Bass Pros Pick the Hotspots in New England

Article includes all New England States including Connecticut.

1. Connecticut River: In spring and early summer, bass stack up in the tidal oxbows and backwaters like Wethersfield Cove in Wethersfield, Pecauset Pond in Portland or Whalebone Creek, Selden Cove and Selden Creek, and Hamburg Cove in Lyme. "Fish these on the high tide," Jordan suggested, "when access and the bite are best."
2. In the spring, flip crayfish tubes and jitterbug patterns into the lily pads and arrowheads, or run buzzbaits over thin water - both consistent producers.
3. In summer, the bass move out to the main river. Fishing the main river requires a change in strategies, Jordan noted. Anglers are better off switching to crankbaits in natural colors like red, green or brown; or try chrome-blue minnow imitations.
4. "Some anglers think the Connecticut River is just a big, rushing 40-foot-deep stream," said Jordan. "It's not. In fact, in some places it's as shallow as 2 or 3 feet. The river does have channel buoys, day markers and no-wake zones, but there are no hazard buoys."