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Defiant Lobster has sandworms! Click here! |
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Written by Administrator
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Wednesday, 06 January 2010 |
Defiant Lobster in Hampton, NH has sandworms in for the ice fishing crowd. Go see the Tilton family at Defiant, and tell 'em the Marsh Marauders sent ya! |
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N.H. Saltwater Angler Registry Takes Effect January 1 |
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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 28 December 2009 |
NEW LAW IN 2010: National Saltwater Angler Registry
DURHAM, N.H. -- Starting January 1, most New Hampshire saltwater recreational anglers and spearfishers will need to be registered to fish for anadromous species in tidal waters or for any fish in Federal waters. New Hampshire anglers will need to register if they fish for or catch anadromous species like striped bass or smelt in tidal waters; or fish in Federal waters more than 3 miles from the ocean shore. Registration is quick, easy, and FREE in 2010. To register, visit www.CountMyFish.noaa.gov or call 1-888-674-7411, beginning January 1, 2010. You can register and fish the same day.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will use the information to create a National Saltwater Angler Registry, which will be used to gather information from saltwater fishermen. It is needed to enhance NOAA’s ability to produce timely and accurate estimates of the catch and harvest of saltwater fish by recreational anglers. “The Registry will vastly improve the quality of recreational catch and harvest information,” said Doug Grout, Chief of Marine Fisheries. “Having accurate estimates of recreational harvest is important in our efforts to work together with NOAA and anglers to protect the long-term sustainability of our oceans and saltwater fishing.” The registry is part of the Marine Recreational Information Program, a new tool being used improve the accuracy of recreational catch and harvest data that is vital to safeguarding the long-term health of our shared marine resources. The focus of the program is on saltwater recreational fishing, which nationally generates an estimated $82 billion in sales and supports over 500,000 jobs annually. There are a few exceptions to the registration requirement. New Hampshire anglers and spearfishers will not need to register if they are under 16 years old; only fish on licensed charter, party or guide boats; hold a Highly Migratory Species Angling permit; or hold and are fishing under a valid commercial license. Out-of-state saltwater anglers who are already registered with NOAA do not need to re-register to fish in New Hampshire. The registry is free the first year, but starting in 2011, a fee will be charged unless states have an approved saltwater recreational fishing license in place. Through legislation passed in 2009, New Hampshire met this requirement by establishing a recreational saltwater license that will take effect in January 2011. At that time, New Hampshire saltwater anglers will purchase the $15 license and be exempt from having to register with the National Saltwater Angler Registry. The new state license will ensure that fees paid by New Hampshire anglers stay in the state to help manage saltwater and anadromous fisheries. For a fact sheet with Frequently Asked Questions about the new angler registry, visit www.fishnh.com/marine/Saltwater_Registry_FAQs.html. Want to learn more? Listen in as Marine Chief Doug Grout talks about the new National Saltwater Registry on N.H. Fish and Game’s new podcast at http://blog.wildnh.com. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department is the guardian of the state’s fish, wildlife and marine resources and their habitats. Learn more about its stewardship of marine resources at www.fishnh.com/marine. |
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The Fall Run: A love / hate relationship |
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Written by Roccus
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Friday, 09 October 2009 |
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Why I hate and love the fall run thread... Ok... a few days until I pull the boat for another season...It was a good one, not a great one, my largest fish of the season topped out at a little over 48lbs... I caught my PB on a fly rod and caught alot of nice fish inbetween... I am deeply disturbed at the lack of school fish this season... I hope it's not a trend and just a seasonal glitch...
the fishing is not over, and if you want to keep at it, it will continue (in spurts) until thanksgiving...there was a time I used to have at it until then.. I'm older and wiser now...
1) First and foremost the fall run signals the end of the summer, boats need to be off the docks by october 15th.. Whaaaaaaaaaaaa!
2) I like to bass fish in a "T" shirt... gone are the days I enjoy being bundled up as if I were going to sit in a deer stand for muzzle loader season (I've got a picture for you all from the other night I need to download) .. besides it makes my friggin joints hurt!
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Last Updated ( Monday, 28 December 2009 )
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How life was intended to be |
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Written by Roccus
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Tuesday, 21 July 2009 |
This past week end is what life is SUPPOSED to be like... stress free ( almost) productive and shared with friends and loved ones...
I met Coalman at 8:00 hours for a lobstering run on Great bay...always being the captain wears on you so taking a ride with the Bay Man on his home turf was a treat beyond compare.. the beauty of the bay cannot be put into words.. and you never know what you may see... eagles, ospreys ,great blue herrings.. and even lowly commerants.. but you rarely see another boat.. refreshing!
