TCFF Club membership chairman, Jim Bellinghieri headed north to Pittsburg, New Hampshire May 24th to fish the Connecticut and Androscoggin rivers. Pittsburg is a town in Coos County, New Hampshire. It is the northernmost town in New Hampshire and the largest town by area in the state – and in New England as well – more than twice the size of the next largest town, Lincoln. Pittsburg shares an international border with Québec province, Canada to its west and north, and borders the states of Maine (to the east) and Vermont (a very small portion to the southwest).
Prided as both the largest river in New England and the longest river designated under the New Hampshire Rivers Management and Protection Program, the Connecticut River begins at the outlet of Fourth Connecticut Lake in the Town of Pittsburg, New Hampshire. It spans 255 miles, flowing along 26 New Hampshire communities and 27 communities in Vermont before entering Massachusetts where it continues its course towards Long Island Sound.
He took a float trip down the Androscoggin where he caught rainbows and brook trout. Jim included some pics of his stream side lunch. He said his guide knows how to treat hungry fishermen. The Androscoggin River is a popular fishing destination for anglers seeking brook, rainbow and brown trout, as well as landlocked salmon and smallmouth bass. The upper reaches near Errol, New Hampshire, are popular with local and visiting fly fishermen for the chance to catch landlocked salmon from a drift boat. Although the upper reaches contain some bass, the river warms as it flows into Maine, and smallmouth bass are the chief quarry in its lower reaches.
He also fished some of the small trout ponds. Fishing was good but the weather was BAD temps in the 40’s and rain every day. Caught many rainbows, brookies and some land locked salmon. The flies of the week were olive marabou streamers, golden demons and yellow hornburgs all size 8.