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rainbowtrout

(Oncorhynchus

mykiss)

YOUCANFINDUSDIRECTLYONFACEBOOK.Thispagefeaturesa

varietyofinformationonfishing,hunting,andwildlifewatchingin

Connecticut.Theaddressiswww.facebook.com CTFishandWildlife.

CTDEEP 2013

10/3/2013

FISHINGREPORTNUMBER24

INLANDREPORT

ATLANTICSALMON StockingUpdate DEEPstockedanother600Atlanticsalmonthisweek.Thesefish

werereleasedintotheShetucketRiver(300salmon)andtheupper(150salmon)andlower(150salmon)

sections

of

the

Naugatuck

River.

These

stockings

bring

the

total

number

of

salmon

stocked

so

far

this

fall

to

approximately1,200fishwithCrystalLake(100salmon)MountTomPond(100salmon),theupperNaugatuck

River(250salmon),lowerNaugatuckRiver(250salmon)andShetucketRiver(500salmon)allstockedatleast

once.

ThegroupofAtlanticsalmonbeingreleasedthisweekforthefisheryrangeinweightfrom26poundseach.

Followingspawninglaterthisfall,DEEPexpectsseveralhundredadditionalsalmonfromtheKensington

HatcherywillbeavailableforstockinginNovember.Thesefishwillrangeinweightfrom3to15poundseach.

ForasummaryofAtlanticsalmonfishingregulationsseepage4.

TROUT

FINDTROUTSTOCKINGMAPSONOUR

WEBSITE

Mapsofallofthestatestroutstreamsand

riversshowingthemanystockingand

accesspointsareavailableonlineat

www.ct.gov/deep/troutstockingmaps

DEEPSFALLTROUTSTOCKINGSARENEARINGCOMPLETION. Thisfall,DEEPisreleasingatotalof29,000

trophyand

adult

sized

trout

into

selected

waters

throughout

the

state.

Approximately

12,800

are

trophy

size

browntrout(allgreaterthan12inchesinlength)andtheremaining16,200adultsarestandardsize(910inch)

rainbowtrout.InwesternCT,stockingsofthetrophyandadultsizedtroutwerecompletedlastweekwithover

8,100browntrout(includingthepreLaborDaystockingsoftheWestbranchFarmingtonandFarmington

rivers)and8,700rainbowstocked.IneasternCT,stockingswillresumeinmidOctober.Sofar4,800brown

troutand2,000rainbowtrouthavebeenstocked.DEEPexpectstostockanadditional5,500

rainbowtroutintoatotalof15lakesandpondsduringmidOctober.

RIVERS&STREAMS Fallanglershavebeen

enjoyingsomeexcellentearlyautumn

weatherandtroutfishingisinfullswing

withmanyfishbeingcaughtfromrecently

stockedareas.

Conditions

this

weekend

shouldbemostlygoodwithsomegrayskies

andflowsthataregenerallyquitefishable,

butaredroppingbelowearlyfalllevelsina

numberofareas(seestreamflowgraphicon

page4).Troutanglerswerereportingfishing

successlastweekintheHousatonicRiver,

FarmingtonRiverTMA,ShetucketRiver,

HammonassetRiver,WillimanticRiver,

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2013CTDEEPWeeklyFishingReportNo.24,10/3/2013

NatchaugRiver,YanticRiver,MoosupRiver,NaugatuckRiver,NorwalkRiver,PomperaugRiverandSalmon

River.

AnglerswillfindthatstreamerswillplayanimportantpartinfishingforConnecticutfalltrout.Forstreamers

trywhite,yellow&browncolors.PatternstotryincludeWhiteWoolyBuggers,Muddlers,MickeyFinnand

GreyorBlackGhosts(#410).AlsotrybottombouncingnymphswithCaddispupa(#1416),Serendipity(#14

16),PheasantTail(#1220),Prince(#618)andHaresear(#820).

FarmingtonRiver

Trout

fishing

remains

good

and

conditions

should

be

good

for

the

weekend.

