Are you a long-time resident in your area or a relative 'newbie' ? Although a current resident of Arizona, I grew up in N.H., hunting, fishing, hiking and camping for the better part of 50 years ! Once I bought my first DeLorme Atlas and Gazetteer, I never went anywhere without it again ! Have had several over the years due to weather, age, wear-and-tear, etc. Also, as suggested, check out the fishing maps on the N.H. Fish and Game website; I had made a fishing binder using sheet protectors and copies of the fishing maps and 'Google' direction maps showing the best
(shortest) routes and estimated travel times ! For any lake or pond I wanted to fish, I would have the fishing and travel info right at hand ! It was a pretty good system that served me well for many years !

Where in N.H. are you ? In the summer, the bigger, cooler-running rivers in the north are a good place to start; depending on where you're starting from, and how far you're willing to drive for a day trip ! In the stretch between Campton and Bristol, you have the Pemigewasset, Mad and Newfound rivers; further north and west, there're the Baker, Ammonoosuc, Wild Ammonoosuc and Connecticutt rivers. Along the northeast border, you have the Androscoggin, which has trout ('bows', brookies and browns), landlocked salmon, and some sizable river smallmouths ! Also, check out the N.H. Fish & Game website for lakes and ponds; they have over 200 lake and pond depth charts, most of which include directions and species for each ! As stated in an earlier post, I highly recommend investing in a copy of DeLorme's Atlas and Gazetteer ($20?); it has proven itself to be invaluable to me in the past to help find remote, out-of-the-way fishing locations !

Although Bar Harbor is somewhat north (3 hrs.) of their supposed range, some are caught in that area, but are fewer and far between; mackerel and bluefish are the more common sport fish in that area ! If you have deep pockets, there's also the possibility of taking out a charter boat for tuna ! Best of luck, and have a nice vacation !

How will you be fishing, from shore or small boat/canoe/kayak ? Looking for rivers/small streams, or lakes and ponds? As a former long-time N.H. resident, I can recommend one thing you should do to familiarize yourself with the area; invest in a DeLorme Atlas and Gazetteer (about $20) !
It is a veritable fountain of information, and the maps will guide you into remote, out-of-the-way fishing locations that would be hard to find otherwise !
Also, the N.H. Fish and Game website has a plethora of bathymetric maps (over 200) of lakes and ponds throughout the state, with directions, depth markings and available fish species for each lake or pond ! There are several trout rivers within 30 to 40 minutes drive; the Cocheco goes right through town, and there are the North, Lamprey and Exeter rivers fairly close by ! Good luck !

Being originally from N.H., ours were black and orange/yellow/greenish yellow; have not had perch since my youth, as I started practicing mostly catch and release since my late teens/early twenties ! Since perch were notorious for having small, hard-to-find bones, we didn't have them often, but they WERE very tasty ! Only caught one small walleye when out with my (maternal)
grandfather and uncle at about age twelve; they were not very common or
plentiful in our area ! Have read many fishing magazines in the last fifty years and the vast majority stated that walleye were the ultimate table fare, but still haven't had the opportunity to try it ! Really hoping to do so when the nearby restaurant starts serving it again in the spring !

Regarding cleaning and cooking perch; they ARE tough to clean and will cause you to frequently re-sharpen your blade, and are indeed very tasty ! I have heard, though, that their bigger cousins (walleyes) are even tastier; haven't had the opportunity (or the pleasure) of trying them, but looking forward to doing so soon, as a local nearby restaurant serves them (seasonally) between Feb. and April - just missed my chance this time, as was not aware until just AFTER their 'season' !

Whatever's out there that'll bite, apparently !
(Been there, done that,
too !)

Having an inner-ear problem (balance), I have dealt with motion-sickness all my life (car-sick, sea-sick, air-sick - as a kid, I would never last more than ten minutes in the back seat) ! While I was in a pharmacy looking for dramamine for an up-coming trip some years ago, the pharmacist told me about SeaBands; although our flight had considerable turbulence, my nausea was minimal and nowhere near the vomiting stage ! May not have been 100%, but definitely much better than I would have been without them, or on the dramamines ! I highly recommend them !

Guided trip on Lake Erie for salmon/lake trout/
walleye maybe? Or if he likes saltwater, Chesapeake Bay area ? Fairly close by for both of you and much less expensive than
Alaska !

Dang, girl ! That's one HELL of a trout ! About the size of a 3-yr.-old !
Congratulations !

As noted by 'Whitecat', live baits often work well when artificials fail ! A fat, juicy 'crawler', live cricket or grasshopper, small frog or a lively 'crawdad' are often more enticing to fish (especially bass) than rubber worms, grubs, crankbaits, etc. ! Also, fishing depth is often critical and/or species specific, as are weather and light conditions; e.g. -
catfish are usually bottom feeders, whereas bass may be almost anywhere in the water column depending on time of day, bright sunlight, overcast, wind, and myriad other reasons, so place your bait accordingly!

Sure did ! Had I been keeping any, I could easily have had a fish-fry for 8 to 10 people; also quite a few were fair-sized, both bass and crappies ! Had quite a blast while the bite lasted !

In my youth, my friends and I referred to this fish as a 'white perch'; did not learn until my late teens that it was actually a white bass !
Our favorite set-up was simple; #6 'baitholder' hook with 1/3 to 1/2 of a nightcrawler, 1/8 to 1/4 oz. split-shot (depending on wind/current), with a small bobber about 2 ft. up ! One day, at a pool beneath a small dam on a small
stream, I hit a school of them (during the spawn) and hauled in about 17 fish in just 23 to 25 minutes !
Another time, fishing a point between two small coves on a nearby lake, I had similar luck and hit on a school of crappies
(using same set-up); landed about 20 fish in roughly 30 to 35 minutes !
Other times in that same cove, my friend and I often landed a slew of yellow perch also, and occasional large-and small-mouths in the 2 to 3 lb. range ! Just stick to the basics, as they work better than 80% of the time !

Nice bass ! GORGEOUS girlfriend ! They're BOTH winners !

With most spinning reels nowadays, you can unscrew the little knob opposite your reel handle, remove the handle, then re-insert it on the other side to accomodate right- or left-handedness ! Don't know about baitcast or spincast reels as I've seldom used them !