The cloudy overcast spring weather has not helped the sales of Big Eye sunglasses, but it did make for good spring bass fishing. Lots of cloudy days with light winds resulted in a number of "happy days". During the height of the squid run off of Watch Hill, we landed thirty one bass - all on flies. Two thirds were keepers. Many were between 13 and 16 pounds. The mouth of the Connecticut River produced some good trips as well, though it was not consistent. The biggest bass caught in the river was 30 pounds, 46". It hit a small "smack-it" popper. A good friend of mine was the lucky angler. He caught it in the evening, during daylight on an outgoing tide.

What makes catching bass in the Connecticut River so exciting is the shallow water. Most casts are made in water 3 - 7 feet deep. After a big fish hits, it has only one way to go - away from you. The runs are very exciting as the fish can at times be seen swirling water fifty yards or more away from the boat. Though Watch Hill will often produce more and bigger fish,the water is 15 to 50 feet deep. Big bass when given the opportunity are going to dive to deep water. Don't misunderstand me - I enjoy catching any size bass in any water, but given the choice I prefer the mouth of the Connecticut River where bass fishing is more like bone fishing.

We are now in transition. The squid run is coming to an end and the warm water of the River is driving the bass to deeper water. We have not yet given up on the river but we are now spending more time on the waters of Long Island Sound looking for blues and fishing the rocky shore lines for bass and blues.

The summer months are always a great time to be on the water. If the blues show up in good numbers we can have lots of fun throwing poppers to blitzing schools of blues. The gear busting, rod bending, combative and tireless bluefish have given anglers thrills for generations. Let's go fishing!!