Conference wahoo::fishing-v2

        Butch,
            The best fishing location on the Thames right now should be the
Montville power station.  I have found that the fishing is real slow if they
are not generating.  Other hot spots are American Thermos, FT. Shantok, 
and Stoddard's Wharf, all these spots are off route 12.  Montville Power
house, Boat Ramp at FT. Dock RD, Tide water, Smith cove and the State
pier, all off route 32.  Montville is probably central to the river and
is a good place to start (if they are generating).  For the best advice
and bait, stop in at LINSKI enterprises in UNCASVILLE.  Take I395 south
to exit 79, hang a left at the stop light, look for LATHROP RD (next to 
telephone building).  If he looks like he is closed, just ring the door
bell and he will be glad to help you.  ~2 blocks north is the Boat Ramp
and one or two blocks south is Montville Power house.  Another bait
tackle shop is PHIL'S Bait and Tackle in UNCASVILLE, either of these 
shops will be glad to help you out on locations.  I suggest driving
both routes 12 and 32 and look for small parking area's with one or
two cars in them, these are usually access points and worth checking 
out.  Last year about mid April the hot ticket were White (with some
red) bucktails Tipped with half a blood (sea) worm, also Kastmasters
1/2 to 1 oz do fairly well.  CONN striper season opens 1 April.  Schoolies
start getting pretty thick by mid April with bigger fish showing up about
two weeks later.  Also pick up a copy of THE FISHERMAN (New England Edition)
They have several articles every year on this river, and is money well
spent.  Later in the Year about June on, cut bait at night can lead to
some really big fish, In August, Blues hit the river chasing herring
and other bait fish up river and can lead to some fast fishing.


The Boat ramp north of LINSKI's is a good one, but you have to watch out
for pilings above/below surface on both sides of the ramp.  When launching
and docking go straight at the ramp starting about 100 ft from ramp and
you shouldn't have a problem. 

                                     Regards,
                                         Stewart (aka Culprit) 

    Hey Culprit,
    	Thanks for the info. I'm headed down there tomorrow. Do you have
    any ideas about where to pick up a license? I know K-Mart have them
    but I'm gonna try to make one trip instead of two. I'll let you know
    how we did Monday. Thanks again...
    
    					Butch

    Butch,
          K-mart sells licenses, but DOES NOT SELL NON-RESIDENT licenses.
    You have to go to any town clerks office to get license.  Anyone else 
    have info on out of state Conn liecenses (I too have yet to pick mine
    up).  
    
                                           Culprit

    	Greg Smith where are you?...
    					B.C.

    Culprit is correct...  Ct nonresident licenses are available at the
    town clerk's offices.  Some of the town clerk's offices have Sat
    morning and/or an evening during the week when they are open.  You need
    to call and check with each town.
    
    Regards,
    Greg

    
    Can one of you elighten me on the boundry of "where" and "where not"
    you need a license to go for stripers on the rivers?
    
    Fred

    As I know it the key is the I95 Bridge.  From I95 Bridge to Thames
    river mouth you don't need license.  From I95 Bridge upriver you need
    license.
    
                                          Culprit

    	Well, I went last Friday and hit em' pretty good. Caught about
    25 myself. Most between 20-22". Biggest was almost 31". I got my
    license at the Putnam Town Clerk. Thanks for the info.
    
    						Butch

    Great going Butch, What river location did you go!!!.  Were you
    using bucktails with blood worms???
    
                                             Culprit

re: .8
	Butch,
		Excellant day's "work" ;^)

	Do you or anyone know of public launches near the mouth?
	Anyone have knowledge of this river/mouth from the boat perspective?

	I'd love to take the FishTeaser down as it's not a bad drive for
	me from Oxford.on I-395 but I don't like taking her out on 
	unfamiliar "turf".

	-< Tuna Tail >-

    
    I'd like to know a bit more about this also, if someone wouldn't
    mind giving up a secret or two.  :^)
    
    I'm thinking of going down after work someday. What's a non-res.
    license cost?  
    
    Is it better playing the tides?  Which tide?  
    
    Better after dark or don't it make any difference?
    
    Better with something alive, or are lures almost as good?
    
    My surf casting has been limited to RACE POINT and Salisbury
    up until '88 when I started building. Would like to start
    getting in some time playing with my toys again.  :^)
    
    That's not a bad ride from Webster,Ma. Hour or so down, couple
    hours there and back. Good evening out!!  :^)
    
    Thanx in advance.
    
    Fred

    	Let's not forget that there are lots of other rivers down there!
    They're catching Bass all across CT and RI.  Within a couple weeks
    they'll be on the South side of the Cape too.
    							B.C.

    
    But that's a straight shot south for ole >> TUNA TAIL << 
    and I.   :^)
    
    Fred

re: -1
	Fred,  As soon as we hear from someone in the know about the
	       public launch sites then I'm ready to go.  I'd still feel
	       a tad safer with someone aboard who knows the river/mouth.
	       Or follow another boat ;^)

	-< Tuna Tail >-

    
    I don't know the area at all.  Totally new to me.
    Would just like to know a spot or two to stop and
    cast a line, just to finally get away after 4 years
    of being tied to the new home. 
    
    Contractors just don't like to keep a totally custom 
    home, custom. So, - we did it ourselves.  :^) 
    Still doing a lot but can afford some time off now.
    
    Maybe I'll see you down there.
    
