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Fishing Report:   Week Ending 9/5/09

The last week has brought fantastic weather to the NH Seacoast. Cool mornings with warmer temps as the day progresses has made for some great fishing weather.

The beginning of the last week of August had some slower days fishing, mainly due to the storms that were nearby dumping rain and causing extreme high tides in the river.

By the middle of the week the fishing had returned to normal and this week (the first week of September) the fishing was much better.

This week we saw most trips with 15-20 stripers and 1 or 2 seabass as well. I heard there were some bluefish in the river but all week we only had 1 or 2 bite offs. There has been little surface activity over the last 2 weeks but fishing the way we do, down a little deeper, continues to produce striped bass. Very few boats were out this past week and usually after Labor Day the boat traffic gets less and less.

I do have a number of dates open in September and first week of Oct. if you would like to get a fishing trip in before the cold weather sets in give me a call or email.

Tight lines,
Capt. Joel
www.nhsaltwaterfishing.com


ID: 4569

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Fishing Report:   Fishing Report Week Ending 8/23/09

What a difference a day makes! From the worst day of the season to the best!
The last two weeks have been average striped bass fishing times for Reel Ecstasy.
Fifteen to twenty striped bass was the typical catch on a fishing trip.
Friday was a different story the morning trip was slooow, maybe 10 fish but this was with 4 seasoned veterans that I have taken out many times before. Then the afternoon came, and it took a turn for the worse, the fishing was just terrible, we caught a few and lost a few but only one spot produced, and then shut off with the tide change.. After that the wind picked up and was in the opposite direction than the current and it just wasn’t happening. On the way home I heard the weather report that there was a tornado warning in effect, well at least we didn’t get caught in a tornado I thought.
As I drove to the boat to get ready for my Sat. morning trip I pleaded with the powers that be to get the fishing back on track, and we did. We started off with a good pick of midsize fish, and it was apparent that the poor fishing the day before was over. We were about an hour into the trip with about 8 fish released when it was obvious we had a big fish on. Nineteen yr. old Alex was at the rod and fought the fish well. He brought the fish to net without a lot of excitement until we saw it alongside the boat. It was huge, barely fitting into the net. We measured the fish


ID: 4532
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Fishing Report:   Fishing Report Week Ending 8/8/09

The fishing was good this week with a few great days and then WOW!!.. Monday and Tuesday were really good fishing days with 20-30 fish each day. In addition we caught a couple of bigger fish with the biggest on Monday at 34”. Midweek was slower with 10-15 fish caught each trip. Everyone caught fish and all trips were deemed successful, and the weather was great. Best weather of any week so far, it was finally summer in NH and no days of rain.
Then on Saturday it happened. It was a slow start only 5 fish in two hours, but then we hooked a good one. Had a rod with a heavy weight off to the side and line starts to move off the reel. We engaged the drag and line continued to move off the reel at the same speed. I knew instantly it was a big fish. Thirteen-year-old Mike was up on the rod and as he continued to work the fish it never stopped taking line. After the fish took 50 or so yards of line off the reel I knew it was time to take action, clear the lines, toss the anchor buoy and start the boat. There were a number of moorings behind the boat and I knew we would wrap one with all the line out, probably 100 yds. by now. I kept telling Mike and his Dad, “THIS IS A BIG FISH”, I played this game before, no doubt about it. We backed the boat down on the mooring that the fish was now wrapped on, and Mike skillfully, took up the slack line and kept tension on the fish. We swung the boat around the mooring and


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Fishing Report:   Weather continues to have an effect on both the fresh and saltwater fishing, as record rainfall has been the norm for the last two months. In the saltwater, the incursion of freshwater from the coastal rivers has moved fish around. Most of the stripers have dropped down from some of the rivers into water with more clarity and salinity. Mackerel, that striper fishermen love for bait, seem to move a couple of miles or more offshore when the salinity drops and within a couple of days after a big rain they’ll move right in to the river mouths. And some people are blaming the very irregular appearances of bluefish on the salinity.

The amount of water has made brook fishing for trout the best mid-summer fishing in years, especially for native brookies. With good flows of water and cooler water temperatures, the hatches have continued long after normal and the trout haven’t had to seek thermal refuge to stay in their preferred temperature ranges.

“August and September brings some different challenges to striper and bluefish anglers but these months also bring the chances of real trophy fish,” according to Joe Hutter at Kittery Trading Post’s Fishing Department.

