Fisherman's World

I talked with Max at Fisherman’s World and he said they’ve seen a definite increase in activity at the Housatonic with both stripers and striper fishermen, on the increase. The fish seem to have shifted downriver a bit, settling in the area between Sunnyside and the SportsPlex. Anglers reported better action in the afternoons this week. Herring are showing in the Saugatuck River, several locals reported catching some at the mouth of the river last week. On the freshwater front, local ice is gone but the hardcores are traveling north, some as far as Vermont, to stay on the hardwater action.

I talked with Max at Fisherman’s World and he said, even in spite of the cold, the Housatonic remains the big draw for local anglers. The bite has been good, maybe not great, but those braving the cold are catching some nice fish. Ice chunks floating down river have become a bigger nuisance over the last week. All the same methods – various sizes of soft plastics threaded onto jigs and fished ‘low and slow’ – are getting it done. The other draw has been the ice. There are now ponds local to the shop that are safe, but access is an issue on many of them, since so many are surrounded by private property. Most of their customers are heading north to places like Bantam or the Twin Lakes and the reports have been very good. Plenty of pike and pickerel, along with a lot of nice largemouth bass.

I talked with Max at Fisherman’s World and he said, even in spite of the cold, the Housatonic remains the big draw for local anglers. The bite has been good, maybe not great, but those braving the cold are catching some nice fish. Ice chunks floating down river have become a bigger nuisance over the last week. All the same methods – various sizes of soft plastics threaded onto jigs and fished ‘low and slow’ – are getting it done. The other draw has been the ice. There are now ponds local to the shop that are safe, but access is an issue on many of them, since so many are surrounded by private property. Most of their customers are heading north to places like Bantam or the Twin Lakes and the reports have been very good. Plenty of pike and pickerel, along with a lot of nice largemouth bass.