It’s not a stretch now to say that floating a river in a drift boat may be my favorite way to spend time in pursuit of fish, or just to reset the “spirit meter”. Whether it’s in New England or out West (Montana), there is no substitute for seeing a river in this leisurely way.
That’s good friend and accomplished angler Denis Fay, on a drift down the Androscoggin River with our guide Jon Howe last week.
We have profiled Denis in past posts – he seems to relish landing the rare fish species of the north country, and that day last week was no different.
Yes, it’s been many moons (even a blood moon) since we last blogged about the angling here on the Upper Connecticut River. I would love to regale you with excuses (i.e. taking “the stroll” down the aisle, getting the dogs ready for the upcoming grouse hunting season, etc.), but I know that you’re fishermen (and women), and no excuse will do.
Early days of June are usually good ones on the Upper Connecticut River in Pittsburg, NH, and this has generally been the case this week. Copious amounts of rain from Sunday through Tuesday brought the lake levels up, requiring slightly higher river flows out of the dams.
Check out our world famous Angus Boezeman on one of his guide trips in September on the Trophy Stretch with Nick and Dave. Thank you to Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions for his excellent work. https://vimeo.com/108394540
Fantastic weather in New Hampshire’s north country lately, just in time for enjoying some fall fishing. We’ve had some alternating river flows this weekend, but it looks like the river will have some steady flows this week.
That brown trout was caught and released by our guide Dave Poole on his day off – his compatriot Angus Boezeman took that nice picture of the release.