Author Topic: Waterbury Rez (Read 6773 times)

Light liner · « **Reply #30 on:** Jan 12, 2017, 05:40 AM »

Quote from: Fish Hard on Jan 12, 2017, 05:20 AM

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There are quite a few small ones, every 4 or 5 dinks you catch you can get into 18-24" rainbows

Fish Hard · « **Reply #31 on:** Jan 12, 2017, 07:35 AM »

Quote from: Afv on Jan 12, 2017, 05:31 AM

Driving my wife to the hospital in Burlington today. She is going to to be at the hospital for 2-3 hours. Any places within 10-15 I could catch a few perch?

Colchester or Shelburne ponds. Shelburne prolly better for perch.

pokholes · « **Reply #32 on:** Jan 13, 2017, 06:24 AM »

Quote from: Light liner on Jan 12, 2017, 05:40 AM

There are quite a few small ones, every 4 or 5 dinks you catch you can get into 18-24" rainbows

10 to 15 years ago you could. Not sure what is going on with this fishery as there is plenty of feed (smelt) in the water column.

Slabhooker · « **Reply #33 on:** Jan 13, 2017, 11:18 AM »

Any word on how the Ice held up after this crap weather? trying to decide spot for tomorrow.

pwicefisher · « **Reply #34 on:** Jan 13, 2017, 05:27 PM »

You'll be all set to fish it tomorrow, bring ice creepers though

pokholes · « **Reply #35 on:** Jan 13, 2017, 06:07 PM »

Quote from: pwicefisher on Jan 13, 2017, 05:27 PM

You'll be all set to fish it tomorrow, bring ice creepers though

How much ice? Were you at the Blush Hill access?

802clamjammer · « **Reply #36 on:** Jan 13, 2017, 06:09 PM »

How big are the smelt you guys are catching?

rbobby · « **Reply #37 on:** Jan 13, 2017, 08:06 PM »

Mostly small, bait size. Not many big ones.

pwicefisher · « **Reply #38 on:** Jan 13, 2017, 08:42 PM »

I didn't check it but a friend did and fished it, around 8", didn't loose too much over those few warm days, and yes that was at blush hill. The smelt in there are much smaller than ther bodies of water but they're perfect too eat, so small you never notice the bones in them unlike the bigger ones sometimes

pokholes · « **Reply #39 on:** Jan 15, 2017, 07:34 PM »

Quote from: pwicefisher on Jan 13, 2017, 08:42 PM

I didn't check it but a friend did and fished it, around 8", didn't loose too much over those few warm days, and yes that was at blush hill. The smelt in there are much smaller than ther bodies of water but they're perfect too eat, so small you never notice the bones in them unlike the bigger ones sometimes

Thanks for the info PW

pwicefisher · « **Reply #40 on:** Jan 16, 2017, 06:51 PM »

Bite was a little slow today, fished from 8-3, left with 25 perch, quite a few slabs in the mix. Ice was super loud today, they must have been drawing water off today. 9" of ice

rbobby · « **Reply #41 on:** Jan 16, 2017, 09:08 PM »

I was out there also, about the same, mix of good ones and little ones.
One small bass.

rbobby · « **Reply #42 on:** Jan 17, 2017, 02:25 PM »

Wow, the perch bite was incredible today there! Threw the dinks back and kept the larger ones.
Had my limit in 2 1/2-3 hours.
Definitely plan on being set up an hour before sunrise on Saturday.
Hooked onto 2 browns today 16" and 15".
Both back down the hole.
Excellent fishery!!!!!!!!!!!

Honest_John · « **Reply #43 on:** Jan 17, 2017, 02:37 PM »

Nice going! Thanks for the report!

guppy puppy · « **Reply #44 on:** Jan 17, 2017, 08:07 PM »

Went to blush hill and the gate was open all the way to the dam but not sure if it gets locked , Any one know when they do lock the gate ?

VT Mountain Musky · « **Reply #45 on:** Jan 18, 2017, 08:29 AM »

Sounds like a great trip with a hot bite! were you fishing off blush hill or dam access? Thanks for sharing! good luck out there this weekend!!

ieatanimals128 · « **Reply #46 on:** Jan 21, 2017, 11:08 PM »

Anyone hit Waterbury for opening day? How was the ice/bite? Was thinking of heading there in the morning. Thanks!

sonny88 · « **Reply #47 on:** Jan 22, 2017, 02:46 PM »

The ice was fine....bite wasn't

rbobby · « **Reply #48 on:** Jan 22, 2017, 07:23 PM »

We fished it Saturday set up our tip ups early early.
Caught 1 rainbow 19" and one brown 17" just after daylight.
That was it until 2:30 another rainbow 14".
Slow.
Perch bite was ok mostly dinks.

spot · « **Reply #49 on:** Jan 22, 2017, 07:28 PM »

How's the ice?

rbobby · « **Reply #50 on:** Jan 22, 2017, 07:37 PM »

8-10" edges are getting beat up.

ieatanimals128 · « **Reply #51 on:** Jan 22, 2017, 10:04 PM »

Ice was good, I had 9 solid inches. I landed a ton of small perch and few that were good enough to bring home. Hopefully things hold up until next weekend.

mudchuck · « **Reply #52 on:** Jan 23, 2017, 05:46 AM »

Fished smelt Friday night after dark, bite was slow, but managed 2-1/2 dozen, all small 3-5"
A few perch all small too.

Registered Kayak · « **Reply #53 on:** Jan 30, 2017, 08:04 PM »

Was looking on the master angler reports...... Looks like a trophy was caught out of the resevoir, or at least according to what was entered. I have never heard of them in there, and was just chalking that one to entry error, or are they in there.

MadflyfishingVT · « **Reply #54 on:** Jan 30, 2017, 08:51 PM »

Quote from: Registered Kayak on Jan 30, 2017, 08:04 PM

Was looking on the master angler reports...... Looks like a trophy was caught out of the resevoir, or at least according to what was entered. I have never heard of them in there, and was just chalking that one to entry error, or are they in there.

Haha well definelty a typo seeing the res doesn't have pike...

Registered Kayak · « **Reply #55 on:** Jan 30, 2017, 08:59 PM »

I didn't think so but....You never know I guess. Entry also says Cabot as well.
you never know what's in a pond, sometimes I catch a bonus trout while jigging.

spot · « **Reply #56 on:** Jan 30, 2017, 09:18 PM »

Used to be good walleye water before the first time they drained it back in the 80s

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Author Topic: Waterbury Rez (Read 6773 times)