Plenty to eat in Candlewood for a striper that size with all of the herring, trout, bluegills, etc. They have been caught that size in Lake Housatonic due to guys catching them below the dam and dumping up in the lake. Plenty of deep water to hold over in the winter similar to what they do in the lower Housatonic and Hudson rivers. That said, from the picture it looks like the foliage on the brush in the background is too far along to be a Candlewood shoreline. The two rivers may be that far along in the lower sections. Virtually all of the big reservoirs in Virginia, N.C., and S.C. have both land-locked regular stripers that size and the swipers (white bass - striper hybrids). The spring has sprung down there so an earlier picture from even March would show the same background. I would also think a striper that size would have shown itself on the surface at some point chasing herring or trout around, anyone hear any rumors like that on Candlewood?
The background looks about right to me as far as the foliage goes. No trees in bud yet, and the only thing green appears to be Hemlocks and yews.
But stripers do not do well in livewells, and my guess is that it would have to have been transported as a schoolie. Probably sub-20 inches. Which would mean it's been in there a good long while.
Lots of big fish are seen surfacing in C'wood. A lone fish of that size taking a herring off the top? Would most likely be written off as a carp.
I don't see anything about that image that looks shopped. His hands are right -- left one with a death grip on the jaw, right one with the fingers into the V of the gill plates, and it looks like his thumb has just lost its grip on the lower lip.
As far as buckcall's concern that a striper or two would in some way damage the bass population n C'wood, it's both narrow minded and baseless. Yeah, it's big enough to eat a bass. But its lot in life is to eat herring. That's what they do, whenever possible. They tend to feed in open water, so it might take a trout or two as well. But any bass it ate in its lifetime would be negligible.
Good call Rich,just read about studies in freshwater impoundments that were stocked with striped bass.Threadfin shad,alewives,herring diet.
#1629589 - 04/20/1507:59 PM
Re: Big Striper CANDLEWOOD
[Re: JoeyHBCT]
COBRA BAIT
Why is a Sad Shad Sad?
Registered: 09/06/04
Posts: 5979
Loc: Haddam sweet Haddam
i put the photo into one of my wifes photo programs, but the photo was off of facebook and the guys right hand looked jacked up. the pic on here was way better, and richz nailed it how he is holding it. i thought the dorsal didnt look right and the shadow, but who knows, i think out west down south. i dont reconize the guy either. think we would have heard more on other boards or sources on this? maybe a ny or nj tourney? who knows.
KillTaker
Member
Registered: 04/17/06
Posts: 11811
Loc: Southbury, CT
Originally Posted By: COBRA BAIT
i put the photo into one of my wifes photo programs, but the photo was off of facebook and the guys right hand looked jacked up. the pic on here was way better, and richz nailed it how he is holding it. i thought the dorsal didnt look right and the shadow, but who knows, i think out west down south. i dont reconize the guy either. think we would have heard more on other boards or sources on this? maybe a ny or nj tourney? who knows.
#1629598 - 04/20/1508:43 PM
Re: Big Striper CANDLEWOOD
[Re: Barcrosser]
CWood Man
Stop Bitchin' And Get Fishin'!
Registered: 02/13/04
Posts: 22814
Loc: Villas NJ
Originally Posted By: Unknownangler
Originally Posted By: RichZ
Originally Posted By: Buck
Plenty to eat in Candlewood for a striper that size with all of the herring, trout, bluegills, etc. They have been caught that size in Lake Housatonic due to guys catching them below the dam and dumping up in the lake. Plenty of deep water to hold over in the winter similar to what they do in the lower Housatonic and Hudson rivers. That said, from the picture it looks like the foliage on the brush in the background is too far along to be a Candlewood shoreline. The two rivers may be that far along in the lower sections. Virtually all of the big reservoirs in Virginia, N.C., and S.C. have both land-locked regular stripers that size and the swipers (white bass - striper hybrids). The spring has sprung down there so an earlier picture from even March would show the same background. I would also think a striper that size would have shown itself on the surface at some point chasing herring or trout around, anyone hear any rumors like that on Candlewood?
The background looks about right to me as far as the foliage goes. No trees in bud yet, and the only thing green appears to be Hemlocks and yews.
But stripers do not do well in livewells, and my guess is that it would have to have been transported as a schoolie. Probably sub-20 inches. Which would mean it's been in there a good long while.
Lots of big fish are seen surfacing in C'wood. A lone fish of that size taking a herring off the top? Would most likely be written off as a carp.
I don't see anything about that image that looks shopped. His hands are right -- left one with a death grip on the jaw, right one with the fingers into the V of the gill plates, and it looks like his thumb has just lost its grip on the lower lip.
As far as buckcall's concern that a striper or two would in some way damage the bass population n C'wood, it's both narrow minded and baseless. Yeah, it's big enough to eat a bass. But its lot in life is to eat herring. That's what they do, whenever possible. They tend to feed in open water, so it might take a trout or two as well. But any bass it ate in its lifetime would be negligible.
Good call Rich,just read about studies in freshwater impoundments that were stocked with striped bass.Threadfin shad,alewives,herring diet.
Good call? I would kill it in a heartbeat! Even if they don't eat bass they eat trout and the bait the bass feed on. A 40 inch striper eats a ton of bait. And Candlewood is tiny in comparison to,the big lakes that have land lock stripers.
CHANGE IS SCARY BUT IT IS REWARDING ON THE OTHER SIDE!
SURELY MISS MY CTF FRIENDS BUT ALWAYS WILL BE HERE TO GIVE ALL A HARD TIME!
Plenty to eat in Candlewood for a striper that size with all of the herring, trout, bluegills, etc. They have been caught that size in Lake Housatonic due to guys catching them below the dam and dumping up in the lake. Plenty of deep water to hold over in the winter similar to what they do in the lower Housatonic and Hudson rivers. That said, from the picture it looks like the foliage on the brush in the background is too far along to be a Candlewood shoreline. The two rivers may be that far along in the lower sections. Virtually all of the big reservoirs in Virginia, N.C., and S.C. have both land-locked regular stripers that size and the swipers (white bass - striper hybrids). The spring has sprung down there so an earlier picture from even March would show the same background. I would also think a striper that size would have shown itself on the surface at some point chasing herring or trout around, anyone hear any rumors like that on Candlewood?
The background looks about right to me as far as the foliage goes. No trees in bud yet, and the only thing green appears to be Hemlocks and yews.
But stripers do not do well in livewells, and my guess is that it would have to have been transported as a schoolie. Probably sub-20 inches. Which would mean it's been in there a good long while.
Lots of big fish are seen surfacing in C'wood. A lone fish of that size taking a herring off the top? Would most likely be written off as a carp.
I don't see anything about that image that looks shopped. His hands are right -- left one with a death grip on the jaw, right one with the fingers into the V of the gill plates, and it looks like his thumb has just lost its grip on the lower lip.
As far as buckcall's concern that a striper or two would in some way damage the bass population n C'wood, it's both narrow minded and baseless. Yeah, it's big enough to eat a bass. But its lot in life is to eat herring. That's what they do, whenever possible. They tend to feed in open water, so it might take a trout or two as well. But any bass it ate in its lifetime would be negligible.
Good call Rich,just read about studies in freshwater impoundments that were stocked with striped bass.Threadfin shad,alewives,herring diet.
Good call? I would kill it in a heartbeat! Even if they don't eat bass they eat trout and the bait the bass feed on. A 40 inch striper eats a ton of bait. And Candlewood is tiny in comparison to,the big lakes that have land lock stripers.
Better call Cwood,like i said on FB,never would have released it would have filleted it!
Previous Topic
Index