Keiran Beam Posted November 4, 2015 Posted November 4, 2015 I'm going to the Nashua river this weekend. I have never fished it before. I am bringing a girl on a date so I'm determined to put some bass on the boat. I am wondering what kinds of pieces of structure to fish this late into the season and the kinds of baits to throw. I'm thinking of starting out with a weightless tube, slowly working a suspending jerk bait and rolling a spinner bait. Tell me what you guys have to catch some Nashua River Monsters. Quote
zeth Posted November 4, 2015 Posted November 4, 2015 interesting date. good luck. does she like fishing? Quote
Keiran Beam Posted November 4, 2015 Author Posted November 4, 2015 interesting date. good luck. does she like fishing? Hell ya! she goes all the time with her uncle Quote
BaitMonkey1984 Posted November 4, 2015 Posted November 4, 2015 I'm going to the Nashua river this weekend. I have never fished it before. I am bringing a girl on a date so I'm determined to put some bass on the boat. I am wondering what kinds of pieces of structure to fish this late into the season and the kinds of baits to throw. I'm thinking of starting out with a weightless tube, slowly working a suspending jerk bait and rolling a spinner bait. Tell me what you guys have to catch some Nashua River Monsters. Wow, she seems like a keeper. No pun intended. I have never fished the Nashua river but have kayaked it several times. The stretches that I have been on are very shallow, so be careful with not dragging your skeg. My home lake is like 15 minutes away from the Nashua river, and the fishing has absolutely shut down the past three weeks. So much so that the boat is put away and I spend my days in the woods hunting deer now. However, I would attack this situation like I do after ice-out. Finesse. Bottom Baits. And slow presentations. Also, I would try to fish later in the day around Noon onwards, giving the river a chance to warm up from the sun. A jig is always a good tool. If I recall the water is clear so all of the baits I would use would be natural colors like said imitations or green pumpkins. A Ned rig would likely be your best bet for numbers, and a drop shot would probably be pretty effective too. I would also keep a light weight ( less than 1/2 oz) silver rattle trap tied on. It will give you something you can chuck and wind if you are so inclined. I usually have one moving bait tied on when doing these slower presentation. Because as a power fisherman I tend to over fish. If I have a bait I can chuck and wind for 30 minutes, I am more apt to fish those slower presentations( (jig,ned rig, drop shot) at the correct slow pace. Good luck, post some pics of the trip! Quote
MassBass Posted November 4, 2015 Posted November 4, 2015 Once the river runs clear in the fall you will be hard pressed to catch anything. The fall bite starts early and ends early. At least thats my experience. I have already packed it in for the season. Quote
carlm01 Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 The Nashua,Concord and Merrimack are all the same and can either be very good or very bad LOL,, I caught my first smallie on the merrimack..I find them to be more fun fishing than the overcrowded lakes and theres some good size pickerel too.... Quote
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