Recent Topics ctfisherman.com en-us Fri, 17 Jul 2026 03:29:26 EDT https://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=cfrm 5 connecticutfisherman@gmail.com https://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/images/general/default/rss_icon.gif https://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=cfrm https://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1860351#Post1860351 Ignatz
on: Yesterday at 09:17 PM

Last Saturday I made a trip out to the Race. This was the first real trip with my boat this year, family stuff and my motor had seized up and I couldn't turn the wheel. Engine ran great but I couldn't steer. Well 400$ later now I can steer.
Headed out the the Race early Saturday it was an incoming tide and there were a lot of boats out there so I was hoping someone had heard something. Started out close to Race Rock but didn't mark anything and a bunch of casts later nothing. So I headed over to Valiant reef as more boats were there, too bad the fish weren't there. I did get two small black sea bass one on a whole squid on the bottom and one on a diamond jig. The one on the diamond jig was about as long as the jig.
Then I tried the west end of Valiant, a lot of boats and even some birds working but I had no luck there.
Well it felt good to be back out on the water]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:17:16 EDT https://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1860351#Post1860351 https://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1860271#Post1860271 Don D
on: 07/05/26 07:17 PM

Some nice eats Tommy.]]> Sun, 05 Jul 2026 19:17:34 EDT https://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1860271#Post1860271 https://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1860334#Post1860334 LargeFry
on: 07/15/26 10:19 AM

We just spent a few days down in Wildwood, I didn’t realize we were right on top of Cape May till the end of the trip. I completely see what threw you down there, that area is beautiful. Fishing wise that is a whole other world.]]> Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:19:06 EDT https://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1860334#Post1860334 https://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1860275#Post1860275 Doormat
on: 07/06/26 08:01 AM

Nice job adjusting to the conditions! Nice pic!]]> Mon, 06 Jul 2026 08:01:26 EDT https://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1860275#Post1860275 https://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1860350#Post1860350 Jeffc
on: Yesterday at 08:20 PM

Thanks for the report!]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:20:38 EDT https://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1860350#Post1860350 https://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1860186#Post1860186 MikeV
on: 06/26/26 10:28 PM

Glad you got out. It's been hit or miss much of this season. You might try 3 waying a bucktail tipped with squid, or gulp. (if you use gulp, count on it being ravaged by porgies that are way too small to take the bucktail jig. The porgies have not been around when you want them and show up in force to shred a $9.00 pack of Glup in record time.

I took a very short trip Wednesday with my son. We started late 7:30 AM and there was nothing on top and no marks on the finder at our spots West of the Niantic River. We decided to head to Bartlett's to do some bottom fishing. The porgies and sea bass were few and far between. We tried several different drifts . No keeper sea bass, 1 short fluke, and 14 keeper porgies, and two squid, all on squid. It was great to get out. We had a very nice fish fry Thursday night which will keep me coming back. It will be nice when keeper sea bass show . I also look forward to not having to work so hard for the porgies.

MikeV]]> Fri, 26 Jun 2026 22:28:56 EDT https://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1860186#Post1860186 https://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1860115#Post1860115 PDona
on: 06/16/26 12:43 PM

Jealous ! !]]> Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:43:35 EDT https://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1860115#Post1860115 https://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1859975#Post1859975 Rhinoke
on: 05/30/26 10:25 PM

I will be out in the morning (1st post op trip) out of Clinton with my 2 sons. Only have time for a 9-12 trip.

I will be relatively close to shore in full orange

Good luck everyone tomorrow if you get out]]> Sat, 30 May 2026 22:25:38 EDT https://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1859975#Post1859975 https://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1859902#Post1859902 duckhuntingfreak
on: 05/25/26 10:20 PM

Farther out and a little to the south. You were where the stripers were!]]> Mon, 25 May 2026 22:20:52 EDT https://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1859902#Post1859902 https://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1859858#Post1859858 Goldog
on: 05/20/26 10:02 PM

1st fluke report. Yay!]]> Wed, 20 May 2026 22:02:35 EDT https://www.ctfisherman.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1859858#Post1859858