It took all summer, lots of pictures, and a few fish tales, but I finally brought my father up to the Great North Woods in Pittsburg to fish for trout and salmon on the famous Upper Connecticut River.
When making solo trips North, I usually splurge ($18) and stay at the Mountain View Inn campground, campsite #38 located in the far corner of the camping area. But to my surprise my father and had settled on a deal: I would guide him for the weekend on the water and he would reserve a stay at the no less than perfect Lopstick Lodge, offering very luxurious accomadations on 1st Lake.
The brisk Saturday morning (27F) started out very slow, with only light hits and dry fly refusals. It took the warmth from the sun and the small hatch of caddis to get fish active. A light hatch of caddis and skeeters below the 2nd lake dam produced 2 nice 16" salmon along with 4 native and stocked brookies that averaged around 12-13".
Sunday morning welcomed us with a light rain and warmer temperatures, so I headed down below 1st dam solo. Using a 2 nmpyh rig equiped with an indicator, I fished the pocket water on the outside bend of a section of rapids. First cast landed a colorful brookie (14"). Working downstream and hitting each little pocket water sunk my indicator with a salmon I assumed, as they took off upstream into the rapids preventing me from keeping them on the fly.
That wrapped up a short, but exciting trip to the North. Technical water fishing is tough, but rewarding when trout come out of the smallest holding spots on the river.
Tight Lines!
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