Courtesy Connecticut DEP INLAND REPORT LARGEMOUTH BASS fishing was generally fair to good, with reports from Billings Lake, Candlewood Lake, East Twin Lake, Gardner Lake, Glasgo Pond, Mudge Pond (a 5 lb bass among the catches), Pattagansett Lake, Pickerel Lake (catches include a 6 lb bass), Lake Zoar (a tough place for some anglers, but fair action can be found, and recent catches do include a 5 ...

Bull reds continued to dominate fishing reports, and the weekend is shaping up to be a good one for fishing.

• SMITHVILLE: 82 degrees, fairly clear, normal. Outlook: Burton’s Bait and Tackle reports: crappies excellent on jigs, minnows 6 to 12 feet down in 12 to 20 feet of water in the main-lake brush and along deeper trees in river arms; white bass good on jigging spoons off main-lake points and the old Trimble dam or trolling No. 5 Shad Raps and 1/4 -ounce Rat-L-Traps; channel catfish fair to good on ...

OVERVIEW: Fall is definitely in the air and the fish are feeling it. Water Temperatures are beginning to fall and most fish will become more active. This is a great month for fishing. RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER: Hicks Landing reports that the there is so much bait in the river right now, it is making it hard to catch anything. Tons of small shad and herring are all over the river. Bass fishing is still ...