db’s day on the Connecticut River

Don Barone and friends found a bald eagle on the Connecticut River during a cold day of fishing.

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Don Barone finds more than smallmouth while spending a cold day fishing on the Connecticut River.
Don Barone finds more than smallmouth while spending a cold day fishing on the Connecticut River.
This here is longtime B.A.S.S. member, Dave Schmeer of Waterbury, Conn., who by the way is the best bass boat driver in the world since he actually drove slow when I told him to drive slow.
This here is longtime B.A.S.S. member, Dave Schmeer of Waterbury, Conn., who by the way is the best bass boat driver in the world since he actually drove slow when I told him to drive slow.
Meet Jason Potter from Higganum, Conn., he's been fishing these waters for smallmouth for years but...
Meet Jason Potter from Higganum, Conn., he’s been fishing these waters for smallmouth for years but…
...recently put down his rod and reel and picked up this big camera to shoot this.
…recently put down his rod and reel and picked up this big camera to shoot this.
Someday I'll have a big boy camera like Jason....this is what I shot with mine....
Someday I’ll have a big boy camera like Jason….this is what I shot with mine….
...and yep, amazingly...that's a Bald Eagle about a hour or so, as the Eagle flies, from catching a Broadway Show.
…and yep, amazingly…that’s a Bald Eagle about a hour or so, as the Eagle flies, from catching a Broadway Show.
Jason fishing for smallmouth...
Jason fishing for smallmouth…
...Jason fishing for bald eagles.
…Jason fishing for bald eagles.
Dave, the best bass boat driver in the world, concentrated on smallmouth...
Dave, the best bass boat driver in the world, concentrated on smallmouth…
...I tried with no luck...by the way that bridge behind me...that's the Billy Joel Bridge in Middletown, Conn., that I was talking about.
…I tried with no luck…by the way that bridge behind me…that’s the Billy Joel Bridge in Middletown, Conn., that I was talking about.
Dave, me, Jason...bald eagle watchers, smallmouth bass lookers...
Dave, me, Jason…bald eagle watchers, smallmouth bass lookers…