2017 New Hampshire Reports

[bdowning]

Pink teasers rule !

 

-bd

 

 

had to work to find them today.  Had a 32" on and a 28" grabbed the teaser. Both released. 

 

[JorgeVillalobos]

Plugged a local inlet on the drop tonight. Only had one fish in four hours but she was a pig. Easily the fattest 33" fish I've ever seen. She had a 14 inch shad lodged in her throat. Not sure why she hit the mag darter.

[NHangler87]

Yesterday in Little Harbor, got 4 fish on the tube and worm rig, biggest 26". I got a bite nearly every pass, but only hooked up maybe 20% of the time. The little bastards bit 2/3 of the worm of the hook and boogied.

[OTF]

Doing well inshore as well.  Seems that they are keyed into smaller baits at this time.  No size to speak of though.  

On a side note, the shad are still around and actively feeding.  A 20 inch American Shad fights much harder than a 20 inch striper!  

[RyeToast]

On 6/19/2017 at 3:03 AM, JorgeVillalobos said:

She had a 14 inch shad lodged in her throat. Not sure why she hit the mag darter.

Greed, for lack of a better word, is good. 

[Minnowcatcher36]

Fishing off shore today near the mouth of the piscataqua two of us landed 8 stripers, I cot the best bass I've cot in over 5 seasons. 38" weighed 17.23 lbs. 

[Sngl2th]

On 6/17/2017 at 9:43 PM, stormy monday said:

Hit Hampton today for some pre-father's day "me" time with an 8 weight I just finished. Got 8 or 9 schoolies but a mid 20s American shad really made my day. On a chartreuse flatwing of all things. Been fishing that spot 30 years and never got a shad there before...

nice report. It's always tons of fun to get a shad surprise.

[NHangler87]

Last night in Little Bay caught the tail end of the incoming tide, and fished for about 4 hours. Caught 1 24 inch schoolie trolling a tube and worm rig.

[NHFishFinder]

Hitting the Piscataqua by boat tomorrow morning... any general advice on where the fish have moved? I knew where they were a week ago but I've been out of town. I only have a couple of hours , but planning to fish near the mouth somewhere.  Any intel is much appreciated. Please no spot burns!

[NHangler87]

Little Bay again last night. First pass with the tube and worm rig, 28" keeper.

 

 

[NHFishFinder]

 Nice! I found plenty of 16-22" fish from 4:30-6:00 this morning but no keepers. 

[striperondafly]

Did you venture out of the river to the beaches? beachfront even at low tide in the dark is holding bigger fish. 

[NHangler87]

21 minutes ago, striperondafly said:

Did you venture out of the river to the beaches? beachfront even at low tide in the dark is holding bigger fish. 

Got a small boat, 14' skiff, could go beachfront but it'd have to be early morning on a calm day. I have been thinking about giving that a shot on a early weekend day though. I'm not a night fisherman though.

[striperondafly]

slow day for all I spoke with and a slow night for those who fished last night. Fished 630-1130 today. 4 just over 28" for me and one for my brother and none for his GF -  many shorts from 12"-22" or so and good weather to make it a nice day but I'll take **** weather and real fish any day. Second trip in a row that I didn't see any 40" fish. Talked to a really nice Mass Marine guy and did a short interview before he weighed the one fish we kept for dinner tonight.  Pogies are around - mr charley showed up at the mouth of one of the rivers today chasing the pogies along ith the stripers - 80-120lb class fish i was told. My favorite time of year I want a tuna on spin gear topwater this year. 

[NHFishFinder]

Slow couple of hours this morning. 3 short fish was all I found. A few other boats around, but they weren't catching either.