Above the upper dam in Madison, the river runs through a rural and semi-remote wooded area with limited shore side development, ancient Native American petroglyths, and abundant wildlife including Eagles, Ducks, Beaver, Otter, Deer and the occasional Moose.

As in Madison, the river in Solon is far enough away from Route 201 to be out of hearing range of the log trucks! With Browns, Rainbows, Brook Trout and Landlocked Salmon, and 5+ miles of driftable water, this section is arguably the finest "Float" fishery in all of New England!

Although walk-in access is somewhat limited, there is a good stretch of easily waded water located off the Route 201A bridge (especially at the Evergreen Campground!) In addition, although wading can be tricky (but not dangerous), there is public access at Carratunk Falls.

The hatches in this section (although possibly not as strong and diverse as those downriver) are reliable, and along with the abundant forage fish, helgramites, etc., are sufficient to support large numbers of trout with some reaching trophy size (mostly Browns).

Between the 201A bridge and the primitive boat launch on the Dump Road in North Anson, there are miles of river with trout scattered throughout the entire length. With miles of river and numerous channels, there is more water than you can effectively fish in a day.

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