"Took 78 tidal crappie over the last three days….air temperatures in the mid 80s rapidly warming the shallows into the 60s"
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- Retreat Meadows is Gill heaven; lots of weed-bed pockets, good shelves, varying shorelines between stone cliff to marshy grass and it's connected to the Connecticut and West Rivers so it gets good circulation and fresh fish finding their way in. I fish it with poppers on a fly-fishing rig and just adjust the popper size so the smaller guys don't go after it.
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First Light Tidal Black Crappie…..3/11/2026
"You can see this fish has been shallow for a while…starting to get busted up in shallow…"
"Got out for the third day in a row….plants blooming everywhere, pollen and insects moving around……surface temperatures sitting at 67 degrees"
Cleaned a Dozen Speckles Yesterday…….3/11/2026
My wife said she was ready for a fresh crappie fry…..knocked out a dozen yesterday for a treat this…
"Another beautiful late winter day….new river today….63 degree surface temperatures..five degrees less than yesterday’s water …"
"After a week long vacation to South Carolina and Georgia….drove home this morning and rolled in around 1, it was 80 degrees, I went fishing"
Great Scene Yesterday…Common Loons Feeding in the Fog….3/6/2026
"The male is in the distance with the white chest….dark brown female closest bird to the…"
Great Scene Yesterday…Common Loons Feeding in the Fog….3/6/2026
"Notice the channel marker in the distance……these loons were diving in 55 feet of…"
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