Last year I bought a 17' Whaler for the sole purpose of taking my 6 year old out and catching some blues and stripers. Everyone keeps telling me how dangerous the mouth of the Merrimack is and I may not want to try to get out of the river in such a small boat. I have boated for 30 years most of the time in Long Island Sound and have gone up the Housatonic River countless times. The mouth was always choppy and rough, but if you maintained forward speed and were careful, it wasn't too bad. Looking at the chart, the mouth is 1000 feet wide, is it really that crazy rough?
My first trip out there this weekend, I am leaving the son behind, but I am wondering what others with more experience think.
Chris
My first trip out there this weekend, I am leaving the son behind, but I am wondering what others with more experience think.
Chris