After the bug traps were checked, baited and located to the best catching advantage... I tossed bucktail with porkrind trailers into the many rips that abound in the bay.. I realy need to get new pork rinds.. age has softend the rind, which tends to foul the hook.. in several instance cost me solid hits... Dave was kind enough to send me home with a couple of lobsters.. these would be for my Sunday dinner when Nancy returned from baby sitting the grand kids..
On my way home, I picked up a flat of herring for use in the morning as I was going to live line and chunk for bass....... |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 14 October 2009 )
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When the striped bass just won't bite |
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Written by Roccus
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Wednesday, 24 June 2009 |
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catch 'em... quite honestly, if I see bass crashing the surface, they are easy pickins.. I've never had a surface feeder not take my artificial..
I have had them finning on the surface and refuse conventional methods... for these times, I add a small dropper 18" in front of a surface swimmer, I've always used pork rind or a large slim streamer fly.. modern day fisherman favor soft plastics.. I say give 'em pork!.. this does two things, first it appeals to their competitive nature,they are feeding on small bait and "think" the other fish ( being the plug) is going to eat the baifish ( pork dropper) greed is a mighty thing and has been the undoing of many a man... and fish!
My 3rd 50+ lb striper came on a pork rind dropper in front of a yellow darter from Head of the meadow beach in '86... on a night when everyone was racking their rods in disgust because the bass were feeding on pin sized sand eels and those fisherman that October night were all armed with large surface swimmers because that is what was entrenched in their brains... think outside the box! - Roccus When they just won't take... |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 09 October 2009 )
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Written by Oddfish
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Tuesday, 23 June 2009 |
The Day the Ground Moved
I wasn't expecting much form today. I thought I might get to Hampton and have to turn around and go home. But to my surprise the beach didn't look too bad for a small craft warning day. I figured that I would not be able to pull traps though because of the wave, but I took the bait any way (luck thing). The swell was not steep and there was not wind to speak of, so I set about to pulling. Cruddy only six bugs, but this time of year you take what you can get. After the pulling was over, I went about to Mackerel fishing. I was looking for another 250 or so. Went to my reliable site. stayed there for 45 min with not one bite. Moved to where I had had some luck this last Tuesday. Right off the bat I hid a pollock / Mack combo off the shrimp sabiki. I get the line back down and come up with a double mack. That was the last fish caught there, even after a few resets. Move to another site that has been good to me. Not too long before a double mac. Then a pollock and another mac. But it's not like it was earlier just slow work...Then goes dead. Begrudgingly move to a new spot where I got a big cunner earlier in the week. The ground looks promising but has not given up it's secrets. I get down and nothing for 10 Min. Getting ready to move and I get a micro cod. Then a few solitary macks, then a few cunner, and cod and a lone pollock. Then it goes dead for about 15 min. I move back on the anchor and get a few more cunner, but I think the best part of the bottom is still behind me. The wind is picking up but not too bad so I drop back even further I now have about reasonable anchoring scope I'm out about 250 in 50 feet of water. I get a few cunner and then a small cod, then another, then a larger than infant one. Some more cunner , and then a 19" cod. My thought is that if there is a 19" cod there should be a legal one down there too. Bite goes dead again. I cum in some mussels and clams. I am about to pick up and leave when I get a decent fish on. It comes up a cunner over a pound. Then another big cunner. So Now I rig for cunner ; tiny bits of mussel on the shrimp sabiki w/ the squid doodler. I throw on a fat clam part on the doodler, against my better judgment. I am doing this on my open faced reel attached to a casting rod. I let the line bounce off my finger every time it goes around the spool. I finally get down with the big clam and just as I suspect, with the clam I get jangled up with the bottom. I'm about to break the line after two unsuccessful attempts at recovery, when the ground moves.....I think I must have tangled the line on the bottom too, don't know how but it seems to be coming off in many places. I get the line up about 5' and the bottom is still tugging and bouncing.......Nor really believing or processing this funny ground problem I look at the tip of the pole and it is pulling down and bouncing........The light bulb finally lights I have a big F'en fish on the pole. Now I get scared I have literally tied the doodler with several overhand knots. The sabiki is only good for about 10# test. and I've got something big. I realize that the line is most likely frayed in several places. I keep working the bottom up and being gentle. I finally get it to the surface and net it. It's an 11 pound cod on the doodle, caught in the cheek with the doodle and in the mouth with one of the sabiki hooks. I got my Father's Day present form God a day early. There is no reason that that fish should have been landed. I had even by may standards a full blow googan event going.......Over hand know, the doodle has a broken fin that is sharp, I didn't realize I had a bid fish.........The list goes on. But none the less it was a good day 9 mack's, 12 cunner, 5 pollock, one black sea bass, and 7 cod. Half the cod was served for dinner.
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