-”I had few great days of fishing in between storms, here in Connecticut.
1:30pm I started my trip on the Farmington River coves in Simsbury.
Water levels are way up, I only had to walk down half of the path to the water, launched the W500 right on the hill, just slid down in and off I went.
I started off with a small white chuckit frog, landed 3 bass right off the bat.”
“Headed down towards the Main arm of the Farmington River, stopped at some trees, picked off a couple more with the small chuckit frog.”
“Then I heard an osprey, and it sounded like it was fighting, I look up, and out of the trees comes a Bald Eagle attacking the Osprey.”
“This Eagle meant business, and was looking to kill this Osprey.
I got a video of it:”
-”I figured after watching this, I didn’t care if another bass came to hand, but the bite turned on.
I started pitching into the holes in the weeds, yum dinger t-rigged weightless, letting my bait sink and shaking it, while waiting for that tap.
I pulled 3 Bass up and out this way, nice chunky bass.”
-”While paddling I came upon some Monster Grass carp.
Here is a video of the encounter:”
-”I had to leave for an appointment, so I was off the water at 5pm.
Life is Good!
Tight Lines all
Rox”
Hey, this blog is getting to be really fun to visit!
I loved this story. Roxanne is a real naturalist – the picture shows the osprey is indeed holding something.
Mike
Maybe the eagle was just after the osprey’s prey?
Nice job on the videos. It seems like something interesting always happens when W owners are out on the Water.
You never know about ospreys and their prey. From time to time we have a odd bass or two from the St Johns in the yard where an osprey has simply lost it’s grip on dinner. Rox it looks like a great day on the water and a cheerful slimy time for the W. Those frog baits and Yum Dingers are a nice choice and would serve well here for reds or trout on the saltwater flats. For most bass fishermen visiting Florida they can use the same gear they do at home on the flats here. The only change is the daily cleanup required after a day on the water.