Rivers End Tackle, April 17 2009

STRIPED BASS- Schoolies are in the lower Connecticut River in fair numbers, weather and water conditions should be OK for the weekend, next weeks predicted rains might mess things up in a few days. There have been small bass on bait and jigs at Saybrook Point and the Causeway and just bait at the DEP Piers. A couple of keepers have been caught but don't get your hopes up yet. a few big bass have been caught on the tributaries leading into the Thames River as well as the Housatonic.

FLOUNDER- Its not as good as it was last week and last week was terrible. I haven't even heard of any caught this past week.

BLACKFISH- Just a trickle of optimism to wrap up the last two weeks of the spring season. Its been pretty good at the New Haven Breakwater and they're generally a week ahead of us. A report came in of a few blacks at the Niantic RR Bridge.