Opening Day Of NH The Salmon Season, 4/1/07
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The son and myself at lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire for the opening day of the Salmon Fishing season. The lake is still mostly froze up.
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Frozen Austin Making Casts On The Dock
It was so cold, poor Austin spent the early part of the morning in the car. But I tempted him out once the sun got strong.
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This guy accidentall cast off the upper half of his fly rod. You can see behind him that there isn't much open water yet - the lake is still mostly frozen over.
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These hardy souls were working the edge of the icepack where salmon often lurk. The town bandstand is behind them. The general rule of thumb is - the salmon don't come out of the lake in any large numbers until the ice goes out all the way to the bandstand.
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But he made sure to bundle up. After this shot he came over and said "Dad, I can't feel my feet."
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A lot of guys like to stand on the bridge and wiggle flies in the current. They were having no luck.
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The boats weren't picking anything up either, it's just too early.
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This guy was making some nice flycasts, but the eyelets in his rod kept icing up.
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We went inland next. This is the Wiswall Dam in Newmarket NH. They had recently stocked 300 big Rainbow trout there, but the river was raging.
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I was reluctant to bring my son down there with the water flowing so hard.
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