Lower Mystic Lake Fishing Report
Lower Mystic Lake Smallie Fishing
Once again I had smallie's on my brain so I headed to the closest place I know that has them. Lower Mystic lake. I've never done much here. Some small Larry's but that's about it. I took a right from the launch and started right at the dam throwing a deep diving crank. Nothing I set the trolling motor on low and just started going down the shore line alternating between the deep crank, a squarebill KVD and a jig. I mixed a double bladed buzz in there for fun. No takers for like an hour and a half. I passed by the river entrance and headed back toward the launch. I was in 20 ft of water cranking a deep diving crank (bomber I think) and finally hooked up with a dink LMB. It's a start. Next cast I catch a 1 1/2 pound LMB. Getting better. A couple of casts later the lure gets stuck on the bottom and breaks off. Crap. Tie on another one and continue. Nothing. I switch to the squarebill and feel a hit. I set the hook and a dink smallie makes a jump. Ok at least I found what I was looking for. It was getting dark so I kicked up the trolling motor and started fishing faster. Nothing. As I was getting closer to the launch I decided to make a few more casts at the damn. Water is flowing from the upper lake and pouring into the lower with like a 2 foot waterfall stirring up the water. I cast a KVD squarebill sexy shad right into the froth. Wham! it gets hit right away. I set the hook and know it's huge. I was still thinking smallie and my mind was telling me 6-7 pounder. It kept making runs and stripping drag. As I got it closer to the boat I got a good look at it. STRIPER!!! My heart was pumping. I had it next to the boat and every attempt to net him failed as he kept surging and the popped off the hook. Crap. Next cast I put in the same spot. Wham! another fish on. I fight it again. Get it to the boat and it breaks off my KVD. I was about to tie on another crank when White Lightning stepped up. I loosened the drag and cast my jig to the same spot. Wham!!! This is unbelievable. Fish on. He's pulling me all around, stripping line. I fight him to the boat for the third time and this time I'm gonna lip him (no trebles) and pull him in. This is so awesome I actually take my iphone 5 out of it's waterproof case to take a pic (which still didn't come out great). I made a bunch more cast with the jig with no luck so I tied on another crank, get hit and the fish throws it. It's really dark now so I get outta there. I'm pretty sure I'll be back.
- Added By: shawneramone on 10/17/12 09:39 PM
- Location: Lower Mystic Lake
- Report Date: 10/17/2012
- # of Photos: 2
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The jig was green
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ok, spill it, what color was the jig?
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Yes it is Shawn. I stand corrected and have now seen a smallie caught, albeit a blurry one !
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True Smoke. I fished a ton this year! Imagine I went striper fishing 5 or 6 times on the Harbor with no stripers caught. Then I catch one in a lake.
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Roger I know it's kind of blurry but the other pic is a smallie
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i caught a giant carp on a crankbait not too long ago. it was fun for the first 5 minutes then it sucked. 10 lb. test on a crankbait rod...
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there are HUGE catfish at the dam as well.
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Roger, you have to actually go there to see these things. As for the stripers, Arlington bait is loaded with striper pics from down there.
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For what its worth Shawn, I've never seen a smallie caught there either. Maybe it's time for you to show me one of those now too! Go get em' killah!
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Shawn you will never catch them when you target them. They are just an added bonus over there.