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: Monadnock and Upper Valley Recent rains have rejuvenated streams in the Monadnock Region, bringing them to more normal flows for this time of year. The current stream temperatures, along with insect hatches, make for very active trout, so now is the time to get out and fish your favorite streams. I have received good reports from anglers fishing the following streams: Ashuelot River, Winchester; South Branch Piscataquog River, New Boston; Souhegan River from Greenville to Amherst. This year we added a new stream to the stocking schedule, one that is definitely worth checking out Priest Brook in Fitzwilliam. The sunshine and warm temperatures the last couple of weeks have warmed up the lakes and ponds enough that bass are in full spawning mode, building and guarding nests, a bit earlier than usual. Remember, to protect long-term angling opportunities, the regulations for bass from May 15 June 15 require that only artificial lures and flies are used while targeting bass and that all bass must be released immediately. Its best not to fish for bass on their nests, as they are very important for the future bass populations. There is always a good percentage of bass that do not nest on a given year, along with pre-spawn and post-spawn fish, so there are plenty of bass available to catch that are not on nests. Jason Carrier, Regional Fisheries Biologist |
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Gabe Gries, Regional Fisheries Biologist
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