaches and points to
walk or boat to for a very quiet private day in the sun. Islands too,
one had a "we hate people" (no tresspassing) sign even though it was
undeveloped, I did not notice signs on other islands. Steep sides and
lots of structure make this a great fishing lake, as well as the no
wake speed limit, all the time. No water mosquitoes or water skiers
either, nice for fishing.

Went to Coventry lake the other night. Nice launch, dock, friendly
folks local. Had one asshole with a couple of skiers cut me off about
40 yards from shore as I was trolling along at about 5 mph. He could
have gone behind me (500 or more yards open water), but he kept
heading for my nose from a quarter mile out and cut me off, shrugging
his shoulders as he went by as if to say "so what". I had to come
about or I would have taken out his kids on the skis. I just don't get
it with these viagra boaters, they think it's funny to mess with the
smaller boats, makes them feel cool. Of course, never thinking it can
lead to an incident like the murder of a sailboater by a drunk viagra
boater on the CT river the other day. If I were her family, he would
already be in the tread of a Harley. Anyway, I found some great
structure and lots of rock bottom on the NE side of the lake, got some
bass, have not checked out the rest of the lake yet cept for a quick
run around the edge on the way in.

I am feeling better about the area up here, still not thrilled about
driving half to a full hour to fish, but there are places around here
anyway. I miss the shoreline. Getting more satisfied with the boat I
am stuck with too, it is a good tool for what I do. Me and my mutt, my
meds and the Martin... What a great day it will be..

On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 13:45:08 -0000,
wrote:

I am feeling better about the area up here, still not thrilled about
driving half to a full hour to fish, but there are places around here
anyway

How's that GPS working out for you?

On Jul 12, 5:21 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 13:45:08 -0000,
wrote:

I am feeling better about the area up here, still not thrilled about
driving half to a full hour to fish, but there are places around here
anyway

How's that GPS working out for you?

Great, thanks for loaning it out. I left it on twice, lots or
alkalines, I am a carbon use nightmare I can return it tomorrow on
the way to Mashapaug with the kids. I will catch you on email.

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Well, now that I have wasted a day it's time to update my boating last
week. Went one night to Crystal, had a great night, caught some
smaller fish, after dark sat on lake and played guitar till I got
tired.

Went to Mashapauug lake in Union Ct. What a great place for families,
best place I've seen up here in this hell hole since moving back. Nice
boat launch, however it is a narrow cove to run if you are trying to
sail out from the dock to the lake. Being a state park there are
facilities and lots of trails to walk. Plenty of beaches and points to
walk or boat to for a very quiet private day in the sun. Islands too,
one had a "we hate people" (no tresspassing) sign even though it was
undeveloped, I did not notice signs on other islands. Steep sides and
lots of structure make this a great fishing lake, as well as the no
wake speed limit, all the time. No water mosquitoes or water skiers
either, nice for fishing.

Went to Coventry lake the other night. Nice launch, dock, friendly
folks local. Had one asshole with a couple of skiers cut me off about
40 yards from shore as I was trolling along at about 5 mph. He could
have gone behind me (500 or more yards open water), but he kept
heading for my nose from a quarter mile out and cut me off, shrugging
his shoulders as he went by as if to say "so what". I had to come
about or I would have taken out his kids on the skis. I just don't get
it with these viagra boaters, they think it's funny to mess with the
smaller boats, makes them feel cool. Of course, never thinking it can
lead to an incident like the murder of a sailboater by a drunk viagra
boater on the CT river the other day. If I were her family, he would
already be in the tread of a Harley. Anyway, I found some great
structure and lots of rock bottom on the NE side of the lake, got some
bass, have not checked out the rest of the lake yet cept for a quick
run around the edge on the way in.

I am feeling better about the area up here, still not thrilled about
driving half to a full hour to fish, but there are places around here
anyway. I miss the shoreline. Getting more satisfied with the boat I
am stuck with too, it is a good tool for what I do. Me and my mutt, my
meds and the Martin... What a great day it will be..



Got any nice creeks to wade in for las truchas, also know as trout?

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Well, now that I have wasted a day it's time to update my boating last
week. Went one night to Crystal, had a great night, caught some
smaller fish, after dark sat on lake and played guitar till I got
tired.

Went to Mashapauug lake in Union Ct. What a great place for families,
best place I've seen up here in this hell hole since moving back. Nice
boat launch, however it is a narrow cove to run if you are trying to
sail out from the dock to the lake. Being a state park there are
facilities and lots of trails to walk. Plenty of beaches and points to
walk or boat to for a very quiet private day in the sun. Islands too,
one had a "we hate people" (no tresspassing) sign even though it was
undeveloped, I did not notice signs on other islands. Steep sides and
lots of structure make this a great fishing lake, as well as the no
wake speed limit, all the time. No water mosquitoes or water skiers
either, nice for fishing.

