Has anyone fished the Merrimack River in the tidal portions? I understand that the river is tidal all the way up to Lawerance, MA ( I could be wrong, if I am correct me). Just wondering if I could catch Atlantic Salmon and if so, what time of year would be best. Fall? Any info on this enormous river would be great. Thanks.

The salmon do make their way up river, some as far as Lake Winnipisaukee thanks to the fish ladders that were installed years ago. The problem is the polution hurts their ability to make it all the way up to the lake. Manchester and Concord need to stop polluting the river.

Lawerance kills it too. Too many mill buildings and filthy canals. There's one canal in front of the building we're working on that has so much trash in it including bicycles, tires, carts and even a dildo. What a filthy city. There isn't a clean spot in it. When is salmon spawn season? Fall?