ct river striper Fishing Report 2025

finally a partly cloudy day on the CT River! didn’t catch a ton but hooked a decent striper, about 24 inches. was out early with my new rod, using soft plastics and they were kinda picky today. still a good time on the water!

what a soaking day! hit the river during those heavy downpours and wow, stripers were there! i caught 4 nice ones, biggest was 30 in! using my new baitcaster setup and it worked like a charm. thrilling day despite being drenched.

back on the river after a few days, the light rain didn’t bother us too much. we snagged a couple stripers, one 26 inch! they were biting on surface lures, the water temp must’ve been good. had a great time, nice to be out before summer gets crazy!

had a patchy rain day on the CT River. went out with some buddies, not much luck but spotted a few stripers. used live eels for bait which usually works well, but they were shy today. we just chilled and had fun despite the drizzle.

ugh, it was super rainy yesterday, didn’t expect much but still hit the river. caught a few small stripers, not the big ones we hoped for. had to work for it, but at least i got out and tried. was using a chartruese spinner but they just weren’t into it that day.