Fishing Line, Eastern CT

• Overview: Again, the weather up in East CT / RI was lousy this past week, so very little fishing has been done. With the warmer temps starting Friday, the fisherman are out in force this weekend. You can expect a much more robust fishing report next Saturday
• Old Saybrook - Connecticut River Area: Striped Bass- the rain over the last week will keep the Connecticut River looking a nice milk chocolate. In spite of all the brown, dirty and fast running water last week in the River it didn't stop the bass from hitting. Schoolies mostly in the 15 to 24 inch range have been in the lower River. By boat the Great Island area has been best, by foot the DEP Piers with worms has been the most consistent. The Causeway and some of the Old Lyme Beaches have had some schoolies.
• Flounder - No reports of catches have come in over the last week, although a few fellows tried, but no one came back with a positive word.
• Blackfish - Again we haven't heard much this week due to weather and the season ends here at the end of the month.
• Niantic Bay / Waterford / Thames River / Groton / Mystic: Striped Bass the Thames River is loaded with schoolies as far up as the Greenville Dam. Catches exceeding 70 fish are not uncommon, though most of them are school bass. Poquetanuck Cove, in particular, is loaded with school bass, with an occasional larger fish mixed in and guys are catching them from shore or in kayaks. He suggested that if you are looking for larger fish, go out either very early or very late in the day, or even at night, especially when the tide is high. Anglers using those tactics are picking up larger fish. Another area reporting good catches is near Buoy 27 using cut bait. There is a large school of bunker between the Niantic and Thames Rivers, which is rarely seen this early in the season, which portends good action to come.
• Flounder - the only reports of winter flounder action is in the Niantic River, but Bluff Point was washed out with the Noreaster.
• Flounder - winter flounder catches have been really picking up in the Niantic River over the last week. The best time to catch them is at the end of the flood tide (2-3 hours before high tide). Fellows who develop a good chum slick are doing the best. He does not expect to get reports of fluke until the middle of May, when the squid come into the Sound. Blackfish - still only a few blackfish being caught in the Blackpoint and Millstone areas. (Vince Hough, The Fishing Line)