Saunder's Boat Livery

Skip at Saunders Boat Livery, Inc. in Southwick nearly recorded a three-peat in Thursday evening’s bass contest at Congamond Lakes, missing first place by 2 ounces. A win would have given him his third consecutive first-place finish in the once-a-week event. The winning bass, a largemouth, weighed 2 pounds, 8 ounces. Skip’s entry tipped the scale at 2 pounds, 6 ounces. Overall, bass action at Congamond Lakes has been okay. Lots of fish are in shallow water which is where Skip contacted his second- place largie on a drop-shotted finesse-size plastic worm. Trout action has been picking up. Congamond’s Middle Pond was stocked with rainbow trout September 30, and trout guys are catching both stockies and holdovers. Skip and his buddy also worked the Oxbow on the Connecticut River in Northampton. The bass bite remained slow although it was somewhat better than the week before.

Skip at Saunders Boat Livery, Inc. in Southwick enjoyed another winning week at Congamond Lakes, coming in first for the second consecutive time in the big-bass division of Thursday evening’s contest. The week before he finished in first place in both the big-bass and best-three categories. The bite proved a bit tougher though. Skip had to fish very slowly to entice strikes. His 4-pound largie, for example, bit a nearly dead-sticked plastic worm. Skip also fished the Oxbow on the Connecticut River in Northampton. He and his buddy targeted largemouths but caught only smallmouths. The bite was slow all day. The bronzies were not schooled and were not aggressive. Skip and friend had to cover lots of water to put together a modest catch.