With air temperatures expected to pass the 60-degree mark, this should be a bust-out weekend. I expect many to be searching for that first blackback of the season from the South Shore to Southern New Hampshire. I would bet that winter flounder will be stirring among the mudflats of Scituate Harbor, Green Harbor, Hull, Quincy and Boston Harbor. Don’t worry about early rising just yet, water temperatures will improve with the sun and the flounder feed will increase exponentially. You may score a slab or two from Lynn Harbor and considering how red-hot Plum Island was last year, can it ever be too soon to start scouring the sands with clams or seaworms from the mouth of the Merrimack to the Parker River Wildlife Reservation? The big game in town is opening day for Wachusett Reservoir on April 9th and hungry forktails will be foraging for food all along the 37 miles of shoreline here. If you are new to the ‘chu, then take along ½-once Kastmasters and 5/8-ounce Krocodiles, which are easier to retrieve among the skinny water where the lakers will be lurking, and roam this grand place. Here’s a hint: if you see any guys with duct-taped pack baskets and pink/orange flagged “Gut-A-Bite” strike indicators on their rods – they know what they’re doing! If you get the chance to catch any of these fishermen in a talkative mood, listen attentively, it’ll reduce your learning curve dramatically. If you’re a fly fisherman and are looking for a challenge, then take your scud and shrimp patterns up to the Parker and Mill Rivers, to catch, photograph and then release an honest-to-goodness sea run brook trout or brown trout – that’s something to brag about!
-Courtesy of Ron Powers "On the Water" writer
http://www.onthewater.com/FishingForecastNHx.html
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