“Most of the river herring have migrated out to sea. Migrations of menhaden, most often called pogies in this area, can come inshore and really perk up the fishing. Also, small baitfish often move into the rivermouths and will attract both small and large blues and


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Fishing Report:   Fishing Reports Week Ending 8/2/09

Finally, some nice weather for a change. No rain on any trip this week and lots of sun. Fishing was consistent with 15 –25 fish on each trip. We had a couple of fish this week in the 30+” range with most fish between 24-27”. It is truly amazing the fight these fish put up on the tackle we are using aboard Reel Ecstasy.
Thursday turned out to be probably the best day of the week, with the original forecast calling for rain, that never materialized. The day started off slow with only a couple of fish in the first hour. Paul and his brother Ted (visiting from Texas) had never gone with me before and they asked if they still had to pay if we only caught 2 fish. I told them no and half kidding, offered them double or nothing if we didn’t get at least 10 fish. They didn’t take me up on it, and a good thing, cause we really got into them after that estimating 20 fish with a fat 31” in the mix. They were all smiles in the end.
There were a lot of great trips this week, including a business trip with Nick, Susie, and Chris. I also did a number of family trips: Shaun, his son Mike and Mike’s friend from Colorado James. Eric and his son Shannon went out as well as John, his wife Jennifer and son Steve on their yearly outings. Last year Jennifer was a bit scared of going on the “boat” but this year all her fears were gone as she remembered the great time she had last year.
There is still 2 months


ID: 4473
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Fishing Report:   Week Ending 7.19.09

Well it has been two week since my last report. Finally the weather has cleared and we have had some hot sunny summer days. The fishing has been mainly good with 15-25 fish caught on most trips, every so often though we get a slower trip with only 8-10 fish. Some times the tides aren’t right, or the wind is blowing in the opposite direction than the current or maybe an impending or just passing storm has turned them off a bit. Lots of factors affect things but whether we catch a lot or only a few fish with the right attitude we can have a great trip either way.
We caught a number of keepers the last few weeks with Friday, July 17th probably the best with 3 keepers on the morning trip and one in the afternoon. The big fish of the day was 33” with a 29” fish hooked as we were reeling in the bigger one. Just goes to show as I tell my guests, try to keep lines in the water while we are fighting a fish.
Also over the last two weeks we have caught a few eels, big ones, up to about 3 feet. Not my favorite and certainly not something we try for. We also caught a few blue fish and had a few others bite off as well.
On Sunday, I went out with my wife. It was a beautiful day, and lots of boats were out midday. We anchored up outside of the channels and did some bottom fishing on a rock pile. The cunners (little bottom fish with sharp teeth) were everywhere but I also managed to catch 4 sea bass. They are great


ID: 4427
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Fishing Report:   Week Ending July 5, 2009.

What a week, once again a lot of rain and cold temps in the beginning of the week. Thankfully the bimini top and some rain gear keep everyone dry for the most part.
Fishing had it ups and downs, this week. Monday morning was a bit slow with about 10 fish, the afternoon trip yielded about 25. My slowest day of the season was on Wed. with only 7 or 8 fish. It was tough, we found one good spot that was producing but a bathroom trip caused us to head back in for a quick pitstop and we just never got into them again.
On Thursday, we had 2 fish over 28 inches and a bunch of other quality fish despite the fact that is was the worst weather I have fished in so far this season. We all got wet and called the trip about ½ hour early as lightning was starting to roar its ugly head. Friday the weather was great, and actually for the first time in a couple of weeks I took the bimini top down. We did real good fishing as well, with 2 over 30” and 7year old Liam with the help of me and his dad reeled in one of the big ones.
We saw some surface activity this week and even did some casting to some breaking fish catching a few on spinning gear. We also caught our first bluefish for the season, well we got him right to the boat before he chewed through the leader.
Saturday turned out to be a great day, the sun was out, bimini top was put away and I even had suntan lotion and sunglasses on, an all too rare


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Fishing Report:   Fishing Report Week Ending 6.21.09

