Where to find them

Written by Leon Sylvester, Jr.
Monday, 23 April 2012 13:24

Ryan Woods of Shelton with a good-sized Housatonic Schoolie Striper. The spring season for Blackfish is off to a promising start. Anglers are finding keeper-size Tautog ready and willing to hit, and Asian and Green crabs are at all the usual hot spots. An underwater structure in 10-plus feet of water should be used to hold fish since the water temperature continues to rise into the mid to upper 50s.

  Blackfish live among the rocks and in other natural and man- made structures, so make sure you are in an area where there are plenty of places for Blackfish to hide. The New Haven Harbor breakwall, the Housatonic breakwall and Penfield Reef are all popular spots and will hold their fair share of fish, but don't discount smaller structures, wrecks, rocky shorelines and oyster and clam beds. 

  Since Blackfish travel short distances during their lifespan, finding a good underwater structure that no one fishes could result in trophy-size Tautog. Remember to keep your line tight as Blackfish hits are quick, and if you were not ready, you could easily miss your chance to strike and set the hook.

  Bob Hannon of Stratford and Captain Jim Sinclair of Oxford reached their limits on Blackfish up to seven pounds while fishing Asian crabs at the Stratford Breakwall, while Luke Tucciarome of Norwalk and Joe Eltman of Ayer's Landing in Shelton landed their limits of fish up to 8 pounds at the New Haven Wall.

  Striped Bass fishing has slowed in the Housatonic River, but fishing has improved along the local beaches as the wintering fish head into Long Island Sound. Fishing should improve as Herring continue to return to local rivers for the spring spawn, and Stripers are usually hot on their tails. Sandworms and various Herring-imitating lures were the most productive bass baits last week. 

  Ryan Woods of Shelton landed several school-size Stripers while fishing with soft-plastic baits on one-half-ounce jig heads in the lower Housatonic last weekend.

Joe Eltman of Ayer’s Landing in Shelton displays a large female Tautog, which he then released to spawn.The big news this week from the freshwater fishing scene is that Connecticut's Trout season opens this coming Saturday. While anglers have to wait till then to pursue Trout, those craving their sweet-water fix can find excellent pre-spawn Bass fishing, with good reports coming from many local ponds and lakes throughout the state. 

  Leon Sylvester Sr. and his grandson Aiden Fletcher, both of Shelton, caught several Perch and large-mouth Bass while fishing at a small pond in Shelton. 

  Jim Micinilio of Stratford took a break from Striper fishing on the Housy and opted to take his kayak to Lake Warramug. Micnilio's kayak-fishing adventure landed him a couple of fat 18-inch, large-mouth Bass, along with two large, brown Trout and a good amount of Pickerel.

 That does it for this week. Want to see your fishing reports and pictures in Go Fish? Then send them to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Go Fish is now available online at hersamacorn.com and twitter (fishingreporter). 

 Until next time ... Tight lines!

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