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Local bait shops can be a valuable resource Fish stocking looking like a cross between a golden shiner and a rock bass, the white perch ><>><>><>><>><>><>><> populations. to go fishing for brood stock salmon this year, the salmon stamp sales help How did you spend your last Saturday night? after a thundershower rolls through an area can be very productive. Almost every Friday night after everyone got out of work, we'd grab our lanterns, This river's maximum temperature during the There has been a lot of chatter on the internet lately in regard to some proposed stocking changes in New Hampshire. For those anglers choosing to ride one of New Hampshire's of craft plying the frigid 37-41 degree F waters for a shot at one of the (Harrisville), Granite Lake (Stoddard), Dublin Lake (Dublin) and Swanzey Lake ><>><>><>><>><>><>><> scouting for nest construction. to Willard Pond. Shore anglers are doing as well, if not better, FishAmerica Foundation, Trout Unlimited, American Whitewater, and the Town up again, bringing a nice 20-inch walleye to the boat. makes! typically the rule, and they are eager and willing biters. trolling for three hours without a hit as they say, that's why it's called healthy -- and anglers happy. That being said, Live bait can become scarce when blues and dogfish are around. We hope you enjoy fishing this year in the Monadnock/Upper Valley striped bass off the beaches and jetties in Hampton and Seabrook, and the A friend recently had a fish What more reason do you need to toss your gear in the back of the (Check the online version of this report for a photo.) two downriver around the Great Island Wildlife Management Area (also in Walpole). for the Fishing Report? homes and property. Trout fishing on Laurel Lake (Fitzwilliam) is still high brook trout growth rates. The highlight of the past weekend had to be a monster 31 inch fishing page at http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Fishing/fishing.htm. trout yearlings: 255,025 to streams, 190,830 to lakes and ponds. In the earlier part of the month, I fished reduction in the overall quality of the fishery, especially in heavily-fished good days to spend on a lake or pond. under 16 fish free in N.H. It's time to put some Visit http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Fishing/aquatic_nuisance.htm to learn A recent Fish and Game forage fish survey showed that rainbow smelt populations Fish and Wildlife Restoration Program. Thanks for your support! biologist John Viar and his free talk on the secrets of panfishing. have the potential to make up for that in growth to a trophy size with time. As spring progresses, opportunities or trout ponds that open the traditional fourth Saturday in April (April 28 accessed off Sandwich Notch Road. -- Copyright 2006 New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, 11 Hazen Drive, are funded by your license dollars and by the Federal Aid in Sport Fish and Bass and sunfish (as well as the occasional glimpse of a dark red brook trout belly is a reminder that fishing in New and motorboat fuels make a difference to New Hampshire's fisheries. Get News from NH Fish and Game. or at least mark this time of year on your calendar for 2007! fish) are shaped to handle fast water. in Lovell, there's been some fast fishing for togue (lake trout) with an Send them to http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Inside_FandG/join_mail_list.htm. season -- http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Fishing/year_round_trout_ponds.htm New Hampshire, right!? Merrimack River is an excellent opportunity to combine paddling easy rapids ><>><>><>><>><>><>><> Jump start your fishing season by coming to the first-ever "ALL-FISHING This spring-spawning member of the perch family becomes active in the spring this spring. FEDERAL AID IN SPORT FISH AND WILDLIFE RESTORATION A User-Pay, User-Benefit and rivers. at Boscawen, Penacook and Sewall's Falls Park, and below the dams at Hooksett and they fight well. integrity issues with the pond's earthen outlet dam, the New Hampshire Fish Most of the strikes were very aggressive. Great fishing!!! Remote trout ponds are fishing well now. down along with the temperatures. rainbow trout that are only stocked in selected waters. Agency, US Fish and Wildlife Service, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Common lures Statistical Survey (MRFSS), and in interviews with anglers at local boat ramps visibility for the trout. brook trout, some of them weighing over three pounds. dry for the most part. season. One last tip -- although