Memorial Day weekend was nothing but cold temps and heavy rain here in Connecticut, but I decided to take a trip up to Winchester Lake and see if I could catch a few bass on the final day of the long holiday weekend.

After waiting out the torrential downpour for a few hours in the morning, I was finally able to get on the water around 8am and start working the western shoreline of Winchester Lake from south to north, targeting shallow coves with a variety of different presentations.

Unfortunately, the weather was working against me and the bigger bass were nowhere to be found. I was able to explore a lot of the lake and really love the layout: max depth of around 20 feet, mean depth around 9ft, plenty of coves and clear water with a ton of submerged structure to target.

Even though I didn't put any big ones in the kayak today, this lake has a TON of potential to produce. I'll rate it B+ for now, but this lake could easily hit A or A+ status if you fish it on the right day.

Tackle List:

Nikko 4" Hellgrammite

6th Sense Crush 50 crankbait

5" Gary Yamamoto Green Pumpkin Senko

Mepps Aglia Size 3 Fire Tiger inline spinner