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Title:Fishing Notes- Archived
Notice:See note 555.1 for a keyword directory of this conference
Moderator:DONMAC::MACINTYRE
Created:Fri Feb 14 1986
Last Modified:Fri Sep 20 1991
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1660
Total number of notes:20970

11.0. "Soucook & Contoocook Rivers NH" by ELMO::MGAGNON () Tue Apr 23 1985 12:15

IF YOU LIKE TROUT AND DON'T WANT TO DRIVE FOR FIVE HOURS THEN YOU MIGHT
WANT TO TRY THESE TWO SOUTHERN N.H. RIVERS. I FISHED BOTH OF THESE THIS
PAST WEEKEND AND PULLED IN 12 NICE FISH. THE SOUCOOK ON SATURDAY MORNING 
PRODUCED MY LIMIT IN AN HOUR. THEY WERE ALL SMALL RAINBOW BETWEEN 8 AND 
11 INCHES. THE CUNTOOKUK BROOKIES WERE A LITTLE SLOWER COMMING BUT WERE A
LITTLE BIGGER 10 TO 14 INCHES. ALL THESE WERE CAUGHT ON MEPPS AND ROOSTER 
TAILS. A WORD OF CAUTION THERE IS A STRETCH OF THE CUNTOOKUK IN HENNIKER
THAT IS RESTRICTED TO FLY OR SINGLE HOOK LURES. BOTH RIVERS I FISHED FROM
SHORE. 
                                               MARC GAGNON [ELMO::MGAGNON]
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11.1MSEE::KELLEYTue Apr 23 1985 12:364
	Sounds like you had a pretty good weekend Mark. Were they
	natives? Where is the Soucook?

	_GJK
11.2TRACTR::DOWNSFri Apr 26 1985 13:121
Can you give us any directions on how to get ther from Merrimack, NH.
11.3ASGMKD::TOMASFri May 10 1985 10:059
The Soucook River runs along Rt. 106 up thru Louden.  Take Rt. 3 & 28 north 
thru Hooksett, Allenstown and Pembroke.  Rt 106 branches off Rt 3 just south of
Concord.  The river crosses 106 several times, so anywhere it crosses is a
place to start.  I usually start at the second bridge on 106.  There's a big
deep pool there and I pulled a 17" brown out two weeks ago on worms.

Good luck.

Joe
11.51988 UPDATE(?)NQOAIC::BEAUCHESNEThu Apr 21 1988 14:3910
    	Just so no one thinks that the Contoocook has dried up over
    the past year, I was there this past weekend and managed to pull
    a 15" Rainbow out.  It was in a bend just above the Fly/Single Hook
    only section.  Got it on an ultralight with a Mepps Aglia Long (silver
    #1) towards dusk.  Went back the next day, late afternoon and got
    skunked, but I'll be back again.
    
    	Anyone else have any luck THIS year?
    
    	Moe B
11.6 LEGAL LIMITSALEM::PAINEMon Jan 22 1990 11:365
    There is severe penalty's for going over the legal limit in NH
    for your edification it's seven (7) fish or 5 pounds whichever
    occurs first !!
    A GOOD SPORTSMAN/ANGLER WOULD PLAY IT BY THE RULES !!