Last Gasp?
What do you do if you’re an angler, the season on your home water is done, but you still have the urge to go fishing when nice weather hits? There’s a few options, and fishing doesn’t have to be over yet!
Preaching the Gospel of Angler Etiquette
The image above is an illustration of #2 below … This is a special guest post, written by frequent visitor and angler of the upper Connecticut River, Jason Kauppi. The following blog post is based on his observations along our section of the river, but we’re pretty sure this is happening on other popular New England rivers too. If you’re a frequent reader of the blog, it probably does not pertain to you, but perhaps you know someone that it could help – please have them read it.
In Appreciation …
I’m not big on endings, and never have been. The finality of an ending is something that my personality has a hard time dealing with, so I prefer the French saying, “à bientôt” much more – “see you soon”, when dealing with friends, family, dogs, etc. I’m not sure when I’ll see you, but someday I will. Sadly, yesterday we bid “au revoir” to the New Hampshire trout fishing season, but in two and a half months, the 2023 fishing season will open, and we’ll be back at it again.
In Conclusion …
We’re down to the nitty-gritty of the fishing season in northern New Hampshire – only five days (as of this writing) to get out there and be on the water. The season is officially over at the end of legal hours on Saturday, October 15, and we’ve generally had a good fall. The salmon are present in the Trophy Stretch, in ever increasing numbers, as well as some brook, brown and rainbow trout too.
Winding Down
Only nine days left in the New Hampshire trout fishing season, and it’s lately been a challenge for anglers in navigating the weather, the river flows, and the vagaries of getting trout and salmon interested in your flies. The image above of TTL guest Charlie Massin angling is courtesy of Tall Timber guest Rich Wyman.