Oxbow/Ct. River; 11/2/16

[Crestliner08]

Walt & I launched around 8:30 am this morning. You just cannot pass up a nice day like today without wetting a line. The air started out at a brisk 43 degrees, with the water at 45 degrees. The air quickly warmed up to near 70 by noon.

Breeze was almost non-existent until about 11 am when it started to pick up to about 5 mph. Plenty of sun too, which warmed things up nicely. We fished the entire back main basin, the marina cove and the water between the mouth of the 'bow all the way up to Rt. 91 N. We cast light jigs (straight tails proved most productive) and Roadrunners. We did some trolling, but not a lot, which proved totally unproductive.

When we pulled off around 2 pm, we had caught & released 20 fish total for the day. Some white & yellow perch, only one crappie (!) and a couple of large dace (pond suckers). The fish were not large, but a lot of fun! The big yellows haven't started to come into the 'bow on their winter feeding binge yet. I'm hoping they get it in gear soon. Ice up won't be that much longer I'm afraid. Not sure what the hold up is on this seasonal migration?

Anyway, here's a few pictures from today:

[6poundtest]

Glad you guys were able to take advantage of the nice day. Nice looking perch, too.

[jnebgud]

Very nice