Charles River, Waltham, MA Fishing Report

5 Rating based on 7 Reviews

Pipe Dreams

With a nice evening drizzle going on after work, I decided to pay a visit to Purgatory Cove again. My last outing there yielded a nice bit of action, so I thought I'd see if maybe my slump there was broken.

Weather was overcast, with a slight drizzle. Water temp in the low 70s, and no wind. A nice evening for fishing indeed!

Things started a little slow, trying out some new lures with no result. While fishing, I saw a nice splash and dropped a senko over by it. Line takes off, and I set the hook. After a nice tug of war and some luck pulling the fish to shore through weeds, I land a nice chunky pig. She weighed in at 4 lbs even. Sadly, the picture doesn't do it justice given the angle.

I managed to hook into one more nice fish on the senko. Instead of letting it run itself tired in open water, I screwed up and let it bury in the weeds 3 feet off shore. There was a brief moment where I thought about wading out to get it, but stepping into weedy water without knowing the depth seemed like a bad idea. I snapped the line twice trying to pull it out of the weeds, to no avail. In the end, all I got was a nice deep line cut on one finger, and the satisfaction of landing a nice 4lber earlier!

  • Added By: michaelk on 07/21/09 09:20 PM
  • Location: Charles River, Waltham, MA
  • Report Date: 7/21/2009
  • # of Hotspots: 1
  • # of Photos: 1
  • # of Fish Caught: 1
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... michaelk posted in MA
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Purgatory Cove Catch

  • # of Fish Caught: 1
  • Water Type: freshwater
  • Type of Fish: Largemouth Bass
  • Bait Type: Worm Check Prices
  • Bait Details: 5" Senko, rigged weightless.

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