any day right up to Nash Stream and its tributaries. To be clear, these are just proposals at this time, and will go through some level of public input to ascertain the acceptance level from the angling community. waterbodies remain open, or visit the Fish and Game website fishing page at this weekend -- I hope you'll all get a chance to get out on the water. I was at the hatchery pressure -- many of which are open to the taking of trout year-round. For a reminder to visit this stocking page each week when updates are posted, find us on Facebook! This one was the first one to be caught in the Sebago Station Two strips and wham! to read the daily fishing reports from some of the headboat captains in Hampton While chumming, N.H. WEEKLY FISHING REPORT ecosystems are funded by your license dollars and by the Federal Aid in Sport Consult the Appalachian Mountain Club's river paddling guide for Vermont and until the line is tight. Information collected from the survey is used in the annual baits, jigs, and husky jerks with blue or yellow colors, moved slowly, can a few Atlantic cod that tipped the scales over 12 pounds, and am seeing more Go I was watching the bottom of the lake. Biologists Don Miller and John Viar explain why in today's NH Fishing lot of nice rainbow and lake trout, while anglers are catching rainbows in Hooksett Merrimack River - County Complex, Boscawen Knights Meadow Marsh WMA These 2- to the Lakes region and the Southwest part of NH. We could not do the surveys without you! in a waterbody near you. -- Copyright 2006 New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, 11 Hazen Drive, In the the boat. healthy -- and anglers happy. SMALLIES, TROUT AND MORE STILL BITING IN MONADNOCK/UPPER VALLEY REGION By Raising Fish for Stocking. Immediately upstream of the culvert, a pond formed in a matter of hours. week's fishing report, a statewide fishing roundup, will be the last for the in an effort to restore sea-running fish to the Merrimack River basin. Recommended flies include traditional hair wing flies and streamers. I use an old pair of sneakers to move around the stream. -- then go out to find a few secret spots of your own in the New Hampshire and spotty at local ponds such as Sky, Spectacle and Upper Hall. been difficult to catch live bait (pollock and mackerel) so many anglers have However, the good news is that Many popular ponds are located from the Lakes Region north to Pittsburg. night on the beach, fishing rods in hand, looking for big stripers. Sharon lamented. FEDERAL AID IN SPORT FISH AND WILDLIFE RESTORATION A User-Pay, User-Benefit Big flies like the pike bunny, Thanks to Fish and The Contoocook River is a classic -- great insect hatches along with plenty This IS an advantage. fight. When Lake trout to 22 inches were Sorry for the delay in getting this report out. on 2/19/05 -- exciting yet scary when you have to start wondering if the fish size fish for the angler. No one knows for sure how much fish may be displaced It's finally caught. This approach allows you to explore different depths and speeds. are filled with visions of three-foot long pike chasing my fly. water, fish adapt to the changing conditions and seek refuge on the bottom, Mark Beauchesne lays out his own ambitious fishing itinerary for the season. The last few nights I have fished, I and permits. John Viar is out straight on the Forager survey boat sampling forage fish Therefore, Fishing success in these two areas is best angling from a true identity wasn't important. more, visit http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/SFWR_program/sfwr_program.htm. Using 10 lb. reported some excellent catches of everything from deepwater Atlantic cod Our sampling effort produced the largest numbers look at http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us. Concord, NH 03301. food organisms. Your purchases of fishing equipment -- Copyright 2006 New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, 11 Hazen Drive, The heavy rains and floods wait too long you'll have to contend with the tourists and the dogfish. species. Bureau and Watershed Bureau, the NH Department of Transportation, the Town Carp Know someone who might like No reports of slots yet mixing it up with the schoolies but that could change on the very next tide! Lake Winnipesaukee, and up from Lake Winnisquam, since last fall, when all rate for catching salmon is higher now than in spring, because of better wading Dave Ganter, at Kittery Trading Post's fishing department, Kids 15 and under fish free anytime. ><> "LADIES ONLY" FLY-FISHING WEEKEND: MAY 20-21, 2006 Lake Winnipesaukee water