North Shore Trout Opportunities

[bobfishgerald]

Good Morning and Happy New Year. I am thinking about heading out and trying to catch some trout. Is there anywhere around Marblehead to wet a line? I recently moved up this way and am not at all familar with the ponds and rivers. Thanks, Bob

[north coast]

sluice pond in lynn. the lynn fish and game throws some beasts in there every spring. most are caught , but not all .the state dumped some of those big breeder salmon in a few years ago also.(I caught one on 2 lb) not sure if they still do it or not. shore access at either end. and a few other spots. I won't mention online for obvious reasons. decent ramp on the northern end(a little steep). worth a look. good luck.

ps. I went by there yesterday, saw a guy out in a boat trolling.

[Tie-Dye-Fly-Guy]

malden anglers has been a great oasis for me when i cant get to moving trout water on short notice. great lil club with great members and pretty challenging fishing for trout 12-24 inches. perhaps ill stop by wed or so as the weather is to be nice. great that i can hold a job and wet a line 365 days a year if so choose.

[Trout77]

Welcome to Massachusetts... enjoy the traffic! Also, enjoy the year-round trout season!
Anyway, this time of year if you get the itch, and you dont have a liscense yet, head up to the Mousam River in Kennebunk Maine... Rte 95 will get you up there in no time. It is closer than you think! There are sea-run brown trout, and a ton of stockies...
Cross the river in downtown (On Rte 1) and take an immediate right... Fish the riffle area about .25miles below the dam (tidle influenced) as far down as you want. Try to hit it on a outgoing ~2hr before low tide...
Try this site for info on this fishery....look at "reports"....
http://www.eldredgeflyshop.com/

Also, right over the border in NH, there are a couple of nice streams with year-round oportunities... You will need a NH liscense here of corse (try the lower Lamprey River---you WONT be disappointed!) --125-3

By hooking up with the Great Bay Chapter of Trout Unlimited, you can gain better info also (Berry Brook in Rye :brow )

Unfortunantly, around your parts, it will be a put-and-take situation. Although Im sure some of the ponds the folks above spoke of will hold-over a bit. Try to take a ride out to the Squannacook River in Townsend/Groton...

Come spring though, trout will be dumped all over the state, so you will not have any problems then!!

[StrBender]

Pleasant Pond in Wenham, MA is fishable and even better with a non gas water craft of choice. The state stocks it with brood stock salmon. The Ipswich River at the Winthrop St Bridge (just after Foote Dam on Ipswich Rd) stays mostly open water do to the flow and you can still find fish if you work for them. I'm a member of the Great Bay Chapter of TU. They take donations and stock the Lamprey River at Wiswall Dam in Newmarket, NH for FFO after the open season ends on Oct 15. An annual NH licese will set you back $53+ and ME is about the same. There are more. This is just a primer ;)

[bobfishgerald]

Guys thanks for all the info. I am going over my road atlas now. The sluice pond in lynn looks like it might be the right fit. And if this warm weather keeps up there is no reason not to be out there. Tight lines, Bob

[Trout77]

Pleasant Pond in Wenham, MA is fishable and even better with a non gas water craft of choice. The state stocks it with brood stock salmon. The Ipswich River at the Winthrop St Bridge (just after Foote Dam on Ipswich Rd) stays mostly open water do to the flow and you can still find fish if you work for them. I'm a member of the Great Bay Chapter of TU. They take donations and stock the Lamprey River at Wiswall Dam in Newmarket, NH for FFO after the open season ends on Oct 15. An annual NH licese will set you back $53+ and ME is about the same. There are more. This is just a primer ;)

Ive been meaning to get a liscense for NH this year... to get away from the huge amount of truck chasing activities in Massachusetts. Besides, its not like the money is going to a bad cause. I like the idea of the "wild trout", "remote trout" and "quality trout" designation that NH promotes and manages. My old girlfriend used to go to college in Durham, and I made a bunch of scouting trips around great bay (Wiswall Dam down stream), and others and it just seems that NH puts alot more into its cold-water fisheries than Massachusetts does. Granted, there are ALOT MORE folks here in MA, but there seems to be something lacking in MA that NH may make up for in the fly-fishing arena????? Also, when I pin the Ipswich River up against Southern NH streams like the Souhegan, Lamprey and Isinglass river....the Ipswich pales in comparison as the put-and-take dump that it is (in my opinion...) I actually almost stepped on a hypodermic needle there one day (In N. Reading) a few years back!!! Probably the proximity to Lowell and Lawrence :mad: :mad:

[StrBender]

When I fished the Lamprey River on Christmas day there were no less than 8 others fishing the pool at the same time. It's not that big of a pool. I fished down stream because of the crowds :eek: I counted at least over a dozen others between 12 -4 pm! and this was on Christmas Day! :mad: If I can't fish those area's on a week day I don't bother. As for the native trout in NH you need to go further north. The Ipswich is ok when I want to wet my line for a couple of hours without the commute (gas $$$), plus I know some nice spots with good water ie. it accualy moves ;) . MA has some nice rivers, but you need to drive 1 Hr+ to get their from the north shore.