Tag Archives: Massachusetts

New England Kayak Fishing Trip Report: Chunker Bass and Rats, Minus a Pig Lost, By Rox Davis

Well the weather has been great here in Connecticut, and I took advantage of it. Sunday, November 27th and Monday November 28th. I took the W500 with the 1.2hp outboard and headed to lake Congamond in Massachusetts. The motor comes … Continue reading

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Fishing Kayak Outfitting Plans, By Chris Ott

As usual, you were right in pointing out that there was some good kayaking left in the month of October.
I made two short outings… I also have to rethink how I fish now because of the additional range I have in the W. For starters, I will be researching the techniques Rox mentioned in her most excellent recent outing as well as taking a look at Jeff McGovern’s fishing poles. Continue reading

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System For Quick Kayak Position Adjustments For Fishing Fast Species, By Brandon Cutter

-I was trying to figure out a way to control the boat while in fishing mode: When targeting false albacore or bonita, speed to the fish and a quick cast are pivotal. These fish are extremely fast swimmers and pop up just for a few seconds, so I needed to be able to spin my W kayak and cast in an instant. Continue reading

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Brandon Lands A 9 Lbs False Albacore On A Fly, In His W300 Kayak, MA

Brandon Cutter, an offshore W kayak fly fisherman from Cape Cod, MA, landed this 9 lbs false albacore on a fly: Read Brandon’s review of his W300 kayak >> (He has two, actually)

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Chris’ New Kayak Fishing Trip Report, Massachusetts

I have been kayaking on the East Branch of the Ware River. The water is at its highest ever since Tropical Storms Irene and Lee and most of the beaver dams are below the water level.
I took a nice bass (picture included) in a quite part of a turn in the river recently.
The higher water level allows me to go further upstream, but the vegetation and current can pose challenges as one picture attests to. Of course coming back downstream is a blast because the challenge (and fun) is not to portage down an obstacle but to kayak over it! Continue reading

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