West

Branch

flowsareclearandveryfishable(currently143cfsatRivertonwiththeStillRiveraddinganother35cfs)and

watertemperaturesareinthelow60sF.

Hatches/patternsincludeIsonychiabicolor(majorhatch,#1214,fastwater,afternoon/evening),BlueWingOlives(Drunella&Baetissps.,#18,2224,midlateafternoon),Caddis(tan#1618,allday;green#2226,evening;summerpupa#1820morning),Midges(#2024,morning),BlackAnts(#1420,middayinfastwater),

BlackBeetles(#1618,midday),FlyingAnts(#1826,midday,whenwindy/humid)andStoneHopper(#1012,

midday).RustySpinners(#1826)willproduceintheevening.

HousatonicRiverFishinghasbeenverygoodwithanumberofbiggerfishbeingcaught.Conditionsshouldbe

goodfortheupcomingweekend.Flowsareclearandfishable,buthavedropbelowtypicalearlyfalllevels

(currently287

cfs

at

Falls

Village

and

447

cfs

at

Gaylordsville)

and

morning

water

temperatures

are

in

the

mid

toupper50sF.

Hatches/patternsatthistimeoftheyearshouldincludeBlueWingOlive(#1826,earlymorning;spinnerfallin

evening),LeadwingCoachman(#1014midafternoontoevening),Cahills/Summer(#1214,evenings),

SummerSulfurs(evenings)andBlackcaddis(#1618,earlymorning&evening).TrySulfurs(#1618),Black

Beetles(#1418,midday),StoneHopper(#810,midday)andFlyingAnts(#1618,midday,when

windy/humid).Nymphingthepockets,deeperrifflesandpoolheadsshouldbeproductive.

LAKES&PONDSAnglersarefindingsomefairtogoodearlyfalltroutactionatWestHillPond,BeachPond,

CrystalLake(Ellington,tryneartheoutlet),EastTwinLake,HighlandLake(nearinlets),MountTomPond,

StillwaterPondandMohawkPond.

TROUTPARKS

Good

reports

from

the

Wharton

Brook

Mohegan

Park

Pond,

Chatfield

Hollow,

Wolfe

Park

(GreatHollowPond)andBlackRockPondTroutParks.

LARGEMOUTHBASSfishingisgenerallyreportedasfairtogood.AreastotryincludeLakeSaltonstall,

BantamLake,HighlandLake,CandlewoodLake,BallPond,CongamondLakes,WononskopomucLake,

MamanascoLake,TylerLake,WoodcreekPond,MansfieldHollowReservoir,HatchPond,EastTwinLake,

GardnerLake,QuaddickReservoir,WestHillPond,MudgePond,LowerBoltonLake,LakeLillinonah,Squantz

Pond,LakeofIsles,StillwaterPond,BattersonParkPond,LakeWaramaug,LakeZoar,BishopSwamp,Rogers

Lake(accessforbiggerboatsdifficultduetodrawdown),CedarLake,MoreyPond,MonoPond,Moodus

Reservoir,RedCedarLakeandBillingsLake.TournamentanglerreportsarefromMansfieldHollowReservoir

(fairtogood,witha3.63lblunker),LakeZoar(fair,witha5.64lblunker),CandlewoodLake(fair,with5.20,

5.06and

4.58

lunkers),

Gardner

Lake

(fair

at

best,

nothing

over

1.5

lbs),

and

Amos

Lake

(fair

to

good,

with

a5.6

lblunker).

SMALLMOUTHBASSactionreportedatCandlewoodLake,GardnerLake,LakeLillinonah,SquantzPondand

CoventryLake.GoodreportsforriversmalliesfromtheupperHousatonicRiver,WillimanticRiverand

NaugatuckRiver.TournamentanglerreportsarefromLakeZoar(fairfishing),CandlewoodLake(fair haveto

workforthem),GardnerLake(tough)andBantamLake(some,withseveral2lbplussmallmouth).

ATLANTICSALMONarereportedasbeingcaughtatMountTomPondandCrystalLake.

