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The lower Connecticut River offers a variety of fish-holding habitat, including marshes, creeks, rocks and rips
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| Photo Jerry Monkman / Eco PhotographyAnglers with access to the lower Connecticut River and nearby Long Island Sound can enjoy solid action with striped bass, bluefish and more all season. Here are some major hot spots to hit. By Captain Tom Migdalski | Photos by Tom Migdalski The Native Algonquins called it “Quinnehtukqut,” or “Long Tidal River,” and were the first to appreciate the estuary’s incredible diversity of life. Flowing 410 miles from its origin at the Canadian border, the Connecticut River dumps 10 billion gallons of fresh water into Long Island Sound every day. That’s 70 percent of all fresh water...