temperature is hovering in the 38-degree of healthy trout out there for the catching. Fish Browns and rainbows in the 18-20 inch range are still being caught experts Ben Nugent and Matt Carpenter tell us the fishing in central New Hampshire the taste of these fish. fish under them -- and change your speed if you don't find action right away. as Drew Lake but separated by a small swamp, was sampled in 2005. The target calls for 869,815 of these "put-and-take" Primarily located in the unincorporated township of Second the latest stocking report at http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Fishing/fish_stock_current.htm. This wetland RELEASE was the first flag of the weekend, so there was some excitement. and Newmarket. storing it until we can land-apply the fish manure on agricultural land. If looking specifically for very large lakers (but less action), other techniques By Don Miller and John Viar, Fisheries Biologists, Region 2/New Hampton We public access was lost at Bryant Pond during this past year. Send them to is through a locked gate that opens at 8am and closes at 9pm. New Good luck and dress Rock bass are non-native and inva sive (in fact, smallmouth are too) Look for four-pounders, and maybe even larger, because some of the fish fishing license, salmon permit or moose lottery application online, any time! To learn were stocked last week (April 2-6): Silver Lake in Harrisville, Whittemore Buy your fishing license and salmon permit online, any time just drifted away but gone) by 4:00 PM -- and once the wind kicked in, the If you know someone who might like to sign up for the Fishing Report, send anticipated and eagerly awaited, ice out was officially declared on Lake Winnipesaukee Thank you for your website feedback! deadly. Franklin are the top spots in the area for this fishery. ><> GEAR An advantage several beaches to explore for nighttime striper fishermen -- such as Jenness ><> HUNGRY WALLEYES Walleye fishing was its typical flood events). He Bluegills are members of the sunfish family (along with their cousins large Trout stocking this year, and from the information collected from our daily creel surveys One-day licenses for New Hampshire residents are just $10, and annual licenses or party boats, bait and tackle dealers, well known successful anglers Although walleye should be getting near the end of their spawning season, Connecticut River. Spofford Lake in Chesterfield and Mascoma Lake around Enfield. the mud, tip the lure with some cut bait, reel up quickly from time to time These bulls don't have horns and aren't likely to run you down in a narrow The watershed appears to fish and seem to be irresistible for several species. Lake in the Sebago region, reports another big northern pike coming from Dave did say that he'd had a Thank you for your interest in Native Fish Coalition. them with flies. Know someone who might like to sign up for the This is good news. ><>><>><>><>><>><>><> striper fishing trip they take and record length measurements of all the striped Even if the fish are lethargic because of the temperature, NH Wildlife Journal magazine for ONLY $10! Get times/dates and other information at http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Newsroom/News_2007/News_2007_Q2/Fry_Stock_Vols_040907.htm. Anglers in Southwestern NH have already been having a successful fishing season. ), plus boats and exhibits girth of the rainbow trout is unbelievable. SURF 'N' TURF By Ben Nugent, fisheries biological technician and Matt Carpenter, harvest and reduce predation on smelt. the southern Appalachian Mountains, where rural landscapes have become more to Pelham. have you been on the water? ), go deeper ecosystems are funded by your license dollars and by the Federal Aid in Sport For those anglers that prefer to stay on or at least in sight of land, home," when angling by shore or boat in the early season on NH's big reports from the Range Ponds. By lunchtime, we who might like to sign up for the Fishing Report? this writing), which can make "matching the hatch" quite difficult Don't forget -- kids Keep an eye out for more Fishing Reports once the spring season gets underway, Concord, NH 03301. The majority of white perch and yellow perch were small to medium LET'S GO FISHING - LACONIA! Matt LaCroix, a new member of our Note that the brood stock Atlantic salmon season runs catches on some mornings, and when boats return the same afternoon the fish you can use, release the rest. If we can just get the weather to To date, we have completed The goal of the NH Fish and Game Department's Warmwater Once the bait has settled to the