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BLACKCRAPPIEcatchesareverygoodatLakeZoar,LakeSaltonstall,CongamondLakes,ParkPondand

WoodcreekPond.

BigCHAINPICKERELwerereportedfromWononskopomucLakeandBallPond.WoodcreekPondandthe

PequonockRiverareproducingsmallerpickerel.

KOKANEESALMONarestillbeingcaughtatWestHillPond.

NORTHERNPIKE

catches

have

been

reported

in

Winchester

Lake,

Pachaug

Pond,

Mansfield

Hollow

Reservoir,

LakeZoar(a40inchmonstaamongthecatches)andBantamLake(includinga10lbplusfish).

WHITEPERCHareproducinggoodactioninLakeLillinonah.

PANFISHareprovidinggoodfallactionthroughoutthestate.Useworms,grubs,jigsorsmallpoppersforthem.

AreastotryincludeLakeSaltonstall,BallPond,CongamondLakes,MamanascoLake,WoodcreekPond,Lake

Zoar,BlackPond(Meriden),GriggsPond,RoselandLake,WinchesterLake,WestTwinLake,SilverLake

(Meriden),BillingsLake,PachaugPond,GardnerLake,CoventryLake,RedCedarLake,BishopSwampand

BattersonParkPond.

CONNECTICUTRIVER

FlowscontinuetobeattypicalearlyOctoberlevels,andverycomfortableforfishing.NORTHERNPIKEfishing

isgood

in

the

coves

up

and

down

the

river.

Fish

have

been

found

in

Wethersfield

Cove,

the

Middletown

and

HaddamMeadowsareas.CHANNELCATFISHcontinuetobecaughtintheriveratnightliveliningsunfish.

LARGEMOUTHBASSintheHaddamareaaregivinganglerssomegoodaction.SMALLMOUTHBASScontinue

tobeactiveintheupperpartoftheriver.TheEnfieldtoWindsor/Hartfordhasbeenproductivewithfishinthe

midteensbeingcaught.BLACKCRAPPIEareproducingsomegoodcatchesintherivercoves.Wethersfield

Covecontinuestobeaverygoodareatotarget.Useasmalljigtippedwith2shinersforsomeaction.One

anglerreportedgoodcatcheson1/16oztubejigs.

NOTES&NOTICES:

BESECKLAKEA13footdrawdowntofacilitatedamrepairsisscheduledtobeginOctober4.

CONNECTICUTRIVER Haddam. TheConnecticutYankeeHaddamNeckPowerPlantdischargecanalhasbeen

closedtopublicaccessduetosecurityconcerns.

CONNECTICUTRIVER(Hartford). RiverfrontRecapturewillbeholdingtheHeadoftheRiverfrontrowing

regattaonSunday,October6(8am4pm)andSunday,August18(8am4pm)ontheCTRiverinHartford

fromRiversideParktojustupstreamoftheentrancetoWethersfieldCove.Boattravelthroughthecourse

areawillbedifficultduringtheraceevents,useextracautionoravoidthearea.

LAKELILLINONAH(boatlaunch). TheLakeLillinonahstateboatlaunch(Route133,alsoreferredtoasthe

SteelBridgelaunch)isclosedforrenovations.ThisclosureiscurrentlyexpectedtolastthroughDecember

31,2013.Anglers/boaterscancontinuetoaccessthelakeusingthePondBrookstateboatlaunch.

ROGERSLAKE. Thelakeiscurrently(asof10/1)drawndownapproximately15inchestofacilitatedam

repairs.Thelaunchingoftraileredboatsmaybedifficultatthislevelofdrawdownandthelaunchmaybeunusablebylargerboatsorthosewithdeeperdraft.Notethatrefillhasbegunbutmaybeslow,therateof

refillisdependentonrainfallamountsinthewatershed.

WESTBRANCHRESERVOIR(HogbackReservoir). TheWestBranchReservoirisbeingdrawndown70feetto

facilitateaninspectionofColebrookRiverLakeoutflowstructures(asof10/2,downapproximately25feet).

