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Striped Bass fishing in New Hampshire is off to an excellent start in '09!

June 22nd 2009 | Striper fishing in NH so far this season has been much better compared to last years abysmal season. Striped Bass fishing reports from New Hampshire, northeastern Massachusetts and southern Maine have been great thus far. Mackerel reports are also good, with some nice Stripers being taking while live bait fishing.

The marsh fishing has returned to normal, and around Mother's Day the first striped bass of 2009 were taken from the Hampton Marsh. Topwater lures and plugs, especially "Spooks", have been very productive for Striped Bass up to 10 pounds in the marshes and rivers. Jerk baits, like Bombers have also produced many stripers so far this season. Chrome with black and the "Chicken Scratch" pattern Bombers have been especially popular. I have had so much fun with a wooden spook handmade by Roccus Joe, that the only other artificials I have thrown have been Bombers and a handmade pogie swimmer. I have yet to personally catch a striped bass on a plastic/rubber swimbait so far in 2009, which is almost unheard of. 

Hopefully we will be doing more live eel fishing starting this week, and we will be drifting more macks along the shoreline again starting after the July 4th holiday. Hopefully the surfcasting along the New Hamphire shoreline for striped bass will be once again productive. 

Don't forget to check out our New Hampshire, Maine and Massachusetts striper fishing reports forums. Dedicated to local area striped bass anglers, and updated daily!

- the Marsh Marauders

Gloucester to Maine fishing report

June 22nd 2009 | Flounder fever has gripped the North Shore as well. A Nahant kayaker I know of, who like many of us lives to catch bass, has taken a striper sabbatical for a while to cash in on all the flounder he has been spotting below his craft by Bass Rocks, Saunders Ledge and off the Kerry Club. Generally, the water here is so clear you can see the flatfish lying around the ledges, sand and mussel beds. Harbor pollock on the North Shore, while still numerous, have slacked off when compared to the action a few weeks ago. When this happens, they seem to be more valued by stripers. I’ve found more pollock on the flooding tide than the ebb, and from shore they work well about 8-feet below an unweighted Styrofoam float, while boaters will do best slowly trolling them around areas such as the Shags, Tinkers Gut and Castle Rock.
Thatchers Island and Brace Cove have been good in Gloucester for tube and wormers and anglers trolling pollock for bass are catching fish from the 30-inch range and up. A brace of 5- to 6-pound bluefish have arrived, putting your soft-plastic shad baits in peril should you employ umbrella-type rigs. But probably the hottest area in the North Shore is the Plum Island area. Clandestine casters have been taking a number of 40-pound-class fish. Joppa Flats is jumping come nightfall for those slinging eels, trolling the tube and worm, fishing 4-ounce yellow-and-red StriperSniper Pencils and Bill Hurley Rat Tails. Moreover, the sandbar at the mouth of the Merrimack remains sizzling hot as stripers focus in on sand eels. Lot 1 off the Parker River Wildlife Reservation is delivering the goods for clam and sea worm soakers at first light. And guys continue to pick away at flounder from both shore and boat in Plum Island Sound. Those taking the steam out to the Northwest corner of Stellwagen are tempting pelagics with black squid bars and live pogies.
It’s chunking and eel drifting time in the Piscataqua River. An alternative is tinker mackerel, which randomly flash between the mouth of the river and Hampton Harbor. And if flounder are in your sights, a sea worm or clam gob in Hampton Harbor, Rye Harbor or Portsmouth is the best method. Breeder cod have ditched the Isle of Shoals and beat a retreat out to deeper water. Those making the trip out to Southern Jeffreys Ledge are finding market-sized cod, haddock, cusk and even the occasional wolffish. The fishing is very exciting in southern Maine, where casters are crowing about “common” 40-inch fish according to Saco Bay Tackle Company. Higgins Beach is hot for the tube troops, chunkers are taking nice fish from Old Orchard Beach and pluggers aren’t doing half bad from Pine Point. Offshore, it’s “football” season from Tantas to Jeffreys as school tuna bust on sea herring and mackerel. There has even been the arrival of a more sinister presence – blue sharks! 

- Cold Waters

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One night live eel fishing in June with Roccus netted us both numerous stripers between 10 and 35 pounds. This was an "all-nighter", so fishing from 9pm to 6am was extremely productive. The last batch of fish were all over 35 pounds. After hooking up with a 36 pounder that was on its way upriver, I turned around to see Roc hook up with an even larger striper. Turned out be "# 10", his 10th 50+. You can read more about this slammer night of striper fishing at the link below...

Slammer Striped Bass All-Nighter

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If you're looking for local New Hampshire striped bass fishing reports, here is where you will find them!

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The State of New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States named after the southern English county of Hampshire. The state ranks 44th in land area, 46th in total area of the 50 states, and 41st in population. It was one of the original Thirteen Colonies and became the ninth state to ratify the United States Constitution. New Hampshire was the first U.S. state to have its own state constitution, and is one of the few states without a general sales tax and income tax. Its license plates carry the state motto: "Live Free or Die." The state nickname is "The Granite State", in reference both to its geology and to its tradition of self-sufficiency.

New Hampshire's recreational attractions include skiing and other winter sports, observing the spectacular fall foliage, summer cottages along many lakes, motor sports at the New Hampshire International Speedway, home of NASCAR events and the Loudon Classic, and Bike Week, a popular motorcycle rally associated with the Loudon Classic, held in Laconia in June. - Excerpts taken from Wikipedia.com

But most importantly to us....FISHING & HUNTING! New Hampshire may have the shortest length of coastline of any  U.S. state, at 18 miles, but our 18 miles are vastly overlooked and underrated. From rocky cliffs to sandy beaches, estuaries to bays, NH has it all! Our coastline is a Striped Bass paradise, and that's just the saltwater...

The Piscataqua River and its several tributaries form the state's only significant ocean port where they flow into the Atlantic at Portsmouth. The Salmon Falls River and the Piscataqua define the southern portion of the border with Maine. The state has an ongoing boundary dispute with Maine in the area of Portsmouth Harbor, with New Hampshire claiming dominion over several islands (now known as Seavey Island) that include the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard as well as to the Maine towns of Kittery and Berwick. - Excerpts taken from Wikipedia.com

And ofcourse, our beloved Hampton Beach is a famous summertime hot spot & resort destination. With plenty of charters for fishing, whale watching, and cruises.

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Bookmark the following pages for the latest on fishing New Hampshire and surround areas including southern Maine and northeastern Massachusetts.

New Hampshire striper fishing forums and NH fishing reports:

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Striped Bass fishing in New Hampshire is somewhat underrated, but we wouldn't have it any other way! :)

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 * (Excerpt from Saltwater Sportsman magazine) - Biologists at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science have determined that striped bass can transmit what is known as (fish handler's disease) to humans. Called mycobacteriosis and caused by a type of bacteria, the disease is often seen in populations of aquacultured fish, but is also being found in wild fish. In many cases, only the fish's internal organs are initially affected, producing no outward sign, although lesions and sores on the fish's skin are sometimes evident. The affliction is slow growing and chronic, and the fish may continue to live for several years, deteriorating over time. Mycobacteriosis can be contracted through handling an infected fish, particularly if a person has a scratch or cut on the hand where the bacteria can enter the system. Symptoms include swelling and pain in the fingers and hand. The best advice is to simply avoid handling, cleaning, or eating any striper that appears to have sores on it's body. If you do come in contact with a suspected infected fish immediately and thoroughly wash the hands with an antibacterial soap.

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