Saunder's Boat Livery

From Skip at Saunders Boat Livery, Inc. in Southwick we heard that bass fishing is good at Congamond Lakes. Lots of small largemouths and a fair number of 3- to 5-pounders are being caught, particularly from daybreak until about noon. The fish are relating to all kinds of cover and structure including deep weed edges, deepwater docks, and bait schools, so anglers are advised to choose lures and techniques suited for the selected situation. But as Skip has said often in past reports, employing small finesse-size baits, light lines, and very slow presentations results in more strikes especially as water temperature drops. As of this writing, Congamond Lakes had not yet been stocked for the fall. Middle Pond at Congamond is scheduled to be stocked sometime this autumn.

According to Skip at Saunders Boat Livery, Inc. in Southwick the bass bite in Congamond Lakes stayed cool last week although Thursday evening’s big-bass event produced decent results. Mario captured best-three honors with 10+ pounds while a 4+-pound smallmouth won the big-bass category. Skip caught a few small fish during the contest, nothing worth mentioning. Many different lures and applications have been working. As usual, Skip’s been relying on drop-shotted finesse baits and Texas-rigged Senkos. On the day we spoke, he had just started fishing Congamond and already had boated a couple of big pickerel and missed a hit.

According to Skip at Saunders Boat Livery, Inc. in Southwick the bass bite in Congamond Lakes, which was “on fire” two weeks ago, cooled last week. There were still plenty of fish around, but most were small, and anglers had to work harder to catch them. Nevertheless, Thursday evening’s big-bass event produced a 3-pound, 5-ounce big-bass largemouth and 10+-pound best-three-fish total. Both categories were won by Skip’s buddy, Nick. For the second week in a row another of Skip’s friends, Ian, missed big-fish honors by 1 ounce. Water temperature is beginning to drop. That could trigger another bass blitz, but it will probably be brief. As water chills, bass will slow down. To entice them, bass anglers will have to moderate too and fish baits less energetically.