Fishing
Let's go fishing
Attention experienced anglers! The New Hampshire Fish and Game
Department needs you as a volunteer fishing instructor for the Let's Go
Fishing program, where you'll have a chance to teach basic fishing to
youth and adults. The Let's Go Fishing program will hold certification
trainings for new fishing instructors on Saturday, March 29, from 9:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Fish and Game Region 1 office, 629B Main Street
in Lancaster; and on Saturday, April 5, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., at
Fish and Game Headquarters, 11 Hazen Drive in Concord. It is only
necessary to attend one of the scheduled training classes to become
certified. The certification program is required in order to be an
instructor in this popular, long-standing program. To sign up for
the free training, call Lisa Collins at (603) 271-3212 or email
aquatic-ed@wildlife.nh.gov; in addition, you must print out and return
a Let's Go Fishing volunteer application form, which can be found on
the Fish and Game website at
http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Fishing/lets_go_fishing.htm (or ask to
get one by mail when you call). Applications must be received by March
21 to reserve your spot in the class. Lunch will be served. The
Let's Go Fishing Program's basic fishing classes are fun, easy to teach
and very popular. The instructor trainings will cover the ins and outs
of Let's Go Fishing program operation, teaching techniques and policy
and procedures. As well as ethics, pond ecology, rules and regulations
and an overview of equipment and safety. After completing the
training, participants have the opportunity to join an existing team of
volunteer fishing instructors who present programs across the
state. The Let's Go Fishing program also offers: basic freshwater
fishing, saltwater fishing, ice fishing, fly tying, fly fishing and
saltwater fly fishing. Over the past ten years, thousands of
children and adults have learned to be safe, ethical and successful
anglers through the Let's Go Fishing program. The program is federally
funded through the Sport Fish Restoration Program -- a true user-pay,
user-benefit program. Your purchase of fishing tackle, firearms,
ammunition, archery equipment and motorboat fuels, along with license
sales, helps fund sport fish and wildlife restoration in New Hampshire,
in turn providing opportunities for fishing, hunting and other
wildlife-associated recreation.
The New Hampshire Fish and Game
Department works to conserve, manage and protect the state's fish and
wildlife and their habitats, as well as providing the public with
opportunities to use and appreciate these resources. Visit
http://www.FishNH.com.
More than 250 depth maps available for NH lakes and ponds
New Hampshire anglers can now access more than 250
depth maps of the state's lakes and ponds on the New Hampshire Fish and
Game Department website. While they are
not for navigational use, the maps can help anglers find the sharp
dropoff points and other rapid changes in water depth where there is a
rich abundance of fish during warm summer months. In addition to
providing depth measurements, some of the maps include other
information such as species lists, access information and road systems
in the surrounding area. Maps continue to be updated periodically with
this type of information. The maps are available free of charge and in easy-to-download PDF format at http://wildlife.state.nh.us/Fishing/bathy_maps.htm. The
data used to create the maps is not currently available for all lakes
and ponds in the state. However, as depth data for additional lakes and
ponds is generated by N.H. Department of Environmental Services survey
crews, maps of those waterbodies will be developed and posted to the
website.
The
New Hampshire Fish and Game Department works to conserve, manage and
protect the state's fish and wildlife and their habitats, as well as
providing the public with opportunities to use and appreciate these
resources.
Suggested Fishing Locations
PLEASE NOTE: This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all available fishing locations. It is a list of suggested locations compiled by fisheries biologists who live and work in the region. List published by the NH Fish & Game Department. For more information on fishing in NH go to the NHF&G's Fishing in NH You can now order a Fishing License online
American Eel |
Connecticut River (Woodsville south) |
Black Crappie |
Connecticut River (Lancaster south) |
Brook Trout |
All brooks and major river systems, Androscoggin River, upper
Connecticut River, Nash Stream, Clear Stream, Indian Stream,
Perry Stream, Mohawk River, Simms Stream, Wild River, designated
trout ponds: Little Diamond Pond, Joe Coffin Pond, Back Lake,
Profile Lake, Echo Lake, South Pond, Little Bog Pond, Trio
Ponds, Munn Pond, Sessions Pond, Big Dummer Pond |
Brown Trout |
Ammonoosuc River (Lisbon/Littleton), upper and lower Connecticut
River, Androscoggin River, Mohawk River, Simms Stream, Lake
Francis, Christine Lake, Little Dummer Pond, Cedar Pond, Moore
Reservoir, Streeter Pond |
Brown Bullhead |
Nearly all lakes, ponds, and medium to large rivers, Androscoggin
River, Pontook Reservoir (Androscoggin River) |
Chain Pickerel |
Nearly all lakes, ponds, and medium to large rivers, Connecticut
River, Lake Umbagog, Big Cherry Pond, Perch Pond, Ogontz Lake,
Partridge Lake, Dodge Pond, Moore Reservoir |
Cusk (Burbot) |
1st and 2nd Connecticut Lake, South Pond, Upper Ammonoosuc
River |
Fallfish |
Androscoggin River, Magalloway River |
Lake Trout |
Big Diamond Pond, Connecticut Lakes, Big Greenough Pond,
South Pond |
Lake Whitefish |
Upper Connecticut River |
Landlocked Salmon |
1st and 2nd Connecticut Lakes, Francis Lake, upper Connecticut
River |
Largemouth Bass |
Burns Lake, Mirror Lake, Cedar Pond, Martin Meadow Pond,
Forest Lake, Moore Reservoir, Partridge Lake, Nay Pond, Jericho
Pond, Dodge Pond |
Northern Pike |
Connecticut River and backwaters, Androscoggin River (Milan
south) Dodge Pond, Flag Pond, Jericho Pond, Ogontz Lake, Partridge
Lake, Moore Reservoir, Perch Pond |
Pumpkinseed |
Nearly all lakes, ponds, and medium to large rivers. |
Rainbow Trout |
Akers Pond, 3rd Connecticut Lake, Cedar Pond, Martin Meadow
Pond, Pearl Lake, Streeter Pond, Mirror Lake, Androscoggin
River, Ammonoosuc River, Connecticut River, Moose River, Peabody
River, Wild River |
Rock Bass |
Connecticut River, Moore Reservoir, Nay Pond, Partridge Lake |
Smallmouth Bass |
Forest Lake, Lake Umbagog, Moore Reservoir, Back Lake,
Cedar Pond, Pontook Reservoir, Mirror Lake, Martin
Meadow Pond, Partridge Lake, Nay Pond, Jericho Pond,
Androscoggin River, Magalloway River, Connecticut River
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Yellow Perch |
Nearly all lakes, ponds, and medium to large rivers, Connecticut
River, Androscoggin River |
Walleye |
Connecticut River (Woodsville south to Mass. border) |
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