Author Topic: help on the connecticut river (Read 3290 times)

neo · « **on:** Feb 10, 2008, 05:47 PM »

can any one help me. I am Looking for a good spot on the connecticut river to ice fish. I live in rindge but dont mind traveling. any info would be great
thanks neo

Cub · « **Reply #1 on:** Feb 10, 2008, 06:45 PM »

i can help you if you are willing to travel north of hanover n.h
i know of 6-8 spots
pike?

neo · « **Reply #2 on:** Feb 10, 2008, 06:48 PM »

thanks cub that would help out i travel every weekend so it no big deal you can email me if you want at [email protected] or just post
thanks for your help I can help you out with some great bass spots if you want to travel

Thanks neo

neo · « **Reply #3 on:** Feb 10, 2008, 07:03 PM »

hey cub what do you think of this one
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Cub · « **Reply #4 on:** Feb 10, 2008, 07:17 PM »

just some quick spots-
take rt 10 north through Hanover(Darthmouth college)go past the Chiefton hotel on left at bottom of hill
pull off the road.nice set back on left.Pike,walleye,yellow perch,lm,sm.
great spot.caught my personal best pike there,41.75" 16.25lbs
thats the easiest spot for you to find.
is this what you are looking for?

Cub · « **Reply #5 on:** Feb 10, 2008, 07:18 PM »

5.5-6lbs? beauty

rob-s · « **Reply #6 on:** Feb 10, 2008, 07:50 PM »

brattleboro retreat, the setback just north of town is known for northerns

neo · « **Reply #7 on:** Feb 11, 2008, 07:56 AM »

hey rob can you give me directions to the set back? cub the fish was 6lbs 11 oz

thanks for the help guys

rob-s · « **Reply #8 on:** Feb 11, 2008, 08:03 AM »

check the vt board, you may need a vt licence to access it.
it has been along time since i fished there. its just north of town, follow the river.
first major rt after you cross bridge.ist light i belive.go streight threw the city untill you see the setback on the left.i belive,its been a while

bluecaddisfly · « **Reply #9 on:** Feb 11, 2008, 08:38 AM »

rob, as long as you are on the river side of the first bridge in vt, you don't need a vt lis. cub, have you been by that set back by the chiefton to check the ice.

grasspikerel · « **Reply #10 on:** Feb 11, 2008, 08:41 AM »

The retreat is west of the route 5 bridge, so you need a VT license. The access is off route 30.

neo · « **Reply #11 on:** Feb 11, 2008, 09:26 AM »

Thanks for all the help guys just and fyi if you hold a license in either state you are able to fish any setbacks of the river
caught this one last week 6lbs 15 oz
thanks neo
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grasspikerel · « **Reply #12 on:** Feb 11, 2008, 10:56 AM »

Quote from: neo on Feb 11, 2008, 09:26 AM

Thanks for all the help guys just and fyi if you hold a license in either state you are able to fish any setbacks of the river
caught this one last week 6lbs 15 oz
thanks neo
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh126/fredsilvia/fredwhitehall.jpg[/img]]

Check the VT regulation book. The Retreat is technically the West River since it is west of the first VT highway bridge. Besides the VT license requirements, you also need to follow the VT VHS bait rules. You could fish Hunts Meadows in Brattleboro for pike with a NH resident license, but VT VHS bait rules apply there. No one needs a big fine.

grasspikerel · « **Reply #13 on:** Feb 11, 2008, 11:02 AM »

Oh, one last nuance. The retreat is closed to ice fishing for bass. It is open for angling for bass which is open water fishing, but closed to ice fishing. The size limits for pike and walleye are different also from the rest of the CT River. The Retreat is the West River, not the Connecticut.

Cub · « **Reply #14 on:** Feb 11, 2008, 07:35 PM »

bluecaddisfly-i fished the chiefton maybe 10 days ago and there was 16"of ice.
killed the walleye that night,friend of mine caught one 7.25lbs

Cub · « **Reply #15 on:** Feb 11, 2008, 07:45 PM »

neo,the peirmont oxbo can be awesome too.huge setback 80 yards wide by half mile long
good for 1or 2 20lb pike a year!

neo · « **Reply #16 on:** Feb 11, 2008, 09:04 PM »

hey cub do have a street name where there is access
thanks neo

BigG3206 · « **Reply #17 on:** Feb 11, 2008, 09:16 PM »

Nice fish guys!

bluecaddisfly · « **Reply #18 on:** Feb 12, 2008, 02:57 AM »

thanks cub, may try to get up there friday afternoon. haven't been on the conn , for several years. last time i was up there was with mike (rmbillettjr) at the treatment plant where i caught my first northen. wish mike was still around, was goob company on ice.

Cub · « **Reply #19 on:** Feb 12, 2008, 05:38 AM »

neo,piermont oxbo is off (you guessed it)river road which is off rt 25

onehook · « **Reply #20 on:** Feb 12, 2008, 05:45 AM »

where is the chiefton? Conn. river?

Cub · « **Reply #21 on:** Feb 12, 2008, 05:51 AM »

chiefton hotel is right on the conn river

rboot · « **Reply #22 on:** Feb 12, 2008, 06:23 AM »

Any of you run into and panfish or perch while you've been fishing the setbacks? Looking for some new scenery.

Cub · « **Reply #23 on:** Feb 12, 2008, 06:38 AM »

fished conn river setbacks for the last 20 or so years.never caught a pan fish,
tons of yellow perch,just to pass the time,never kept any seem to be pretty wormy
caught pike,pic,walleye,lm,sm,catfish,this might be hard to believe but-
mud puppies and a small otter!

mosred · « **Reply #24 on:** Feb 12, 2008, 06:44 AM »

Quote from: Cub on Feb 12, 2008, 06:38 AM

fished conn river setbacks for the last 20 or so years.never caught a pan fish,
tons of yellow perch,just to pass the time,never kept any seem to be pretty wormy
caught pike,pic,walleye,lm,sm,catfish,this might be hard to believe but-
mud puppies and a small otter!

Mud Puppies- They have got to be the ugliest fish and the noises they make out of the water. Used to catch them on the black river in upstate NY. Was the otter through the ice? Thats too funny.

Cub · « **Reply #25 on:** Feb 12, 2008, 06:53 AM »

yes the otter was through the ice,boy things got ugly then.that thing was pizzed off.
iguess a 3/0hook in my mouth i'd be mad too!

possumilk · « **Reply #26 on:** Feb 12, 2008, 07:24 AM »

do you guys park at the chiefton and walk down to the river? i have has trouble finding good access to setbacks. can't seem to find a good place to access in the orford area either.

Cub · « **Reply #27 on:** Feb 12, 2008, 05:01 PM »

chiefton access-drivedown the hill past the chiefton and just pull off the right side of rt 10
plenty of room.

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Author Topic: help on the connecticut river (Read 3290 times)