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	I fish the upper Connecticut at least once a year ( First, Second
Third Conn Lakes, Lake Francis0 and find the best times for Salmon are 
early after ice out and fall (

October).  There are lots of lodges on the 
lakes and the N.H. dept of fish and game will give fish reports if you call.

My favorite is on the SEcond Conn Lake and is called The Glen, you can get a
boat for $14 a day( includeing motor and gas) and the lodge is friendly and comfortable,

GJP

Thanks for the input. Do you know anything about fishing the Connecticut
river up in that area?

z

The river begins in a bog above the Third Conn. Lake. The River ( stream )
at that point has lots of brookies and continues to link the Second, First
and Lake Francis.  The river between the lakes is usually very productive and
has brookies and rainbows at different points.  The river is accessable from
route 3 most af the time and if not can be accessed by a short walk.

Try the lakes, fishing deep in the summer- surface during spring and fall, if
no luck try the river between the First and Second Lakes and between the First
and Lake Francis.  

Best luck in the river useing flys and/or ultra light tackle with in-line spinners.


good luck


GJP

I suggest that you get a map of the area, I got a hand drawn one that was
nicely done at a store in Pittsburg, shows all the ponds, back roads and
walking trails.  Cost about $5 but makes a nice wall decoration after your
trip.  I find some of the smaller ponds produce nicely (you need a canoe)
but that the areas that are easily accessable produce in inverse proportion
to their accessability.  Also, many areas are Fly Fishing Only so to get the
most out of the trip bring the right tackle.  It is a beautiful area, getting
a bit crowded in summer but well worth the trip.  Remember to pack your empties
out and dont leave them lying around.
Bruce

    Has anyone fished the Moore Resevoir? (on the Conn. river, above the
    Moore Dam)
    
    I have heard 3rd and 4th hand that the fishing is good up there.  Has
    anyone fished it? 
    
    A few (or possible a bunch) of us are heading up there after labor day.
    
    Besides smallies and trout, are there pike and walleye?  anything else 
    intersting?
    
    Has anyone stayed at any of the campgrounds up there?
    
    donmac

    
    Donmac,
    
    I fished the Conn. river near Bloomfield, Vt a few weeks back.  This
    was in the middle of that hot spell we had.  The fishing (for rainbows)
    was pretty poor.  Local fishermen told me that as soon as the warm spell
    hit, it was like someone threw a switch and the fish disappeared.  The
    water temp at that time was around 70 degrees.  It has been a tad
    cooler and we've had a tremendous amount of rain since then so
    conditions should have improved slightly.  By Labor day things could be
    quite a bit better.  Good luck, and let us know how you do.
    
    Dave

    
     DON,
    
     I usually fish there the week after Labor Day. I fish the side 
    that is on the high-side of the dam right a Moore Power Station.
    I go after Smallies usually. Last year, I caught 2 rainbows 1 on
    a stick bait and the other on a grub. So I know there's smallies, 
    pearch and trout.
     Depending on the cold fronts the fishing and be good to great!
    
     I caught a 3 1/2 lb smallie there 2 years ago. I plan on going up
    this year again, but will not be taking the boat.
    
      - Dave
    

    Dave, we'll be up there for 5 days, the tuesday after laborday thru
    saturday.  Maybe we'll see ya up there.  Do you camp up there? If so,
    any recommendations?  Since this is a fishing trip, I'm obviously 
    bringing the boat and will be fishing the whole time.  
    
    donmac
    

    By next thursday there may be as many as 10 of us (most from the
    notesfile) up at Crazy Horse Campground in Littleton NH, fishing the
    Moore Resevoir.  If anyone happens to be up there Friday night, stop on 
    by the campground and say hello, just ask for my site location.  
    
    And if anyone else would like to join us fishing, send me some mail and
    I'll fill ya in on the details.
    
    And... we could always use some more info from anyone who has fished it
    before, we're all ears!
    
    -donmac

    We had an enjoyable time up at the Moore Resevoir.  The resevoir was 
    6-8' below normal and the fishing wasn't easy, but we caught fish.
    
    Phil and I caught lots of smallmouth, most were real small (8-10"), a 
    fair amount of 1lbers, only one nice one (2.5lbs).  We also caught
    6-7 rainbows and a brown.  All the trout (plus a couple bass and a big 
    pickeral) were great eating (but not as good as the venison that Keith 
    Dilsworth brought 8^).
    
    Crazy Horse Campgound was fine.  From the sounds of things the
    campground used to be a real dive, and the new owners have done a real
    good job with the place.
    
    donmac 
    

 Don-

 Water temp? What'd ya use to catch the trout?

 The Doctah

    Doctah, I didn't take any temps, I had a 'combo-c-lector' in the boat
    but never used it.  Maybe one of the other boats did, Don B. or Keith?
    
    Phil got a real nice brown below the dam on a fly.  All of the rainbows
    were caught in a pool where a feeder stream came in as a little
    waterfall.  We tossed worms (yeap, live bait!) up the creek and when
    they washed into the pool, WHAM, supper!
    
    The water in the resevoir was real murky.  We had antcipated really
    clear water and were a little bummed at the murky water.
    
    donmac

    
     Were any of my spots useful to you Don?
    
     I was up there but too drunk to drive. Spent the nights at the 
    East Gate Motor Inn thinking how nice that fall classic trophy will
    look on my mantle.
    
     "Bassmaster" 

     I fished the spot you mentioned with stumps after the rocks.  Had one 
    nice smallie on a spinnerbait, that I didn't get to the boat.  As far
    as the incoming streams,  most of them were dry.  We only found 1
    feeder where there was significant water flow, this is where the
    rainbows were stacked up.  I was really suprized  at the dry feeders. 
    
    As I mentioned the water was probably 6-8 feet below normal.  The was
    all sorts of beautiful dry structure along the banks, but  at the
    waterline it turned to sand in most spots.  We caught lots of small 
    smallmouth and rockbass along the riprap against Rt 93 and the dam.  A
    few  smallies here and there around the resevoir.  All my quality bass
    (1lb+) were caught above the resevoir, where it's still a river with
    current flow, with the better action closest to the white water.
    Lightweight white grubs (my favorite river smallie pattern) were the
    ticket for me.  Also, along the  riprap, a rapala 7s invoked a fair
    amount of smallfry action one evening.
    
    I meant to try the spot you mentioned across from the dam, by the beach
    and  launch.  (This is the launch I used.) I started trolling my way
    over there at one point but got distracted with the trolling and wound 
    up bypassing it. 
    
    thanks for the info!
    
    donmac