Rhode Island Fishing Report – January 14, 2021
Cod fishing at Block Island is up and down. It might be worth traveling to Connecticut for holdover stripers or stocked trout.
Rhode Island Fishing Report
Eric, at Rooster Sport Fishing in New Shoreham, says he is not running any trips for the next few weeks, but he recently picked away at a few cod, ranging from 24 to 26 inches. He and his friend were using Norweigan jigs and fresh clams.
Connecticut Fishing Report
Max, at Fisherman’s World in Norwalk, says holdover striper reports continue to come in from the Housatonic River. He says the fishing is steady and anglers are using Al Gag’s Lures and Lunker City Slug-Gos paired with jigheads, ranging from 3/8 to 3/4-ounces. Herring fishing remains slow in Norwalk, Bridgeport, and South Benson Marina. Switching to freshwater; the west branch of Farmington River is producing rainbow and brown trout on jigs and egg sacs. Max also mentioned some people are fly fishing for stocked sa
Connecticut Fishing Report – January 14, 2021
Despite the slow reports, some of the better options are holdover striped bass at the Housatonic River, cod at Block Island, and trout fishing at the Farmington.
Connecticut Fishing Report
Max, at Fisherman’s World in Norwalk, says holdover striper reports continue to come in from the Housatonic River. He says the fishing is steady and anglers are using Al Gag’s Lures and Lunker City Slug-Gos paired with jigheads, ranging from 3/8 to 3/4-ounces. Herring fishing remains slow in Norwalk, Bridgeport, and South Benson Marina. Switching to freshwater; the west branch of Farmington River is producing rainbow and brown trout on jigs and egg sacs. Max also mentioned some people are fly fishing for stocked salmon in the Naugatuck River.
Why Would Anyone Even Think of Going Ice Fishing?
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I recently came across an article in the Newstimes titled, Where to Go Ice Fishing in Connecticut. I got to thinking there have to be some legitimate reasons why humans are attracted to standing on a patch of an ice-covered lake or pond hoping to catch a fish.
Let s face it, it s the dead of winter, you re standing on a sheet of ice looking down into a hole that you had to carve out yourself, and it s 18 degrees with a wind chill of 5 degrees. Are we having fun yet? Well, this guy sure is on Bantam Lake.