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Conference wahoo::fishing-v2

Title:Fishing-V2: All About Angling
Notice:Time to go fishin'! dayegins
Moderator:WAHOO::LEVESQUE
Created:Fri Jul 19 1991
Last Modified:Wed Jun 04 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:548
Total number of notes:9621

191.0. "Need Saco River Information." by WMOIS::PELLETIER_G () Wed Jun 24 1992 08:45

    Does anybody have any information on what type of fishing
    one could expect in the Saco River (I think it's in North
    Conway,N.H.? Someone else set up this trip)? Or is there any fish? 
    What type of fish might I expect? (Bass,Trout,Catfish)
    
    Any suggestions on what baits to use?
    
    Also, how is it for canoes, or a small 3 hp boat? Is it a shallow
    river? Lots of current?
    
    Planning on going there during the end of July with 4 other 
    couples and I would like to start planning on what to bring.
    
    Thanks for any information you can provide.
    
    George
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191.1NETATE::BISSELLWed Jun 24 1992 14:0512
I have seen mostly people fishing for trout and have seen some trout.  The river
is fairly shallow and you may have to drag your canoe over shallows.

Speed of river is dependent on how recent the rain has come and how much.

I had a map several years ago of the river that I bought in North Conway that
showed brookies, brown trout and rainbows in various parts of the river.

We used to canoe it several years ago and there were always people fly-fishing,
Never saw anyone fishing with bait or other gear.

Good Luck
191.2rainbows a few years agoDATABS::LAVASHSame as it ever was...Wed Jun 24 1992 14:127
    Four years ago I camped at the Saco River Family Campground
    for Memorial Day.  Me and a friend caught 3 rainbows just upstream from
    the campground.  We didn't fish all that long.  We were using Rooster 
    Tails.

    George
191.3going out the mouth SaturdayMB300E::MICHAUDThu Jun 25 1992 18:5512
	I'll be launching out of Biddeford this weekend in search of 
	stripers.  I don't know much about the area but hope to stumble 
	into a few.  Will venture out the mouth to "fortunes rocks"
	also.  Expect to see some schoolies in the area "somewhere" but
	it'll be a shot in the dark...just going out for a quick fix
	on my way up the coast. 

	I know this reply doesn't have much to do with original question
	...quite a bit down rivah'

	jon
191.4What type of Flies do I bring??WMOIS::PELLETIER_GFri Jun 26 1992 09:328
    Any suggestions on what type of flies to bring along during this
    time of year (since I'm new to flyfishing I have no idea what
    to use).
    
    Keep the information coming!
    
    Thanks,
    George
191.5WAHOO::LEVESQUEConnection!!!Fri Jun 26 1992 11:4114
 Take some dries- light cahill, adams size 14-16 or so, and probably a couple 
of big white wulffs (size 10 or so).

 A few wets- leadwing coachman, royal coachman, hendrickson size 12-16

 a few nymphs- gold ribbed hare's ear, pheasant tail nymph, prince nymph size
12-16, and a few stone nymphs, and perhaps hellgrammite imitation.

 You don't have to worry about packing everything; there's a decent fly shop
up there. I think it's called North Country Angler or some such; it's right
on rt 16. You could probably get a good idea or what you should try from them.
Not a bad trade, for buying a few flies...

 the Doctah