Lake Maspenock Fishing Report

Night Time October Pig

Napa called me today at work and notified me of the numerous October Slobs that were posted on MAFF over the last weekend. I couldn't wait to get home to take a look at the most recents lunkers shared on the site!! Roger, Mark and Chuck stole the show, Absolute beasts and a true Monster! This motivated me to spend a few hours on foot doing some night time angling after I got back from work. Since the water level has dropped over 3ft at Maspy it makes it difficult to get out there in a boat, especially at night so I decided to put on some boots and angle the shore line. I caught numerous bass on the jitterbug and one on a popper. In between I was throwing the frog out there and got a couple serious splashes/misses throughout the trip.

I got back near my house and continued to use the frog. A while went by and I tossed it about 30 ft off shore towards a couple rocks that were exposed from the water. I hopped it back slowly and in roughly 1 foot of water, 15 ft from the shore I felt and heard a monster strike. I stayed still for a couple seconds and then reeled in with a pull up high and felt a strong fish on the end. Since it was close to the shore it was an abrupt fight with splashes that signified a good fish and most of the stress hit while I was pulling it in the last 10 ft in only a few inches of water. I got my hands on the beauty and knew immediately that it was a catch to be proud of. She was just about 20 inches and weighed 5 pounds 2 ounces. The gut was impressive and made for a great/unexpected catch. The hope is high that the Fall Frenzy has hit and more big bass should be landed soon. Thanks for the Fall PIG!

• Added By: angler21 on 10/25/10 11:44 PM
• Location: Lake Maspenock
• Report Date: 10/25/2010
• # of Photos: 4
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