Norwich Bulletin 11/27/05

Last week, another 400 fish were added and another group of spawned-out breeders will be added to the total, bringing the final tally up to 1,000 2- to 10-pound or larger broodstock Atlantic salmon.

Joe Balint at Fish Connection said despite the rains there are a few bass moving up river to Norwich Harbor already. However, the lower Thames from the Interstate 95 bridge out to Ocean Beach has been loaded with fish and working birds for the past week or so. Expect these fish to be around and eventually begin working their way up river to spend the winter. Look for Ocean Beach to turn on at the end of the ebb tide as the bait and feeding striped bass, which average 14 to 22 inches, drop out of the mouth of the Thames with the tide. [norwich bulletin, by bob sampson]