Huntington Herald, Shelton

• Many fish were caught this past week, from as far east as New London and as far west as Stamford. Locally New Haven Harbor remains hot for big Stripers and Blues. The schools of Bunker are starting to thin in New Haven but at the same time these important bait fish are starting to show up again in Fairfield and Bridgeport.
• Jimmy Orfice from Jimmy O's bait and Tackle reported weighing in some beefy Bass this past week. Fish up to 38 pounds were taken along Penfield reef and in Deeper Water off Bridgeport Harbor. Deep water was not the only place to find big bass and Blues this past week.
• Both Shore fishermen and boaters found fish up to 44 inches in 8 feet of water of Milford. Both the Bass and Blues still are keying on live and chunked baits. Bunker and Hickory Shad are the best bets if you are after big fish.
• Fluking remains fair to good but the large fish seem to be moving deeper leaving lots of shorts, Sea Robins, Skates and dogfish in their place.
• Offshore reports seem to be improving with the rising temperatures. Sharking is improving daily off both Montauk and Block Island. Blue Sharks up to 200 pounds and a couple of Mako's in the 150-pound class were taken this past week. The big news of the week is a 400 plus pound Thresher taken south of Suffolk.
• The Tuna bite has also steadily improved. Some Yellowfin were brought over the rails this week with the average size being 30-50 pounds. Some reports of Large Bluefin Tuna crashing bluefish and other baits also came in this week but no confirmed hookups or landings reported. Mahi Mahi have given Tuna Chasers constant action with a few bulls reported in the 30 pound class.
• The Fresh or Sweet Water throughout our state has been hot as of late. Trout fishing in the Farmington River has been outstanding. Colorful Brookies up to 12 inches and bruising Rainbows and Browns up to 7 pounds were taken this past week all over the Farmy. Night crawlers and Mealworms have been producing the best but assorted lures and flies have also landed their share of fish .
• Squantz Pond, Lake Saltonstall in New Haven and both the Saugatuck River and Reservoir have provided anglers a better than average chance at landing quality Walleye. Fish up to 26 inches were reported this past week with most of these fish being taken on live large shiners and crank and jerk-baits.
• While the lower Housatonic has been producing some schoolie Stripers, Blue-fish, Carp and Catfish the upper Housy has been red hot for Smallmouth Bass and Pike. Crayfish imitations are the cant miss bait for Smal-lies and pike will hit large plugs and live baitfish.(Leon Sylvester, Jr., Huntington Herald)