Just got back from a week at Bens Falls
Very very cold.
Fishing was very hard, did plenty of rock hoping and canoe fishing.
Hooked up on one and dropped it on a 70mm gold softy paddle tail, at first I thought it was a big brown trout but when it realised something was up it flipped out of the water and took off pretty slowly, got a good look at it and would say it was as long as my forearm and had a good beer gut on it.
Early on weds morning in the canoe I put my paddle on a shallow sunny rock ledge with about 8 inches of water over the top and touched another big cod that must have been suning itself, it took off with a massive splash and scared the crap out of me.
Still count belive how shallow the water was.
Had a smaller fish come out from a rock and smash my soon to be lost Stump Jumper.
Had another row of small bites in quick sucsession on a larger softplastic that i htough may have been a Yellow belly
.And that was about it for the week.
Water was very cold so maybe winter is not the best time.
Tried all types of lures and donated my new StumpJumper and new Bassman big spinner with black softy to te river gods.
Got to use the new spin combo and new baitcaster combo (yes i bought it anyway).
will go back when a bit wamer but man it looks like snakes city so will have to leave the mutts at home.
Beautiful country.