Fished Powdermill/Bennington Bogs Saturday from 10-1, not expecting much with the cold front and blue skies. Nothing going on in the launch bay, the next backwater up or the timbered elbow. The shallows are super clear, not much bait in them. Main stem temp was 55 and a little colored. Switched to fishing wood right on the channel lip downriver and got three from 2.5#-3.5# in short order. Left them biting.
Stuck with the theme and headed to the Merrimack in Concord Sunday for a half-day. Had my eye on the laydowns above the launch, but there was a Stratos taking his time on them, so I headed to the backwaters. Nothing going in the side channel on plastic or jerks. Got three small keepers on the T-rig in the 393 backwater. Tons of small bait back there... worked the heck out the area with a jerkbait but only caught crappie on that. Ran down to the Manch bridge and got a SM on a squarebill and two on a Bandit 200 (all 2#-3#) and dropped two more on the Bandit. Gotta love big smallies in current! Rain came in, so I skipped some of the old abutments north of there and trailered out. Temp was 58.
Other than dropping fish, that Bandit had been a pleasant surprise this season, Runs about 6' deep on 10/12# - a couple feet shallower than a 3XD. Super stable at speed, and casts well.
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I don't like how cold the water is already.
Originally Posted by TMG
