upper housy boat ramp

Heard of some good pike and smally fishing above falls village dam on the housy up into mass.,anyone know where this boat launch is? a buddy told me about this adventure in his boat and cant figure out where he launches for this.

Its on the west shore right at the dam. There may be a problem crossing the river based on which way you would be travelling since I believe the bridge was closed for construction. Its a dirt ramp and primitive but deep with a moving current.

Thanks Buck,Wanna try it,sounds exciting

Buck, what kind of boat would be ok to use on this impoundment? Does it have enough depth for outboard powered boats? For how far upriver? Or is this a canoe/kayak type of place only? Is the dam release controlled? IE: does the current very a lot, or just with rainfall?

Thanks, Steve.

1. Shut up about the river, all of you.

2. Its super low- any boat now would be very tough.

3. A 12 foot Jon boat can be used to float 1 way, canoe or yak. It's hard work up north, not bass boat water. You really have to want it, mostly foot based fishing and wet wading. Yiu can slip pool to pool but you're dragging over rocks normally after July 1st

Above the Dam In Falls Village isn't that usually deeper,


As far as getting to the other side you have to go up using Dugway RD Via Limerock Rd

I find this statement very offensive Mike. I know that you've been trying to keep this as your secret fishing hole. But statements like this are not needed.

I think he may say it again.

Get out and fish guys!....you're wound too tight.
(Just don't fish Mike's fn river)

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Very offensive? Is there no place safe from this overused phrase? Come on steve and Jay, when did you two need to be told to grow a pair? It's a joke prefacing my real answer- lighten up. I find it offensive you burnt the tuna Jay. Waste of good meat. Highly offended.

My second and third points answer your questions- it's super low aside from some pools. You can drop a boat in, but you won't get too far up river. Shoals out, rocks, then Rapids. Flow height changes based on dam control and rain. Don't believe me? Google earth it. Still don't believe me? Drive 2 hours, drop the boat in, and find out the hard way up about a third of a mile. Dero gave you the bypass past the bridge but hell, I'll spill the secret- they fixed the bridge so your good either way you travel. The ramp is gravel and silty at the waterline, dont skeg out the Suzuki or stuff the transom of the ranger in the silt in there- like I said 12 footer works great, canoe, kayak. I own 2, borrow it ANYTIME, motor and battery included. You know the deal... just ask. Paul Dona took it to NH itll handle the rocks and seal areas, and you can beach it and wade fish.

And yes FWIW Steve, you are one of a few who did know. Which is why if anyone should be offended, it's me. Take a joke gents, or stuff the thumbs up icons up your telltales.

Now that you have everything including the boat offer, yeah, shut up about MY river that everyone else knows about and has access to.

My 2 cents on this stretch of river having guided a few drift boat trips through it.

This area is not suited for the in expierenced, some very large boulders hidden across the river just up from launch that eat props and will damage hulls, after that not much to worry about other than sand bars and mud shoals until you get up into Cannan just below the rt 44 bridge which brings you into more rocks.

A mile north of the rt 44 bridge if your lucky enough to navigate this far up damage free will bring you to an un passable dam most people do not even know is there.

I love fishing this stretch but have caused some damage to a fiberglass drift boat floating it,the rocks are sharp,jagged and hard to see with the poor water clarity, many rocks sit just below the waters surface waiting to puncture a hull.

If all goes well I am hoping to be floating this stretch again next season from a 16' Stealth Craft pontoon Raft with 15 hp and a good skeg/prop guard lol


There is only one full time guide I know of running this stretch of river and he runs a very nice jet sled up and down it.

Falls Village and Bulls Bridge dams are run of river operations, much to the chagrin of the whitewater rafting community which petitioned otherwise. They have minimal ponding capacity anyway, but under the run-of-river requirements the current in the stretch above the dam is the same as the current below the dam on any normal day.

There are gates in the dam that can be used for a short period of time to lower the pool height for emergencies and maintenance, but they're not permitted to pond water behind the dams to increase flow.

This is all taken from their license agreement with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which can be found here:

https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/comm-meet/061704/H-8.pdf

The information I'm referencing above is from pages 52 and 53 of that document.


As far as running the river with an outboard...be careful. There aren't navigation marker buoys and there are numerous submerged rocks that will tear up not only your outboard but the bottom of your boat too.

Mike, sorry to jump on that post, and take it wrong.

What I saw by reading it was a first line that was very protective, followed by info that may or may not have been credible. It very easily could have been taken wrong by someone that knew nothing of the area. That would be me.

To me it looked like you were saying, stop blowing up my spot, stay away from my prize fishing hole, it's no good, you can't get a boat in there, and it's so low all you can do is wade fish it.

Now, because of your first response of "Shut up about the river, all of you" I had no idea if the information you posted after that was accurate, or if you were trying to give false information to deter people from fishing there.

I don't fresh water fish much, so it doesn't really bother me either way. However, by the way I read and took your response, I felt like it was protective vs an effort to be helpful. That made me feel for both Angler65 because he started the thread in good faith, asking for honest information, and also for Barn1 because Buck offered info, and he asked for some clarity.

In my opinion, we're supposed to be a family here, and although many of us choose to keep our spots private, we need to remember that we don't own them. We can't scold other's for an effort to help someone. Being quiet, hoping that too much info isn't spilled, or a simple PM is in the spirit of CTF, but saying something like "Shut up about the river" isn't, specially coming from a MOY.

It's all good Mike. I see now I misunderstood your response, but honestly, I can see how many people might have thought the same after reading that reply.



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It sure didn't sound like a joke to me. It sounded like you were yelling at some kids. That's what I found offensive. That's the danger of non-verbal communications.

Thanks for the info and boat offer.

Peace.

Steve.