The fishing season is well underway here in New Hampshire’s north country. Trout are being found in nearly every body of water at the moment, whether you’re fishing the big lakes, Back Lake, any of the outer brook trout ponds, the smaller streams, and of most importance to some of us, the Connecticut River. The options are literally endless right now, and Pittsburg has plenty of fishing opportunities, in case you’re visiting for a week or a weekend.
Smoking hot out there the last couple of days. Sweltering for someone like me that prefers the cool of spring and fall to the heat of summer, but summer is what it has felt like up here lately. We had 4″ of snow fall just a few weeks ago, so this has been quite amazing. While an excessive amount of vitamin D has been great, especially after winter, the high sun has affected the fishing a bit, as most of the fish are staying low in the water column.
Hard to believe that we’re nearly in to August and that we’ve crossed the hump of the fishing season. Still, there are two and a half months of good fishing ahead and our weather over the next month or so may dictate what type of close we have to our season. While south of the notch has been extraordinarily wet in July, we have remained on the dry side in the north country – the Connecticut Lakes are low, and so is the river that flows out of them.
To give you a little context with this picture, this was in an area along the Connecticut River to the south of Pittsburg, where I like to wet a line on occasion. The water flow was the lowest I’ve seen in this spot, but the log suspended in the tree was illustrative of the amount of water that was coming through this area at some point this spring – yeah, pretty amazing. Thankfully, we did get some rain yesterday, but we have a long way to go before the dam flows come up.
The fishing season is definitely underway here in northern New Hampshire, though it seems to have gotten off to a slower start than we like. Still, there are signs of piscatorial life, and that is good news for all of us anglers. Long time TTL guest Marc Pipas caught and released this beautiful brown trout, under the expert guidance of Jon Howe.
Summer keeps plugging along here on the upper reaches of the Connecticut River, and it won’t be long before we’re feeling the crisp fall air and all that comes with it. There have been some slightly chilly mornings lately, but the fishing remains pretty good nonetheless.