January Chapter Meeting: Craig Andree will present – Seven Rivers in Four Days: Northern New Hampshire

6:00 – Dinner, raffle, and social gathering

7:00 – Presentation by Craig Andree, Fly fishing guide and teacher

8:00 – Board meeting (Non board members encouraged to stay)

This presentation is a practical guide giving you the beta
on where to fish (park), how to fish these rivers, and
when to fish. It is focused on rivers starting in the White
Mountains on the Franconia Notch side and working my
way north; cumulating on the Androscoggin and
Connecticut Rivers.
I do this trip every third weekend in June, which
corresponds typically with the Alder Fly Caddis hatch. If
you never fished the Alder hatch, you are missing a
magical event; if you hit it right. Billions of caddis
descends from the Alder bushes that line the
Androscoggin and perform their mating dance on the
surface. The trout and small mouth bass respond
faithfully. And a well presented caddis imitation will fulfill
your excitement quota.
It is my opinion that the Androscoggin fishes better than
the Connecticut River. You will not get any browns and
the landlocks are fewer, but the river seems to be more
prolific with rainbows.
If you are looking for the grand slam (brown trout,
rainbow trout, brook trout, and landlock salmon, the
Connecticut River would be your destination.
There are so many opportunities in northern New
Hampshire and each year that I do this trip, I vary it up. If
there is time remaining, we can talk about other
locations to consider and some of the remote ponds.