So it looks like they are getting sucked up from the Housy. Vary few Pike do though, years back we caught a 39 incher by the dam, and there has maybe been 2 or 3 other cases I know. Candlewood used to be THE BEST pikeral lake in the state. We would troll for trout and hammer them and always caught a mess on tip ups. The deep draw downs ended that and now there are basically none.

I have talked until I am blue in the face about pressure and so many boats coming in and that it really needs to be regulated. In tournaments people sign that they cleaned off there boats, yeah OK that will work, not!!!! But it is at least a small effort. What about all the boats that recreation people launch and are clueless about them. Oh yes there are those legal size papers saying make sure your boat is cleaned off before launching, again no way is that happening.

This is just another reason you will see Candlewood fall way down as a good and constant fishery it is. We will be saying "remember when........" Hopefully I am wrong but I doubt it!