Bobowizard wrote:
Looking for some good fishing spots around Newmarket NH
Okay, what are we fishing for ? If you fish the 'salt', you have the Great Bay
and Piscataqua Rivers nearby; also, when the stripers are running, you can catch 'em right in town, below the dam on the Lamprey River !
There are trout streams and ponds within a half-hour's drive, such as the
Lamprey, Exeter and North Rivers,
and designated trout ponds like
Lucas Pond, or mixed-bag lakes like Bow Lake, all of which are within an hour's drive or less !
For good places for information on
where to fish for which species in
a given area/state, check out 'aafishing.com' (all about fishing.
com); for N.H.-specific info, the N.H. Fish & Game Dept. is a good place to start - they have bathymetric charts (depth/fishing maps) for over 600 lakes/ponds, each of them listing
the species to be found there, and map/directions on where/how to find them !
One spot I can tell you that is usually
very good for trout and close to home is the North River in Nottingham; it's less than 20 minutes out from Newmarket along State Rte.152 !
Just before Stage Rd. (Rte. 152) comes into Nottingham, McCrillis Rd.
shoots east; follow it to the bridge
and fish from the bridge downstream to the bend; have usually done well here early-season on 'bows' and brookies; just check the F & G site
for stocking schedules ! They'll take 'crawlers, flies, and most artificial
bait like corn, cheese, marshmallows and power baits ! Good luck and tight lines ! If you want/need more info, PM me on this Forum !
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