The fat lady has sung her last notes folks, and the fishing season is over here in northern New Hampshire. For those hardcore anglers, the Vermont fishing season doesn’t end until October 31, but the weather can often be a factor in one’s decision to lace up the wading boots again.
These are some of the best days of the fishing season, when the landlocked salmon run up river from the Connecticut Lakes, in preparation for their spawning period to come. The angling on the river has been good lately, and that combined with some beautiful fall days has made this an autumn to remember.
Conditions are ideal for angling on the Connecticut River’s “Trophy Stretch” lately – a steady 152 CFS (very good for wading), perfect water temperature, and still quite a few trout and salmon willing to “play the game”.
It can be spectacular, not only for the fishing, but the scenery is pretty special as well. The trout are almost as brilliant as the frequently drifting leaves that never cease to attach themselves to your fly. The weather is usually comfortable, though there is occasionally the spike of an indian summer or the plunge of what’s coming next … winter. It’s never far away here in northern New Hampshire.
It’s hard to believe that there’s only three weeks left in the New Hampshire fishing season (ends Oct. 15), but that’s where we are. The season has literally flown by. Nevertheless, the fishing has been good on the Trophy Stretch the last couple of weeks. Here is TTL guest Paul Bohn with a beautiful rainbow, caught and released under the expert direction of NH Fishing Guide Mickey Cunliffe – nice catch, Paul!
Fall fishing is here folks, and all of the good things that go with it: cooler, crisper days, dropping water temperatures, a noticeable lack of biting insects, and even some actively feeding fish. For a lot of us anglers, it’s the best time of year to be out there on the water.