    Fred

    RE: .13
    
    	Oh... Never mind... :^]   I just wanted to make sure people
    realized that there are lots of other areas down there that are
    presently producing fish, and not just schoolies either!  The
    Charleston Breachway in RI has already given up a few keepers!
    
    	I can't wait to get to some Striper fishing!!!  But in the
    meantime I guess I'll just have to go to Florida for 10 days of
    fishing and beaching!!!  Heh, heh, heh....
    
    						B.C.

    B.C.,
    
    I'm thinking about heading down to the breacway and/or Deep Hole
    the on Sat. 4/23 or 4/24. I went down last Spring around the same 
    time and caught three schooiles.  My question to you is do you
    know what the keepers were taken on and where in the breachway?
    I caught two schoolies last Spring on a jig from the end of the
    rocks. I also caught a pretty nice size schoolie at deep hole.
    Seeing how I'm heading down soon I would appreciate any tips
    I can get.
    
    Oh, I almost forgot. Do you know the difference in the times
    between high tide on the beach front and high tide in the salt pond
    and when the tide starts to ebb from the pond?
    
    Thanks Much,
    
    John                                                            
    

    RE: .17
    
    	I don't have any of the info here at work.  I'll see if I can
    convince my wife to dig it out and call me, but I really can't promise
    it to you.  We leave for Florida tomorrow and things are a little
    hectic right now.  Of course my son coming home from school sick and
    spending the afternoon and last night throwing up didn't help our
    preparations any!
    					B.C.

re: .18
    >>...........  Of course my son coming home from school sick and
    >>spending the afternoon and last night throwing up didn't help our
    >>preparations any!

	Maybe it's cuz your not taken him wit ya's ;^0

    RE: .19
    
    	Wrong.  This is the annual visit the in-laws trip...  If I were
    going on a fishing trip without the kids it would be northwest of
    here...   About 4000 miles Northwest of here!  But he'd be pissed if
    I didn't bring him along on that one too!
    
    	Be forewarned... Roy's is not a big shop.  He just builds lots of
    rods...
    					B.C.

re: -1
	I know we all like to go on that "get-away" but for some reason
	when I see my son or two daughters hook up and watch their faces
	fightin a Striper or Blue......

	nuf said :^)

	-< Tuna Tail >-

<    	Wrong.  This is the annual visit the in-laws trip...  If I were
<    going on a fishing trip without the kids it would be northwest of

  It was supposed to be a "go fishin' with an old buddy" trip too, but BC had
to pick a date when I'm out of town.


Al

	I just talked to my son and looks like he and I may go to the Thames
	tommorrow morning.   He will stop by the house in Oxford on his way
	down from Concord NH.

	My objective is to find public launch ramps/bait shops
	I have directions to LINSKI's from .1 but would like ramp closer to mouth

	My son want's to try out his new rod/reel and the lures I gave him for
	his B'day.  He's definetly got the bug bad :^)

	We will be fishing south of the I-95 bridge as we won't get a license ;^)

	-< Tuna Tail >-	

re: -1

	Sat 16-Apr my son went down alone.  It was too windy for me.
	He Fished south of I-95 bridge on East side no luck.
	Visited Ken's bait shop and no news of Stripers being caught.
	They said the Stripers were upriver and would not be near bridge
	for a few weeks.

	Sat 23-Apr  my wife and I drove down to find ramps.
	There are public ramps at each end of the I-95 bridge.
	Ample parking, mild pitch to concrete ramp and small wooden floating 
	dock. More parking on West side of River but East side easier to access.
	We stopped at Ken's and checked it out.  They were selling seaworms
	to locals but not sure where they were going to fish.  Noticed
	two boats fishing on river one anchored under bridge.  No action noticed.

	Calm when we arrived but wind picked up and white caps on Thames.

	All in all good day of ramp hunting.
	Next time we fish ;^)
	-< Tuna Tail >-

	My son and I launched the "FishTeaser" on the Thames R. at the 
	I-95 bridge in Groton, CN at 5:30am.  Others launching said schoolies
	being caught upriver but you need a license to fish over 500yrds north
	of the bridges.
	
	We fished mouth and under bridges with no luck so at 7:30 when Ken's
	Tackle shop opened we got two licenses and some sand worms.
	Fished all the way upriver as far as Norwich, CN.  channle 30'-40' deep

	I finally caught a 16" Striper to break the ice after losing one.
	Then caught another later in day after losing a second one.
	My son had two follow his lure but no hits.  Was getting quite depressed
	but wanted to catch one on his new rod/reel.  Finally at 4:30pm he
	caught a 22" Striper.  That was all for the day.  Not many fish and
	not big but a beautiful day on the Thames my first time on it.
	All fish caught on small split tail rapala's Black/White.

	Twas nice to cruise past 6 Atomic Subs in Dock not counting driving
	right alongside the Nautilus 8^0  (....are they big or what!!!!)

	-< Tuna Tail >- dick	Will be at Harwichport over weekend :^)

    TT,
    
    Split tail rapala's ?  Is that the same as what I would call a broken
    back rapala ?   If not, what is the split tail ?
    
    Don

re: >>Split tail rapala's ?  Is that the same as what I would call a broken
    >>back rapala ?   If not, what is the split tail ?

	Same Same ;^)

	Trying again this weekend down the Cape off Harwichport Fri-Mon :^)

	-< Tuna Tail >- dick