Sunset fishing on the Connecticut's Salmon River

Connecticut fishing report 5/21/11: Well thankfully the world hasn't ended today as some predicted! With the fire and brimstone staying at bay, I decided to take a trip up to see my honey and of course, FISH! Well I didnt fish all day, as a matter of fact I spent a good part of the day stuck in traffic on a bus. Upon arrival at Mohegan Sun, I got my 3 free bets and headed for the wheel. Now lets see, my bus ticket cost 30 dollars and when you get there they give you $25 worth of bets and a $15 meal pass. As I took my turns on the wheel my free bets turned into $70 cash! After a good hearty meal at the casino buffet, we finally left and headed back to Tracy's house.

Oh yeah back to the fishing! We decided to take a ride to Salmon River State Forest for about an hour and in my casual non trout fishing attire, I managed to come up with 3 trout, 2 browns and a rainbow all caught on my infamous brown roostertail. The water is looking great after the rain this past week and I hope to get a little more fishing in tomorrow before I have to go back to work on Monday!

Connecticut fishing report 5/22/11: Well the end of the world happened after I lost my last brown roostertail! It happened early on in todays outing from a bail malfunction while making a long hard cast. I attempted to fish every other color with nary a bite. I finally tried a little tiger and managed to interest a couple of fish into looking at it. After a few casts I caught one brown. Since I am new up here in Connecticut I drove all over the place and couldn't find anything resembling a bait and tackle shop. Oh well looks like more rain is coming so we should get a few more weeks of fishing.