Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Capt. Joel Koch
June 5, 2003
Portsmouth - Saltwater Fishing Report

Fishing Report June 3, 2003

Fished with some of the guys from Atomic Snowboards who were in Portsmouth for an international meeting. Fished the Piscataqua river with cut bait. The fishing was good, and everbody caught a few fish. Largest fish of the day a 32” fat fish was caught by Herbert from Austria. It was the first time he was fishing with a rod and reel (he said he fished as a boy in Austria where they would catch trout in the streams with their hands). A day on the water was a pleasant break for these guys who decided not to go golfing like the rest of the meeting attendees.

I still did not see any surface fish activity on the river. Looked for live bait around the mouth but didn’t find any yet. I think the Pollock and Mackeral are still about a week away. I heard they are not at the isle of shoals either. Most of the live bait fisherman are using Alewifes that they have either netted or caught on Sabiki rigs upriver.

Good Fishing

Capt Joel

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