Went to Coventry lake the other night. Nice launch, dock, friendly
folks local. Had one asshole with a couple of skiers cut me off about
40 yards from shore as I was trolling along at about 5 mph. He could
have gone behind me (500 or more yards open water), but he kept
heading for my nose from a quarter mile out and cut me off, shrugging
his shoulders as he went by as if to say "so what". I had to come
about or I would have taken out his kids on the skis. I just don't get
it with these viagra boaters, they think it's funny to mess with the
smaller boats, makes them feel cool. Of course, never thinking it can
lead to an incident like the murder of a sailboater by a drunk viagra
boater on the CT river the other day. If I were her family, he would
already be in the tread of a Harley. Anyway, I found some great
structure and lots of rock bottom on the NE side of the lake, got some
bass, have not checked out the rest of the lake yet cept for a quick
run around the edge on the way in.

I am feeling better about the area up here, still not thrilled about
driving half to a full hour to fish, but there are places around here
anyway. I miss the shoreline. Getting more satisfied with the boat I
am stuck with too, it is a good tool for what I do. Me and my mutt, my
meds and the Martin... What a great day it will be..

Got any nice creeks to wade in for las truchas, also know as trout?- Hide quoted text -

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Most of the good native trout streams are out SW's way but there are a
lot of stocked areas out there and closer. The many small brooks in
the NE section of the state, basically pull over anywhere and walk
into the woods. Bigelow brook, 8 mile, Salmon, Devils Hopyard and most
of the tributaries of those rivers and streams are good, all east of
the CT River.

When I was a kid, closer to me was the Tankerhoosen system, Three
lakes with a decent stream flow between, that is where I did most of
my trout fishing as a kid, great streams, lots of stockies, mixed in
with a great bunch of natives. At the top of that system is Valley
Falls park, there were also some decent feeder and drain brooks
there.

The biggest slap is the Hockanum River which is about 200 yards from
my house. When I was young it was so polluted from the mills, it ran
red and you had to hold your nose to cross the bridge, literally so
you did not puke. The State has spent decades cleaning it and not it
is considered a "Trophy Trout" steam. I fished there once a couple of
seasons ago, and it still is however not clean enough for me, if my
dog won't drink it...

A couple of hundred yards the other direction is Avery Brook which has
gone the other way since they turned it from a brook, to "flood
control".

But all in all, yeah, if you are into Trout fishing like I am, there
are plenty of gunk holes and wading brooks around here. Lately though
I have gotten lazy, I sit mostly in boats and fish/play guitar.. When
I want serious fishing I have a good friend that can put me on the
fish, and if not, we can always finish the day at the club, even I
catch fish there

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Well, now that I have wasted a day it's time to update my boating last
week. Went one night to Crystal, had a great night, caught some
smaller fish, after dark sat on lake and played guitar till I got
tired.

Went to Mashapauug lake in Union Ct. What a great place for families,
best place I've seen up here in this hell hole since moving back. Nice
boat launch, however it is a narrow cove to run if you are trying to
sail out from the dock to the lake. Being a state park there are
facilities and lots of trails to walk. Plenty of beaches and points to
walk or boat to for a very quiet private day in the sun. Islands too,
one had a "we hate people" (no tresspassing) sign even though it was
undeveloped, I did not notice signs on other islands. Steep sides and
lots of structure make this a great fishing lake, as well as the no
wake speed limit, all the time. No water mosquitoes or water skiers
either, nice for fishing.

Went to Coventry lake the other night. Nice launch, dock, friendly
folks local. Had one asshole with a couple of skiers cut me off about
40 yards from shore as I was trolling along at about 5 mph. He could
have gone behind me (500 or more yards open water), but he kept
heading for my nose from a quarter mile out and cut me off, shrugging
his shoulders as he went by as if to say "so what". I had to come
about or I would have taken out his kids on the skis. I just don't get
it with these viagra boaters, they think it's funny to mess with the
smaller boats, makes them feel cool. Of course, never thinking it can
lead to an incident like the murder of a sailboater by a drunk viagra
boater on the CT river the other day. If I were her family, he would
already be in the tread of a Harley. Anyway, I found some great
structure and lots of rock bottom on the NE side of the lake, got some
bass, have not checked out the rest of the lake yet cept for a quick
run around the edge on the way in.

I am feeling better about the area up here, still not thrilled about
driving half to a full hour to fish, but there are places around here
anyway. I miss the shoreline. Getting more satisfied with the boat I
am stuck with too, it is a good tool for what I do. Me and my mutt, my
meds and the Martin... What a great day it will be..

