HarryNH Loc: Amherst NH

Hi Folks. Harry from New Hampshire here. I primarily fish the Connecticut River near Brattleboro Vt. and have been reading all this advice saying the best time to bass fish is early spring as the water warms until the when the spawn begins, which is when the water temperature hits around 65 degrees. That's all well and good, but I have to drive over an hour to get to the Connecticut river which is a little far just to take a temperature measurement. So I was surfing the internet the other night and found out that the USGS provides a Connecticut river temperature indication from a location way up in north New Hampshire. That got me wondering during this period of government imposed isolation if the USGS also has a measuring station closer to the section of the river that I fish. I E-mailed them and they responded with a link to the closest station for my area. I checked it out and not only does it work, but it lets me do a historical water temperature graph of any past period and all kinds of stuff that may not do anything to improve my fishing, but it makes me feel better and gives me a little something back from my taxes (I paid a lot for that temperature indication). So, I just wanted to share that with you guys in case you are fishing bodies of water and would like to get water temperature information before you head out. I know the USGS monitors a wide variety of lakes and rivers across the US so maybe something close to your favorite spot is monitored by those guys too.

Ciao

flyguy Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!

That is good to know, thank you for the update and thank you for sharing.

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

Good info HNH. Hope it helps you in your fishin. Always good to know the water temp.

Randyhartford Loc: Lawrence, Kansas

Thanks for sharing that, Harry.
That is nice to know since I don’t use electronics when I fish.

HarryNH Loc: Amherst NH

Use what is available. No need to reinvent the wheel every time you try something new. That's what my Uncle John always said and he was usually right most of the time.

Bernie B

Hi Harry good info ! I live in Hinsdale and have fished the stretch of river between Westminister , VT. ,and Northfield , Mass. all my life , the yellow perch run is on right now . i never knew they had such info on the river , I'll check it out thanks , Bernie B

HarryNH Loc: Amherst NH

I used to work with a gentleman named Bernie Buteau. Are you that gentleman? I only ask since you are Bernie B.

Harry

Bernie B

nope my last name is Brooks , grew up in Hinsdale ,NH

HarryNH Loc: Amherst NH

Thanks Bernie. I was just wondering if you were the Bernie that I worked with. It's a small world you know. I worked at VY for about 36 years up until ENTERGY shut the plant down, and lived in Hinsdale for about the last 10 years and still have very good friends there. I come back and go fishing and golfing as much as I can. For some reason, I have a fondness of that stretch of the river. Please feel free to keep in touch and update me on what the fishing conditions are and who knows, maybe we'll run into each other at some point.

Stay Safe!!!!

Harry

Bernie B

Hi Harry I just moved back to Hinsdale about a year ago <I had been living in the South for the last 20 years
My last ten years being spent in Florida. I missed the four seasons , so I came back to my roots .
and my old stomping grounds . and of course the old river . its great bass water all over in the Hinsdale area
Im thinking where VY used to dump it's cooling water , the out lets might provide some good srtucture for bass , and walleyes ,the set back on the Hinsdale side is good bass water too . may be we will bump into one another some day ! Good luck! fishing !! and thanks for the info on the water temps .

HarryNH Loc: Amherst NH

No Sweat. Feel free to keep in touch and let me know what the fish are doing as the year progresses. and I'll let you know when I'm gonna be fishing and what the results are.

Be Safe.

Harry