Once again it was a week of rain, cold and Striped Bass. Not sure when we will really get summer but at least the Striped Bass are here. We did have one slow trip this week.
We got 7or 8 fish but considering that in the morning we got over 25 it just wasn’t right.
The fish were around but just wouldn’t cooperate. We got to one spot and caught 3 within about 10 minutes and then not another hit till we moved. It isn’t usually like that,
find a few and there are more there as well. Even our slow trip was a great experience though, as we had 3 generations aboard for a real fathers day treat and we all got to see Dylan with his first striped bass. Good job buddy!!
Except for that one slow trip, every other trip this week yielded 15-25 fish. We caught a few in the 30” range as well as a fat 34” fish on Sat.
Monday was cold with temps in the mid 50’s and with out of state clients from Florida, they were wearing everything they brought, and borrowed some clothes from one of my friends at the marina. They had a great time though and were really impressed with the great inshore fishery NH has to offer. Friday on the other hand was warmer but it was rain, rain and more rain. Thanks to the bimini top both morning and afternoon customers stayed fairly dry, but after 9 hours on the water, with much of my time outside of the tops cover I was wet. The rest of the week was damp weather,


ID: 4332
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Fishing Report:   Fishing Report Week Ending 6/14/09
Fishing or more so the weather had many ups and downs this week. Monday was bright sunny skies and we did awesome. Took out long time friend and client Jeff with a few of his customers. We did real well with about 35 fish, and 3 over 30". Jeff and I have fished together for years, he brings along the food and drink and keeps his customers with well fed and I try to keep them into fish. We usually succeed very well and many come back on their own with friends and family to do another trip.
Tuesday was good till the temps and wind made a drastic change about 1p.m. Prior to that we had about 20 fish with some really fast action for the first 2 hours or so. Later in the week we had lots of rain, We still got out and did ok catching stripers getting about 15 on each 4 hour trip. Not perfect but everyone caught a few.. The large bimini top I can set up on the boat underneath my T-top really helps to keep everyone dry and happy.
Our biggest problem, as the week progressed, was the weeds. With all the rain, many spots I like to fish were thick with weeds and floating debris. The fish were there but we couldn’t keep the baits clean which is so important in order to catch fish. Hopefully the weather will start to cooperate and we can really enjoy the fishing.
Tight Lines, Capt. Joel
www.nhsaltwaterfishing.com




ID: 4306

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Fishing Report:   Fishing Report Week Ending June 7, 2009.

Well the fishing was excellent this week but the catching was only good.
Had a number of great people out this week and everyone had a fantastic time.
The weather really cooperated as well. The fishing was good but not great.
Trips yielded 10-25 fish, but it wasn’t consistent. Ten fish one day 20 the next,
then 11 and the next day 25. Most days yielded at least one keeper and many
of the fish were less than an inch shy of the needed 28” size for NH..
Hopefully the fishing will really turn on this week. Actually my best day was Sunday
when my wife and I went out to scout around. We had two really good spots and were
catching fish right up until we ran out of bait. Don’t worry, I never run out of bait with a charter.
Tight Lines, Capt. Joel
www.nhsaltwaterfishing.com



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Fishing Report:   Fishing Report Week Ending 5/24/09

First two charters for the season took place this week. It was a bit earlier
than I usually run trips but, after some preliminary fishing over the last
week or so I was confident I could get people into fish. Both days turned
out to be successes. On Thursday, I went out with Lee, Jeff and Dick for a
4 hour trip. The temps were around 90 degrees but with the breeze blowing
were comfortable. Actually, Jeff just up from Florida thought it was a little
cold, Ha!!. We landed about a dozen stripers with two over the legal 28”
mark. Both keepers were returned to the water unharmed. On Saturday, Nat
Peter, and Ted went out for a 4 hour trip. What a temperature difference over 2 days.
I don’t think it ever got over 60 degrees, and with overcast skies it was cold.
The fishing was better, it took a while to find em, but once we did we landed
about 2 dozen with 1 over 28”. On a few occasions we had more than one fish
on at a time.
It looks like the striped bass fishing in NH is fully underway and I am looking
forward to many more successful trips.
Tight Lines, Capt. Joel
www.nhsaltwaterfishing.com



ID: 4223

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Fishing Report:   New Hampshire Fishing Reports 2009
May 13, 2009 and the Striped Bass have arrived in NH. Put the boat in the water and went out for a trial run and a little early season fishing. Caught 6 stripers in a few hours, all between 24-30 inches in length. These were all recent arrivals and were healthy and feisty. This is the earliest I have ever caught a keeper striper (over 28”) and really about the earliest I have even gone for them. I think this is a great sign and am hopeful this is the best year of striper fishing ever.
Tight Lines, Capt. Joel.
www.nhsaltwaterfishing.com



ID: 4172

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