Northern New Hampshire fishing report….
“Ice out” on Back Lake was on Friday the 13th. It was the second earliest ice out we’ve seen in our thirty years at the lodge. The ice went out on Lake Francis the 15th. 
OMR fished Lake Francis Inlet yesterday afternoon and had lots of fun catching a total of 7 fish which comprised of salmon, rainbows and one 18 inch brown. They were caught on a Copper John and a Red Gray Ghost. The water temperature has come up to 47 degrees. We went back to the inlet late afternoon and Jon picked up one more rainbow and I got the big goose egg. There were a couple of spin fishermen that picked up a few fish on bait. The inlets of Lake Francis should be fishing well this weekend.
First Lake Inlet should be heating up as well. We heard of a few small landlocks being caught last week.
The stocking truck has been in town, and yesterday there was a school of brookies that liked the confines of our dock area. I guess it reminded them of Home Sweet Home.
Here are a few of our favorite “Springtime” flies.
Top; Traditional BWO, CDC Baetis – Middle; Snowshoe Emerger BWO