NH News, Events, Regulations, Links

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New Hampshire State Fishing Regulations (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

• 2004 NH Freshwater Fishing Digest
  
• 2004 NH Saltwater Fishing Digest
  
• 2004 NH Boating Regulations
  

NH Openwater Fishing Events

• Tournaments
  
• MFF NH Derby Board
  

NH Bait and Tackle Shops

• AJ's Bait and Tackle, Meredith, NH
  
• LL Cote/Percy's Flies, Errol, NH
  

NH Fishing Guides

more to follow...

NH Sportsmen's Clubs and Organizations

more to follow...

News

• NH Fish & Game News Releases
  
  
• 2004 NH Freshwater Fish Stocking Reports
  
  
  
• Fishing Report, Week of April 8, 2004
  
• Fishing Report, Week of April 15, 2004
  
• Fishing Report, Week of April 22, 2004
  
• Fishing Report, Week of April 29, 2004
  
• Fishing Report, Week of May 6, 2004
  
• Fishing Report, Week of May 13, 2004
  
• Fishing Report, Week of May 20, 2004
  
• Fishing Report, Week of May 27, 2004
  
• Fishing Report, Week of June 3, 2004
  
• Fishing Report, Week of June 10, 2004
  
• Fishing Report, Week of June 17, 2004
  

Links

• USGS Real-Time Daily Stream Flow Conditions for New Hampshire
  
• NH Watersheds
  
• NH Fish and Game Department
  
• Purchase Your NH Fishing License Online!!
  
• Mandatory NH Boating Safety and License Course
  
• NH Marine Patrol
  
• 2004 NH Tide Charts/Timetables
  
• NH Coast Guard
  
• NH Outdoors
  
• Get the Lead Out!
  
• Catch & Release Tips
  

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2003 NH Statewide Stocking Summary

Species		Age		Number		Weight (lbs)
ATS		3+YR		806		3,224.00
ATS		UFF		262,200		89.80
BT		1+YR		138,698		35,575.90
BT		2+YR		3,500		636.40
BT		FING		10,036		647.00
EBT		1+YR		453,401		141,219.90
EBT		2+YR		16,879		17,993.00
EBT		3+YR		1,387		3,846.00
EBT		FING		296,831		2,661.50
LLS		1+YR		65,006		9,048.70
LLS		FING		29,649		910.00
LLS		UFF		19,817		8.60
RT		1+YR		314,950		176,514.60
RT		2+YR		2,040		2,670.00
RT		3+YR		391		2,675.00
RT		FING		96,438		885.00
TT		1+YR		8,119		2,153.00

• ATS = Atlantic Salmon
• BT = Brown Trout
• EBT = Eastern Brook Trout
• LLS = Landlock Salmon
• RT = Rainbow Trout
• TT = Tiger Trout (brook trout/brown trout hybrid)
• UFF = Unfed Fry
• FING = Fingerling
• SPL = Splake

State law prohibits the Fish and Game department from telling the public when and where they will stock, but they can tell us how much they plan on stocking.  I will get the 2004 numbers up as soon as I have them compiled.

You can always find out complete details at the close of each season by looking at the full stocking report for the prior year to give you an idea of what goes where.  This should aid in your search for new water and trophy fish!

Click here for complete 2003 NH stocking report.

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Just a reminder...

Saturday May 29th is open house for all NH state hatcheries.  Please be sure to visit one if you are in the nearby vicinity and learn all about the fish stocking program in our state!

There will be lots of interactive exhibits, staff on hand to answer questions, and tours of the hatchery system.

Hatcheries are located in:

Berlin, Milford, New Hampton, Powder Mill, Twin Mountain, and Warren

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2003 vs. 2004 NH Statewide Stocking Projections

Species		Age		2003		2004		% Change
BT		1+YR		138,698		130,800		-5.7%
EBT		1+YR		453,401		451,800		-0.4%
EBT		2+YR		16,879		15,565		-7.8%
EBT		3+YR		1,387		1,610		+16.1%
RT		1+YR		314,950		273,800		-13.1%
TT		1+YR		8,119		2,000		-75.4%

These figures reflect the percent change in numbers of fish to be stocked from the 2003 season versus this upcoming/current 2004 fishing season in NH.

This is based upon the information that NH Fish & Game has released to the public thus far.  The state hatcheries suffered some serious setbacks in the last year with a significant loss of fish due to algal blooms, pump failures, and staffing issues.

Rumored projections were that the stocking would be down approximately 30% this season.  Looks like they aren't going to do too badly after all.  If you crunch the numbers, they are actually down 27%.  However, several hatcheries retired more than the usual amount of brood stock this year to help offset the loss of fish.  The increase of 16.1% offsets the overall loss to about an 11% decrease in stocking this year.

I don't include the tiger trout numbers in this calculation because they are only stocked in two ponds within the entire state.  Therefore, the decrease in stocking could simply be reflective of population management of this species in these two ponds.

Retired brood stock are three year old or older fish that weigh 4 lbs and up!!  You can see that those fish are actually up 16% for this year which should make for some fun fishing if you can locate them!!

You should also keep in mind that this reflects stocked fish only.  It doesn't necessarily mean that the quality of fishing will be down this year.  You also have to take into consideration the possibility of hold-over and wild fish in our fisheries!

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Hey gang!  Good news in the Granite state for those in search of stocked fish.  Governor Benson will be signing into law tomorrow Senate Bill 340. This new law gives Fish and Game the authority to release the names of locations that were stocked with fish the previous week.  This list will be available on Thursday of each week on the department's web site.

I will post links to it in the first post on this thread.