Alright 'lung, slinger and all the rest who have yet to catch any stripers to post (I would be included in the latter). Here's your chance to go head 2 head with Greg Myerson!
THE CONNECTICUT RIVER HONOR VETERANS
STRIPED BASS TOURNAMENT
MAY 6, 2012
A group of local fishermen got together to organize a contest that would honor and benefit disabled vets, recognize the Connecticut River and promote conservation of striped bass.
Grand Prize is $500
Entry fee is $25 for adults and $10 for children under 12.
There will be a cookout and awards ceremony after the tournament.
Additional Awards for youth and other categories.
All net proceeds will be go to the Take a Vet Fishing Program.
BASIC RULES
■This is a catch and release tournament.
■Artificial lures or flies only, no bait allowed.
■You may fish the Connecticut River from Windsor Locks to the Old Saybrook Breakwater.
■All entries must be photographed, measured with an official tape and emailed to the judges. To enter a fish you take a picture showing the tape measure from the mouth over its body to the V-notch in the tail with your number also in the picture.
■You may fish from shore or boat.
■The Tournament runs from 4:30 am to 3:30 pm and awards will be presented at 5:00pm.
■You must ENTER BEFORE MAY 6
For more information or TO ENTER contact:
Fishing Factory III, 860-344-9139 or
Rivers End Tackle, 860-388-2283
Posted at StripedBass.com
Support for the TAVF Tournament
The Take a Vet Fishing Program has been working with disabled vets for a number of years. A few striper fishermen got together with a couple of goals in mind and a fun and challenging way to approach it.
The goals are to,
1. Honor our Vets - Lets get vets involved, the TAVF Program will pair disabled vets with guides and other volunteers to enable them to fish in the tournament. All net proceeds from the tournament will go to the TAVF.
2. Honor the Connecticut River - This is one of the greatest natural resources in the state. Let's make people aware of this. The contest covers most of the River.
3. Honor the Fishery - Let's get away from the contests that wind up with a bunch of dead fish on the dock at the end of the day. Tournaments can be held with catching and releasing just like they do with largemouth bass and be successful.
This is our first try at this type of event. We may have a few stumble and screw ups but it's very deserving of your support. We hope this can be an annual event and serve as a blueprint for other tournaments.
The tournament is open to everyone, just enter prior to the start time. You can fish from shore or boat with spin, conventional or fly tackle as long as it's artificial only.
Contact myself (860-388-2283)or Andrew at the Fishin Factory 3 in Middletown (860-344-9139).
Thanks for your support,
Pat Abate
THE CONNECTICUT RIVER HONOR VETERANS
STRIPED BASS TOURNAMENT
MAY 6, 2012
A group of local fishermen got together to organize a contest that would honor and benefit disabled vets, recognize the Connecticut River and promote conservation of striped bass.
Grand Prize is $500
Entry fee is $25 for adults and $10 for children under 12.
There will be a cookout and awards ceremony after the tournament.
Additional Awards for youth and other categories.
All net proceeds will be go to the Take a Vet Fishing Program.
BASIC RULES
■This is a catch and release tournament.
■Artificial lures or flies only, no bait allowed.
■You may fish the Connecticut River from Windsor Locks to the Old Saybrook Breakwater.
■All entries must be photographed, measured with an official tape and emailed to the judges. To enter a fish you take a picture showing the tape measure from the mouth over its body to the V-notch in the tail with your number also in the picture.
■You may fish from shore or boat.
■The Tournament runs from 4:30 am to 3:30 pm and awards will be presented at 5:00pm.
■You must ENTER BEFORE MAY 6
For more information or TO ENTER contact:
Fishing Factory III, 860-344-9139 or
Rivers End Tackle, 860-388-2283
Posted at StripedBass.com
Support for the TAVF Tournament
The Take a Vet Fishing Program has been working with disabled vets for a number of years. A few striper fishermen got together with a couple of goals in mind and a fun and challenging way to approach it.
The goals are to,
1. Honor our Vets - Lets get vets involved, the TAVF Program will pair disabled vets with guides and other volunteers to enable them to fish in the tournament. All net proceeds from the tournament will go to the TAVF.
2. Honor the Connecticut River - This is one of the greatest natural resources in the state. Let's make people aware of this. The contest covers most of the River.
3. Honor the Fishery - Let's get away from the contests that wind up with a bunch of dead fish on the dock at the end of the day. Tournaments can be held with catching and releasing just like they do with largemouth bass and be successful.
This is our first try at this type of event. We may have a few stumble and screw ups but it's very deserving of your support. We hope this can be an annual event and serve as a blueprint for other tournaments.
The tournament is open to everyone, just enter prior to the start time. You can fish from shore or boat with spin, conventional or fly tackle as long as it's artificial only.
Contact myself (860-388-2283)or Andrew at the Fishin Factory 3 in Middletown (860-344-9139).
Thanks for your support,
Pat Abate
CT River Honoring Veteran's Striper Tourny - What a day! I can't remember when I've fished so hard for such little return. It was definitely a day of fishing as opposed to catching. I went back and forth over whether to fish out of Wethersfield or down at the mouth of the river. I ultimately decided to head south, despite all of the nice fish Slinger and Lung have been posting from the Hartford area. While the southern part of the river has been more miss than hit, I was hoping that a few really big linesiders would be lurking along Great Island. Conditions were nice, overcast with the largest full moon of the year hidden behind the clouds as I launched just before 4:40am from Salmon Cove. I ran south, prospecting at a few places where I'd had success in the past, but had no luck. Picked up my first schoolies around the RR bridge by the DEP headquarters. There was a ton of bait in the mouth. At various times I had bunker and herring breaking all around me, but despite throwing just about everything I had (artificials only, no live baits allowed), didn't find any stripers. I covered Great Island, the mouth, across to South Cove (We couldn't fish past the breakwall) and back up to the bridges with swim baits, soft plastics, tube and Gulp worms, etc. The guys out fishing live baits weren't doing any better. I finally got fed up and called it quits a bit after noon. My "big fish" was only 24-25", though the leading catch at that time was just 31". I guess the place to be was actually out in the LIS, where guys were hammering stripers all weekend.