Got any nice creeks to wade in for las truchas, also know as trout?- Hide
quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Most of the good native trout streams are out SW's way but there are a
lot of stocked areas out there and closer. The many small brooks in
the NE section of the state, basically pull over anywhere and walk
into the woods. Bigelow brook, 8 mile, Salmon, Devils Hopyard and most
of the tributaries of those rivers and streams are good, all east of
the CT River.

When I was a kid, closer to me was the Tankerhoosen system, Three
lakes with a decent stream flow between, that is where I did most of
my trout fishing as a kid, great streams, lots of stockies, mixed in
with a great bunch of natives. At the top of that system is Valley
Falls park, there were also some decent feeder and drain brooks
there.

The biggest slap is the Hockanum River which is about 200 yards from
my house. When I was young it was so polluted from the mills, it ran
red and you had to hold your nose to cross the bridge, literally so
you did not puke. The State has spent decades cleaning it and not it
is considered a "Trophy Trout" steam. I fished there once a couple of
seasons ago, and it still is however not clean enough for me, if my
dog won't drink it...

A couple of hundred yards the other direction is Avery Brook which has
gone the other way since they turned it from a brook, to "flood
control".

But all in all, yeah, if you are into Trout fishing like I am, there
are plenty of gunk holes and wading brooks around here. Lately though
I have gotten lazy, I sit mostly in boats and fish/play guitar.. When
I want serious fishing I have a good friend that can put me on the
fish, and if not, we can always finish the day at the club, even I
catch fish there


Which river goes all the way up to Great Barrington, MA? Asked a tackle shop
guy up that way about it and he laughed. Something about it being the next
worst body of water in the Northeast, next to Onondaga Lake in Syracuse. Not
worth even talking about cleaning it up.

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On Jul 12, 6:42 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
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Well, now that I have wasted a day it's time to update my boating last
week. Went one night to Crystal, had a great night, caught some
smaller fish, after dark sat on lake and played guitar till I got
tired.

Went to Mashapauug lake in Union Ct. What a great place for families,
best place I've seen up here in this hell hole since moving back. Nice
boat launch, however it is a narrow cove to run if you are trying to
sail out from the dock to the lake. Being a state park there are
facilities and lots of trails to walk. Plenty of beaches and points to
walk or boat to for a very quiet private day in the sun. Islands too,
one had a "we hate people" (no tresspassing) sign even though it was
undeveloped, I did not notice signs on other islands. Steep sides and
lots of structure make this a great fishing lake, as well as the no
wake speed limit, all the time. No water mosquitoes or water skiers
either, nice for fishing.

Went to Coventry lake the other night. Nice launch, dock, friendly
folks local. Had one asshole with a couple of skiers cut me off about
40 yards from shore as I was trolling along at about 5 mph. He could
have gone behind me (500 or more yards open water), but he kept
heading for my nose from a quarter mile out and cut me off, shrugging
his shoulders as he went by as if to say "so what". I had to come
about or I would have taken out his kids on the skis. I just don't get
it with these viagra boaters, they think it's funny to mess with the
smaller boats, makes them feel cool. Of course, never thinking it can
lead to an incident like the murder of a sailboater by a drunk viagra
boater on the CT river the other day. If I were her family, he would
already be in the tread of a Harley. Anyway, I found some great
structure and lots of rock bottom on the NE side of the lake, got some
bass, have not checked out the rest of the lake yet cept for a quick
run around the edge on the way in.

I am feeling better about the area up here, still not thrilled about
driving half to a full hour to fish, but there are places around here
anyway. I miss the shoreline. Getting more satisfied with the boat I
am stuck with too, it is a good tool for what I do. Me and my mutt, my
meds and the Martin... What a great day it will be..

Got any nice creeks to wade in for las truchas, also know as trout?- Hide
quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Most of the good native trout streams are out SW's way but there are a
lot of stocked areas out there and closer. The many small brooks in
the NE section of the state, basically pull over anywhere and walk
into the woods. Bigelow brook, 8 mile, Salmon, Devils Hopyard and most
of the tributaries of those rivers and streams are good, all east of
the CT River.

When I was a kid, closer to me was the Tankerhoosen system, Three
lakes with a decent stream flow between, that is where I did most of
my trout fishing as a kid, great streams, lots of stockies, mixed in
with a great bunch of natives. At the top of that system is Valley
Falls park, there were also some decent feeder and drain brooks
there.

The biggest slap is the Hockanum River which is about 200 yards from
my house. When I was young it was so polluted from the mills, it ran
red and you had to hold your nose to cross the bridge, literally so
you did not puke. The State has spent decades cleaning it and not it
is considered a "Trophy Trout" steam. I fished there once a couple of
seasons ago, and it still is however not clean enough for me, if my
dog won't drink it...

