Fly_Fisherman

Haven't posted much lately but I've been fishing as much as I can with college and all that good stuff. Hit up Merrymeeting this weekend with my buddy Micropterus to prefish for a kayak tourney later this month. It was a tough day but with my new Hook 5, it made things slightly easier. We saw fish cruising up shallow on points but there wasn't much love. Ended up getting the 1st fish on a wacky rigged weighted senko near a dock on a point, weighing 2 lb 6 oz. The next bass came a while later for Micropterus on a bladed jig. It was probably 2 hours before we got into any more fish, on the last point we ended getting into some on blade baits, bladed jigs and a lipless crank ripped off the bottom in 15 FoW. We only caught 5 all together and paddled over 8 miles but ended with 3 lb 6 oz, 2lb 14 oz, 2lb 6 and 2 more over 2. All in all not a bad day and I made a game plan for the tournament so it was a success.

Be careful who you ask about bass fishing up there lol, not kidding a lot of the guys are strictly trout fly fishermen and you might get some real odd looks if you're towing a boat and bait casters. If I were you I would hit some rivers/streams and the big lakes for some fat trout then hit umbagog or something on the way down. I have heard of bass in Back lake but that's about it.

Hey all so this is sort of last minute but I was at the gas station and met a high school kid with a bass boat whom was looking for someone to be a boat captain for their tournament on Winni at 8 Saturday morning. I would love to be their captain but I'm moving into school that day so not sure if I can swing both. If anyone is willing to donate their time let me know. Thankso all

I'll be moving into woodside on the 27th and will be fishing hopefully that weekend. Do you have a kayak or something that floats Lol ?

Fished another derby at Harvey Lake on Saturday. It started out partly cloudy and quickly turned to overcast with a stiff breeze. I wasn't finding many fish shallow so I found a hump coming up from 20fow and fish were stacked. Lots of dinks but ended up getting a 5lb 21.5 inch fish on a dropshot which was fun, another 20 inch on a senko and 18 inch as well and 2 14.5 inch fish on cranks. Finished in first place with big fish too. All in all a good day of fishing.

Fished Harvey lake today to check it out before Saturday. Pretty weird day all in all, ended up dropping a veritas 2.0 in the drink which sucked. Left and bought some goggles and went diving for it but no luck. After I sucked it up and headed back out to get some fishing in and glad I did. Got 5 dinks almost back to back casts then headed to the weeds and got a 4lb 1 oz and a 4lb 3oz within 5 minutes of eachother. All in all it it was decent, the rod can be replaced but if anyone sees a combo floating around let me know lol.

Ed is a d**n good fisherman I have to say, turns out I finished 2nd behind him and not third after some math errors were corrected. Definitely was a good day to be on the water. Here's the 2nd biggest fish of the day.

Fished hard all day on Jenness and ended up in 3rd, not bad for my first kayak tournament I'd say! Lots and lots of fish on beds, nearly all my fish came from drop shots and senkos surprisingly. Ended the say with 89.5 inches with a kicker 20 inch that weighed 4lb 4 oz. I was off from big fish by .5 inches, oh well. Hopefully I'll find a fat post spawn fish next month at Harvey Lake.

Headed to Jenness Pond in the morning for a kayak tournament, hoping to do well. Anyone know if fish are on beds up that way ? Thanks!

Fallfish or River Chub, whatever you want to call it. If you squeeze them while unhooking them they make a really weird squealing noise lol. Catch them frequently when searching for trout with the fly.

Hit up Rocky Pond on Friday and fished from 3-5. Managed a lber on my first cast with a speed shad then nothing else besides a few bumps on a crank. Great to be catching fish in early March though!

Saw those on the shanty, didn't catch the usernames being the same lol. VERY nice fish, hopefully I can get some of those in open water soon enough.

Heading to Miami Saturday night and was planning on fishing all day before I get on the plane. Anyone know if the ice is out around the Deering area? I know a few ponds I'd like to hit but I'm not sure if they're still hard water or not. Thanks

Says it will be around 40 on Saturday/Sunday and sunny so maybe Jitterbug and I will hit up either Sandy, Round or another pond in the area. That or I will drive north in search of safe ice or a river worth fly fishing. If you can't tell already I'm itching to fish lol. Thank for the updates and advice!

Finally coming out of hibernation. I know this weekend is going to be chilly but has anyone checked the ice in the Milford area ? Wondering if there are any ponds iced out already, not looking to hit the Nashua river as I don't want to deal with the high flows. Hopefully spring comes in full force within the next few weeks !

Jitterbug and I hit up the central part of the state on Friday. The air was cold and the water even colder. Fished for around an hour and a half before we called it. I got into some perch immediately on a blade bait and drop shot but no bass. None the less, I have caught a fish every month this year so I have accomplished something worthwhile!

I get back from school on the 16th and at this rate, I'm considering taking the canoe out of hibernation for one day. Forecast is around 45-55 and sunny so I might try to make something happen.

Reading these reports from my dorm room is making me go crazy... I might have to come home this weekend and get in some late season bassin'. They stocked the Isinglass River and Cocheco last weekend so I might have to revert to the fly rod to get my fishing fix. Keep fishing till hard water guys and good luck!

Reminds me of Osgood Pond in Milford. They drained it 3 years ago and still haven't done any substantial work on it. Must have killed a half dozen fish over 5 lbs as well as screwed up the entire downstream and wetland ecosystem in the process.

Went out on the Ranger to Winnisquam this Sunday. Got on the water by 6:45 and caught a nice largemouth on the first cast. After meandering around the lake picking up small fish we found a nice hump in some deep water and I caught this weighed out at 4lbs even

I went to passaconaway campground 2 weeks ago and the fishing was quite decent. There are some small tributaries leading into the swift river that 3 or 4 campsites are literally sitting on the bank of. Right at the confluence I hooked into some nice brookies and something rose on my fly that looked like a juvenile rainbow or salmon which was interesting.

Got out to a few small ponds in southern NH over the week. The shallows are chock full of fish between 1 and 3 lbs. I saw a few monsters swimming around but I couldn't get them to hit anything, Most of the fish came from a drop shot, jig and senkos. Surprisingly I've already seen quite a few fish on beds as well as some very close to making their nest. Spring has finally sprung!

Hey everyone who fished tournaments, I was wondering if anyone was looking for a non boater to take under their wing. I have some tournament experience, a boater license and my dad actually has a ranger that I fish out of very frequently. I however lack a towing vehicle of my own and my dad is pretty iffy on letting his 18 year old son take his brand new truck and boat out alone lol. If anyone wants a partner for tournaments then I am more than willing and able. PM me if you can, and thanks!

Finally starting to warm up again! Won't be too long now. I ventured out on the hard water because I was too impatient. Caught 5 bass 1 perch and 1 pickerel. Biggest bass was about 1.5 - 2 lbs.