Norwich Bulletin Fishing Report

• Clarification Regarding Fishing at Greenville Dam: Regulations state that anglers fishing the pool below Greenville Dam for shad, stripers and other species must fish in the eastern half of the pool, which is to the Preston side of the red-painted rocks at the island at the tail end of the pool. In the past, anglers have cheated a good deal. I've seen people fishing on shore from the west bank of the pool around the fish-life attraction outflow, which is the area being protected by this regulation. Other anglers have been able to stand on the east side and cast across into the same area. No more. The conservation officers in this area are strictly enforcing this regulation for the first time. According to Bill Hyatt of the Connecticut DEP, those of us who fish the dam must keep our lures and baits to the east side of the line from the rocks at the island to the middle of the dam.
• Trout: Lakes and ponds are fishing well. Rennie Robinson of the Fish Connection said fishing was difficult in the Shetucket River early in the week due to the recent rains.
• Bass: Now is prime, pre-spawn fishing conditions in areas such as small, shallow bog and farm ponds.
• Panfish: Prime yellow perch fishing is over, though they can be caught all season long when they can be located. So far this season, there have not been any decent white perch reports from the Hamburg Cove on the Connecticut River. There should be some activity on the Thames in places such as Poquetanuck Cove, Trading Cove and up around Greenville Dam and Uncas Leap.
• Striped bass: Joe Balint of the Fish Connection and Butterfield both have had customers raving about the fast schoolie action up and down the Thames from top to bottom in the shallows and flats of this top-notch fishing destination.
• Winter flounder: Bluff Point has slowed down in the upper reaches, but reports from Bull indicate the fish have moved out into the lower reaches of this popular area and into the Sound.
• Fluke: Pat Abate noted there were good numbers of fluke being caught off Montauk Point for the past few days, which probably means there are also some fish in the Peconic Bay area as well.