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Atlanticsalmonfishingregulationsandareassummary

RegulationsforAtlanticsalmonontheShetucketandNaugatuckRivers.IntheNaugatuck,HousatonicandShetucketRivers,thedailycreellimitforAtlanticsalmonisonefishperdaythroughSeptember30,2013.FromOctober1

throughNovember30,anglingforAtlanticsalmonisrestrictedtocatchandreleaseonly.FromDecember1,2013,

throughMarch31,2014,thedailycreellimitforAtlanticsalmonwillbeone. Duringtheopenseasonintherivers,

thelegalmethodfortakingAtlanticsalmonislimitedtoanglingusingasinglefly,oranartificiallurewithasingle

freeswinging

hook

and

no

additional

weight

can

be

added

to

the

line

above

the

fly

or

lure.

Also,

from

October

1

st

throughMarch31st,fishingforotherspeciesinthedesignatedAtlanticSalmonBroodstockAreasisrestrictedto

thegearlegalforAtlanticsalmon.

OntheShetucketRiver,anglerscanfishforsalmondownstreamfromtheScotlandDam(Windham)totheWaterStreetBridgeinNorwich(thefirstbridgeupstreamofNorwichHarbor).Thesalmonarestockedintoonedesignated

AtlanticSalmonBroodstockArea,fromtheScotlandDamtotheOccumDam.

AnglersareallowedtofishforsalmonintheNaugatuckRiverfromtheconfluenceoftheEastandWestBranches(Torrington)downstreamtotheHousatonicRiver(Derby).AnglersmayalsofishforAtlanticsalmonintheHousatonic

RiverdownstreamofDerbyDam.ThesalmonaretypicallystockedintotwodesignatedAtlanticSalmonBroodstock

AreasontheNaugatuckRiver,theCampvilleSectionoftheupperNaugatuckRiverfromRoute118downstreamto

theThomastonFloodControlDam(LitchfieldThomaston)andtheBeaconFallsSectionofthelowerNaugatuck,from

ProspectStreet(Naugatuck)downstreamtoPinesBridgeRoad(Route42bridge,BeaconFalls).FromOctober1st

through

March

31

st

,

fishing

for

other

species

in

these

designated

Atlantic

Salmon

Broodstock

Areas

is

restricted

to

the

gearlegalforAtlanticsalmon.

TheregulationsforAtlanticsalmonreleasedintolakesandpondsaredifferentfromtheregulationsforsalmonontheNaugatuckandShetucketRivers.Ineachlake,theregulationsformethods,seasonsandminimumlengthsforsalmon

willbethesameasfortroutinthatspecificwaterbodybutthedailycreellimitwillbeonesalmonperday.(Pleaserefertothe2013CTAnglersGuidefortroutregulations).

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Streamflowconditionsasof10/3/2013

Datainthestategraphictotheleft are

generatedbytheUnitedStatesGeologic

Survey(USGS)andareavailableonlineat:

http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ct/nwis/rt

Apercentileisavalueonascaleofonehundredthatindicatesthepercentofdatainthedatasetequaltoorbelowit.Forexamplestreamflowgreaterthanthe75th

percentilemeansonlyofthestreamflowvalueswereabovethevalueandthuswouldbeconsideredabovenormal.Streamflowbetweenthe25thand50thareconsideredtobenormalflowsandthose25

th

orlessareconsideredtobebelownormal.

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complyingwiththerequirementsoftheAmericanswithDisabilitiesAct.Pleasecontactusat(860)[email protected]

haveadisabilityandneedacommunicationaidorservice;havelimitedproficiencyinEnglishandmayneedinformationinanotherlanguage;orif

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Stripedbassimage courtesyDuaneRaver/USFWS.

