MAY 8, 2016

fishing reports

Capt. Greg from the Black Hawk reports that stiff easterly winds and torrential rains hampered the porgy grounds the end of this week. Friends of ours crushed them on Wednesday, Thursday was a little slow and Friday was about as slow as it gets. We did some diamond jigging and quite a bit of action on short bass with everybody catching a bunch. Saturday was a different story; seemed like a bigger bunch of fish moved in, larger fish with a lot of action diamond jigging, and quite a few keepers for all. We spent some time on the scup and although it was better than Friday, it was nothing to write home about. No signs of any bluefish yet, but there are a few weak fish and seabass being caught. Unfortunately, we are fishing in New York waters, so we have to throw the seabass back. It’s the first week of the season, so the best is yet to come.

On a different note, the Trout-A-Thon Tagged Fishing Tournament ended this past Saturday, May 7th. It’s been a great promotion with thousands of people signing up and over 125 fish being caught. Over $10,000 of the available over $18,000 in cash and prizes was paid out. It has successfully been the highest percentage of return in any tagged fishing survey, according to Connecticut DEEP officials. We would like to thank our sponsors; Rowledge Pond Trout Hatchery, RayMarine, Fisherman’s World in Norwalk and the Fisherman’s Magazine for their participation. We’re already making plans for next year; it will be bigger and better with a lot more fish being tagged, in more streams, lakes and ponds throughout Connecticut, worth more in prizes. We thank everyone for participating.

Heather from the office wants to let everyone know that our schedule right now is Saturdays and Sunday, one trip each day, leaving at 6:00am. We’ll be adding some weekday trips and specialty trips in the next few weeks, so be sure to follow us on Facebook and check our website for details. We look forward to seeing everyone soon!

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