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Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Capt. Joel Koch
May 18, 2004
Portsmouth - Saltwater Fishing Report

Stripers arrive in New Hampshire

Fishing Report May 17, 2004

Well the Stripers have started to arrive in NH. Like all good snowbirds the Stripers spend their winter in warmer waters and head up to NH to spend the entire summer.

They know where the good life is, and upon arriving at the end of May they stay until the cold water temps invade our coastline.

Went out today and caught over 20 schoolies between 16-20 inches. The fish are currently small but that is right on track for the bigger fish to start arriving within the next week or two. There have been some reports of bigger fish being taken and I saw a number of larger fish follow up the schoolies being brought to the side of the boat.

This time of year it is important to find the warmer water for the largest concentrations of fish. For the schoolie size fish, plastic shad imitators, maribou jigs, and rattle traps proved most successful for me. Fly fisherman also do well this time of year.

It is only a short matter of time before the incredible striper fishing found in NH is back into full swing.

Last year we caught fish on every trip and most trips yielded 15-30 fish. On 95% of our trips we caught keeper size Striped Bass. All reports indicate that this will be another incredible year for Striped Bass fishing in NH.

Tight lines,

Capt. Joel.

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Reel Ecstasy, LLC- NH Saltwater Fishing
147 Winkley Farm Lane
Rochester, NH 03867
Phone: 603-332-0242
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