MARINEFISHINGREPORT

SurfacewatertemperaturesinLongIslandSound(LIS)remaininthemidtohigh60sF.Checkoutthefollowingwebsitesformoredetailedwatertemperaturesandmarineboatingconditions:http://www.mysound.uconn.edu/stationstat.html http://marine.rutgers.edu/mrs/sat_data/?nothumbs=1

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/ http://www.wunderground.com/MAR/AN/330.html

BLUEFISHfishingremainsgoodtoexcellentasthefallmigrationkicksin! Somebigalligatorsweighingmore

than16lbsweretakenoverthispastweek!BluefishspotsincludethereefsoffWatchHill,RamIslandReefin

FishersIslandSound,theRace,PigeonRip,PlumGut,ThamesRiver,BartlettReef,BlackPoint,Connecticut

River,LongSandShoal,SixmileReef,SouthwestReef,FalknerIslandarea,thereefsoffMadisontoBranford,

NewHavenHarbor,CharlesIslandarea,HousatonicRiver,BridgeportHarbor,StratfordShoal/Middle

Ground,PenfieldReef,aroundtheNorwalkIslands,andCableandAnchorReef.Also,snappersarestill

aroundin

the

tidal

rivers

and

creeks.

STRIPEDBASSfishingremainsgood.Theonlyproblemisgettingbythosebigalligatorbluefish!Theusual

striperspotsincludetheWatchHillreefs,RamIslandReefinFishersIslandSound,theRace,Sluiceway,Plum

Gut,BartlettReef,BlackPoint,HatchettReef,LongSandShoal,CornfieldPoint,SixmileReef,outer

SouthwestReef,thereefsoffMadisontoBranford,NewHavenHarbor,CharlesIsland/Milfordarea,Stratford

Shoal/MiddleGround,BridgeportHarbor,PenfieldReef,aroundtheNorwalkIslands,andCableandAnchor

Reef.

SUMMERFLOUNDERfishinghassloweddown.FlukespotsworthtryingincludethesouthsideofFishers

Island,BloodyGroundsoffBlackPointandtheFalknerIslandarea.

SCUP(porgy)fishingisgoodtoexcellentatanyofthemajorrockyreefs.

BLACKSEA

BASS

fishing

is

also

good

to

excellent

on

the

rocky

reefs,

wrecks

and

areas

with

gnarly

hard

bottom.

HICKORYSHADfishingisgoodtoexcellentandsnapperbluesaremixedinwiththeminthelowerConnecticut

River(DEEPMarineHeadquartersfishingpier).

ATLANTICBONITOandLITTLETUNNY(falsealbacore)arehitormissofftheWatchHillarea,PineIslandarea

totheRaceincludingLittleGullIsland,BartlettReef,HatchettReef,StratfordShoal/MiddleGround,Penfield

Reef,aroundtheNorwalkIslands,andCableandAnchorReef.

BLUECRABBINGisslowingdownaswatertemperaturesdrop.

SPECIALNOTE:Thisisagoodtimeofyeartocheckoutourcoastalstateparksforsomefinesurfcasting.

Bluefishandstripedbassarewithineasycastastheyputonthefeedbagbeforeheadingsouth!

For

Current

Connecticut

Recreational

Fishing

Regulations:

Anglersshould

consult

the

2013

Connecticut

AnglersGuidewhichisnowavailableatmostTownClerksOffices,DEEPofficesandattacklestoressellingfishinglicenses.Currentregulations,electronicversionsoftheAnglersGuideandadditionalinformationcanallbeaccessedontheDEEPwebsiteat:www.ct.gov/deep/fishing.

DEEP WEEKLY Fishing Report

Connecticut Department of

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06106www.ct.gov/deep
http://www.mysound.uconn.edu/stationstat.htmlhttp://marine.rutgers.edu/mrs/sat_data/?nothumbs=1http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/http://www.wunderground.com/MAR/AN/330.htmlhttp://www.ct.gov/deep/fishinghttp://www.ct.gov/deep/fishinghttp://www.wunderground.com/MAR/AN/330.htmlhttp://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/http://marine.rutgers.edu/mrs/sat_data/?nothumbs=1http://www.mysound.uconn.edu/stationstat.html

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