French River Fishing Spot

  • Elevation: 410'
  • Last Modified By: vinny60 on 09/04/09 04:37 PM
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French River Baits and Tackle

Soft Baits Check Prices

  • 4in Senko for 2 ,and tube for the other. These were in addition to my limit.
  • Dropshot
  • Drop Shot, and Shakey Head
  • 11" Drop Shot
    11-3/4" Carolina Rig
  • Dropshot
  • Drop shot
  • Drop Shot
  • Dropshot
  • Jerkbait

Lure (Other) Check Prices

  • Again same as listed rooster tails, spinners etc.
  • 4" black slider worm w/1/8 oz head

Crankbait Check Prices

  • crankbaits and spinners
  • Squarebill, and dropshot

Stick Bait Check Prices

Spinnerbait / Buzzbait Check Prices

  • 2lber on Spinnerbait
    10" on drop shot
  • Spinnerbait/Chatterbait
    11-1/2" Short
    1lber culled
    Limit was:
    1-1/2lbs
    1lb 7oz
    1-1/4lbs
    1lb 1oz
    1lber

In-Line Spinner Check Prices

  • 11-3/4" on a tube
    11-1/2" on wacky worm
    7" and 10" on inline spinner
  • 6" and 8" on inline spinner

French River Description

FRENCH RIVER, Thompson Intermittent sections from North Grosvenordale Pond to Blain Road. The French River begins near Leicester, Mass., and flows southward to its confluence with the Quinebaug River in northeastern Connecticut.The French River is a major tributary of the Quinebaug River and extends 26 miles from its source in Leicester MA to its confluence with the Quinebaug in Thompson, CT. The French River watershed includes ten Massachusetts Communities. After passing through the Army Corps Hodges Village project in Oxford, a dry bed flood control reservoir, and a long, secluded, narrow reach, the river enters a broad, wild area bordered by marshes and coves, providing significant wildlife habitat. Farther south, near north dam and the historic Webster North Village, the river becomes the border of Dudley, a primarily rural and residential community, and Webster, the original American mill town founded by Samuel Slater. Here the river is channelized and bordered by industrial complexes, and its waters are classified as impaired. South of the Webster town center, the river again enters a wooded corridor, passes the wastewater treatment plant and the historic Perryville area with its granite block dam, and exits the state. Although once heavily polluted by industry, the French River below Mill Brook has now had decades to recover. The relatively unpolluted area above Mill Brook is enjoyed by paddlers and fishermen, despite limited access.

The French River is a river in south-central Massachusetts and northeastern Connecticut.

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