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The opening month of fishing season: Fishing Report

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It has been a cold and rainy April.  But day after day of fog and drizzle and above freezing temperatures at night melted the snow quickly, even in the high country where snow was head high. Over the last week or so, ice has gone out in much of New England, although the ice is still quite solid in northern Maine and the mountains.

Stocking in Maine has been late this year with only a few locations stocked, although stocking has continued normally in the rest of New England. States try not to stock in rivers and streams when the water temperatures are below 45 degrees because the newly stocked fish tend to move downstream looking for warmer water. Rivers range from bankfull to “into the trees” because of the rain and melted snow.

I got out fishing even though I was fishing to stocked fish.. The Exeter River in New Hampshire is a small, beautiful stream and it was fun pulling brook trout out from under logs and in tiny side currents. The Merriland River in Wells is another pretty stream running over rocky ledges and through mature forest without any development (at least in the part I fish.} I also briefly fished the Saco River where it hits brackish water just downstream from Kennebunk. Interestingly enough, a gentlemen streamside told me that fishing slowed down in April while the snow was melting, but in January, February, and March, a number of anglers enjoyed consistent fishing for  searun browns and brookies. I will have to try this next winter.

The first trout of the year is noteworthy even if it is a stocker

The first trout of the year is noteworthy even if it is a stocker


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A foam eddy at the base of a small falls on the Merriland River. I always look for noses poking through the foam.

A foam eddy at the base of a small falls on the Merriland River. I always look for noses poking through the foam.

For those of you looking for my new book, “In Pursuit of Trophy Brook Trout”, they can be found in the following locations: In Massachusetts, The Evening Sun Fly Shop; In New Hampshire, Kittery Trading Post and North Country Fly Shop; In Maine, Royal River Book Store, Rangeley Sport Shop, Matagamon Campground

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Late Winter Fishing Gear Inspection

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This is the time of year when fly fishers begin to get serious about looking through their gear and flies and reminding themselves what they might need before the start of the official fly fishing season less than one month away. I have started this process myself and rediscovered a number of problems. You should hear me muttering to myself, “Oh Yeah, I broke the tip off my Winston 5 weight at the end of the year and need to get it repaired”, or ” I have given away or used all of my soft-hackle streamers, I have to get tying” and “I need to choose a net to replace the one that my wife let float away in September.”

With all of this in mind, I want to make you aware of some resources that you may not be aware of. For example:

Even though they have been in business for almost two years now, many of you are not aware of the All Points Fly Shop and Outfitter in South Portland, Maine (allpointsflyfishing.com). Josh and Paul’s business is a fly shop, but Josh (the owner) is also a guide and travel coordinator for world-wide fishing destinations. Josh’s philosophy is rather than try to carry every product from every manufacturer, or promote every guide, lodge, etc. that approaches him, he only chooses to carry the products that he believes are the best and adventure trips that he can personally vouch for.  No matter what you need, All Points can help.

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I am often asked, ” Lou, where can I find the soft-hackle streamers that you alwarys talk about?”  Go to SSFlies.com and you can order from them. Tell ’em that I sent you. Of course, on their website you can check out their extensive salt-water pattern selection along with other patterns. The quality of SSflies flies is quite high. I fished one of their soft-hackle streamer flies for an entire week, caught dozens of good fish, and the fly still looked acceptable at the end of it all.

Finally, if any of you purchase my new book and enjoy it, please write a review of the book at Amazon, it really helps me out. If you purchased the book from Amazon, all the better since Amazon prioritizes reviews from folks that bought the book from them. If you have never written a review before, it is quite a simple process – go to my book on Amazon, click on write a review and follow the simple process.