Upper Connecticut - Littleton to Windsor Covered Bridge | New Hampshire Fly Fishing Reports & Conditions

Look for flow rates of 900 - 1200, then go fishing!!! You should start to see these flows towards the end of May. When they are higher, you will need to fish the edges and the tributarys.

Fishing Report Last Updated:

5 / 15 / 2013

Choose A Different River Here

Androscoggin River
Mascoma River
Sugar River

Fishing Conditions

Fly Fishing Upper Connecticut is currently Fish somewhere else this week

Water flow: varies hour by hour. Check the USGS site

Visibility: 20 inches

Water temperature at mid-day: 59 Degrees F

Water condition: Slightly Turbid

Best time of day to fish: Early Morning till around 9:00 Then Evenings till 9

Best stretch: Wilder Dam to the Windsor covered bridge

Best access point: Trues Brook WMA area in West Lebanon

Fly fishing hatches in order of importance:

Caddis Sculpins Crawfish Hellrammites

Fish species: Rainbow, Brook, and Brown Trout. Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, and Northern Pike

Fishing season: No Closed Season-species regulations apply

Nearest airport: Lebanon, NH

Recommended fly fishing leader: 9 Foot Leader

Recommended fly fishing tippet: 4X Tippet

Best fly fishing rod: 11' 6 Weight Fly Rod

Best floating fly line: Switch Line

Best sinking fly line: Class V Sink Tip

Fly Name:	Fly Color:	Fly Size(s):
Bead Head Woolly Bugger Streamer	Olive/Brown	4 & 6
Bead Head Caddis Pupa	olive and tan	14 & 16
Freshwater Clouser	Olive/white	8
Bead Head Stonefly	Black	8

Upper Connecticut, Littleton to Windsor Description

The Connecticut River is the largest river in New England. It runs 410 miles from the 4th Connecticut Lake at the Canadian border, and ends at Long Island Sound. It also forms the border between NH and VT. The section of river between Littleton NH and Windsor VT. is one of New Englands hidden gems. The water differs enough so that species from Northern Pike to all three species of trout can be found. It ...

Techniques & Tips

Bank and wade fisherman are taking it hard right now. The flows are still pretty high, making the access a bit tricky to say the least. A boat is your best bet if you have one. If not, fish the edges and areas where the tributarys enter the main stem of the river. Swinging streamers or dead drifting nymphs will be your best bet.

7-Day Forecast

Water is high again this week. I would fish the tribs such as the Mascoma or Sugar rivers.