Fly Fishing NH's Connecticut Lakes Region

Month: September 2016

Upper Connecticut River Fishing Report: 9/22

We’re down to the nitty gritty now for the fishing season – including tomorrow, there are only 23 fishing days left on the Connecticut River … this makes us sad …

The beautiful brookie in spawning colors pictured above took a Scout this morning on the Trophy Stretch – what a fish!

What Can Brown Do For You?

Put a big smile on your face, that’s what!  26.5″ Connecticut River brown caught and released this morning by TTL guest Nik Patalano on, you guessed it, junk!

Junk = big streamer, probably with at least three articulations …

Upper Connecticut River Fishing Report: 9/20

Things have changed here in northern New Hampshire on the Upper Connecticut River – we have more water flowing from the dams at First Connecticut Lake and Lake Francis. The changes occurred about a week and a half ago, and seems to have affected the fishing for the better, by most accounts.

The Lowdown On Low Water

The Connecticut River has generally been pretty low this year, and our water conundrum began all the way back last winter with a pittance of the snowfall that we usually get. Unfortunately, we never quite caught up with the water levels this spring and summer, and we have been behind the proverbial “8 ball” all year.