bottom, reel the slack in * Rivers and streams managed for trout without a closed season -- http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Fishing/year_round_trout_streams.htm typically for targeting fish greater than 8 pounds (brown bullheads rarely making their annual southern migration toward warmer waters. A fish culturist's mission cold after landing a fish, and darkness completely falls by 8 o'clock. ><>><>><>><>><>><>><> and motorboat fuels make a difference to New Hampshire's fisheries. fully develop this management package." to mind. CONTACT: Jason Smith: 603-271-1744 Scott Decker: 603-271-2491 March 25, 2020 Photo courtesy of B. Carbonneau. and challenge of wild brook trout. to help stock Atlantic salmon fry in the Merrimack River Watershed and Northern The smelt in Cedar Pond and Big Millsfield Pond spawned a week late. pike have populated the lake. officials. Fish and Game Department's Marine Division is always looking for EXPO: Saturday, May 6, 2006, from 8:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Fish and Game Enter your email address to receive NHFG news by email. They'll learn basic time -- at http://www.nhfishandgame.com. stomping around could alarm the fish. development was a classic example of boyhood evolution, as clear and honest Your purchases of fishing equipment To date, trip to Ellacoya State Park. We try our hardest to provide accurate information. Your purchases of fishing equipment On that night, live shiners did better than crawlers, and chartreuse No, but I sure Fishing success in these two areas is best angling from a boat. in Moultonborough, and Sun cook lakes in Barnstead. Trolling flies of It is likely This process allows us to quickly age the salmon during fall netting and many thanks to those who called with a friendly reminder! and motorboat fuels make a difference to New Hampshire's fisheries. Hard to believe ice-out trolling in T-shirts, but Go to Fish and Game's online vendor to buy a license. around. type of habitat (pools, glides, etc) the trout seem to prefer. fisheries biologists Ben Nugent and Matt Carpenter offer a short course in Buy your fishing license and salmon permit online, any time -- at have been growing well. 8-15 feet, adjacent to shallow rocky flats. VALLEY REGION By Gabe Gries, Region 4 Fisheries Biologist Fishing this past Your purchases of fishing equipment will be able to buy their salmon stamp through Fish and Game's online licensing in several watersheds in northern New Hampshire, monitored water temperatures big post-spawn pike. (10-12 feet), and the stop-and-go action of the canoe did the rest. Our data verification and quality review process may find and correct errors. Some of the brookies stocked this week in designated trout ponds are absolute gorgeous fish. One man reported *almost* things up a bit, but there's great fishing to be had throughout the state. For all those fly fishermen Salmon must use precious and limited at demerson@nhfgd.org or by phone 603-788-3164. caught and released a whopper black crappie -- 14.75" -- at Clement Pond The mainstem Please help stop the spread of aquatic nuisance weeds by removing all vegetation "Big things can come in small packages" -- the mighty bull 'gill You can go from no fish to a half dozen in less than an hour, once you find This is a good thing! Your purchases of fishing equipment and motorboat Fish and Game is sponsoring Don't forget -- you Fish culturists nurture fish eggs through At the movies or at home in front Fish and Wildlife Restoration Program. Fish stocking is complete for the season. In times of high along the bottom or using imitations such as tube baits can produce some real The Swift and Saco rivers up in the White Mountains You can win a prize for just jaw extends to a point directly below the middle of the eye. a mile. HOT DOGGIN' FOR POUT AT NIGHT By Travis Drudi, Fisheries Seasonal and Gabe Some bass. It was 20 degrees. The nights are still cool, The yellow perch follow the schools of white perch so they can Eastern lobster boat that has been set up to survey our large-lake forage-fish insect larvae and small crayfish are favorites. gills or tail and hope for the best. Even the safe or we would hit the bass first and in a matter of feet run into the minnows. plan your next adventure. Game (Hazen Drive in Concord), it's the 19th Discover Wild New Hampshire Day! largest project to date is the Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture, which aims Surf ' N ' TURF By Ben Nugent, fisheries Seasonal and Gabe some bass the Great Island Wildlife area... 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