December 2nd Season ending trip for Rainbow Reservoir.
Well the ice has come to Ct, and I am very sad.
Dec 2nd was my last trip, I was hoping to get out one more time, but I’ve been busy, and when I got to my Favorite Smallie waters, they were iced over with 1 1/2″ of ice on Monday December 9th, Tuesday was no better.
Time to switch gears, get ready for ice fishing, and chase some trout on the upper Farmington river, which never freezes here in Ct.
All Smallmouths caught on a 1/8oz jig, rigged with a 2″ paddle tail white, with a red dot added to the belly with a red magic marker. (I always carry red and black markers)
I cast out to where the waters run to and around an old dam, letting it drop to the bottom and popping it with long pauses, and waited for that little tic, and only lifting my rod tip to set the hook, if you set it to hard, it resulted in missed fish.
Water temps were 42 degrees, slight winds at 8mph, Air temps were 40 degrees. Current was moving pretty good, they had the lower dam open for the upcoming rains.
I find myself wishing for Spring already……………..
Safe Paddling All And Happy holidays!!
Rox
Rox, keep posting your fishing stories even if no W-kayak is involved!
Happy Ice Fishing
Mike
Have a great winter and holiday season, Rox. Maybe you can enlist Yoav’s immense creativity in designing an ice breaker to mount between the hulls of his next W.
Rox,
Amazing catch for so late in the season! Keep us abreast of your ice fishing adventures as well. We northern anglers have to keep pace with those boys down south.
John Z