Norwich Bullein Fishing Report B. Sampson 5/22/09

Weather fluctuating between hot days & freezing nights keeping shallows cool slowing down bass & worm spawns. After a few hot days without cold nights worm spawns should start.

Striped Bass: Reports of small menhaen schools in the Thames River - some keeper bass and a few bluefish. In general schoolie fishing has been good along the coast. Big stripers showing up in the Race indicating migratory stripers are in the area.

Bluefish: Still to early, but there's always a few big ones caught in May. Millstone Point is a bluefish magnet due to warm water outflow. Also good are the lower Thames & CT River.

Largemouth Bass: We are starting to see pre-spawn largemouths in lakes - in particular Amos Lake has been very good.

Calico Bass: Reports from Oxoboxo Lake, Glasgo Pond, Ashland Lake Pachaug Pond, Rogers Lake & Bog Meadows.

Trout: Cold nights have been cooling water temps leading to favorable trout fishing condition.
[read more at Bob Samspon, Norwich Bulletin]