A couple of hundred yards the other direction is Avery Brook which has
gone the other way since they turned it from a brook, to "flood
control".

But all in all, yeah, if you are into Trout fishing like I am, there
are plenty of gunk holes and wading brooks around here. Lately though
I have gotten lazy, I sit mostly in boats and fish/play guitar.. When
I want serious fishing I have a good friend that can put me on the
fish, and if not, we can always finish the day at the club, even I
catch fish there

Which river goes all the way up to Great Barrington, MA? Asked a tackle shop
guy up that way about it and he laughed. Something about it being the next
worst body of water in the Northeast, next to Onondaga Lake in Syracuse. Not
worth even talking about cleaning it up.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

The river you are probably refering to is the Housatonic River,
(mostly parallel to Route 7 in the western part of the state) once a
great river. It is like some other pretty dirty rivers listed in the
Ct fishing guide, with parts designated a trophy trout and trout
management areas! I would not fish there either. And just for kicks, I
looked up the Naugatuck River, just east of the Housatonic, (runs
along route 8) it also is listed in the same catergories. That to me
is just frekin' astonishing, anyone who has ever seen the color of the
water around Thomaston and many other parts would never consider even
standing in that water, much less fish. I understand (hearsay) that
there is heavy metals and pcb's in that water, and probably will be
for decades to come even though most of the big polluters are gone. I
have seen the sand flats from the bridge up there, it is full of
pretty colors Stick to the eastern part of the state, there are
still some pretty much undameged waters.

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The river you are probably refering to is the Housatonic River,
(mostly parallel to Route 7 in the western part of the state) once a
great river. It is like some other pretty dirty rivers listed in the
Ct fishing guide, with parts designated a trophy trout and trout
management areas! I would not fish there either. And just for kicks, I
looked up the Naugatuck River, just east of the Housatonic, (runs
along route 8) it also is listed in the same catergories. That to me
is just frekin' astonishing, anyone who has ever seen the color of the
water around Thomaston and many other parts would never consider even
standing in that water, much less fish. I understand (hearsay) that
there is heavy metals and pcb's in that water, and probably will be
for decades to come even though most of the big polluters are gone. I
have seen the sand flats from the bridge up there, it is full of
pretty colors Stick to the eastern part of the state, there are
still some pretty much undameged waters.









You ever get down to the Milford-Woodmont area on the Sound?
I used to catch tons of porgies bottom fishing those waters, and also
had a few places to troll for stripers. We used large, segmented
sandworms for bait.

On Jul 12, 9:30 pm, HK wrote:


You ever get down to the Milford-Woodmont area on the Sound?
I used to catch tons of porgies bottom fishing those waters, and also
had a few places to troll for stripers. We used large, segmented
sandworms for bait.- - Show quoted text -

No, never fished the sound that far west, Blacks and Porgies most
times off the coast of Clinton near Duck, and Menuntesuck Islands.
Lots of great rocks just west of Clinton Beach, 100 yards from shore.
I have also gone with a bud up in Mystic, couple of good rock piles
there too. Stripers, I usually fish for at night, inside the mouth of
the CT River, or off of the causeway at Saybrook Point. That's a nice
night with the family for anyone interested, bring your lawn chairs,
sleeping bags, and cooler. When they rebuilt the causeway (runs from
the Saybrook Point Inn, to Kate Hepburns house) They made great
accomodations for folks who want to fish there. Parking is a little
sketchy though. The locals are accepting, as are the boys in blue down
there as long as you don't get stupid.

wrote:
On Jul 12, 9:30 pm, HK wrote:

You ever get down to the Milford-Woodmont area on the Sound?
I used to catch tons of porgies bottom fishing those waters, and also
had a few places to troll for stripers. We used large, segmented
sandworms for bait.- - Show quoted text -

No, never fished the sound that far west, Blacks and Porgies most
times off the coast of Clinton near Duck, and Menuntesuck Islands.
Lots of great rocks just west of Clinton Beach, 100 yards from shore.
I have also gone with a bud up in Mystic, couple of good rock piles
there too. Stripers, I usually fish for at night, inside the mouth of
the CT River, or off of the causeway at Saybrook Point. That's a nice
night with the family for anyone interested, bring your lawn chairs,
sleeping bags, and cooler. When they rebuilt the causeway (runs from
the Saybrook Point Inn, to Kate Hepburns house) They made great
accomodations for folks who want to fish there. Parking is a little
sketchy though. The locals are accepting, as are the boys in blue down
there as long as you don't get stupid.




I mostly strayed between Stratford and Madison, though we occasionally
would go further east. Not often, though.