Portsmouth Fishing Reports

Stripers in NH - Another good week of striper fishing in NH. Chunk bait trips produced 25-35 stripers in the 22-27 inch range. No big keepers yet but they are around. Mackeral are out at the mouth of the river, and some bigger fish are being caught on live bait. more...
Capt. Joel Koch - Portsmouth

Striped Bass arrived in NH - Last two weeks of May and Striped Bass have made it back to NH. Over the last few days, I have done a number of trips checking out Striper activity in Great Bay, and the Piscataqua river. Stripers are definitely back in good numbers already. I hav more...
Capt. Joel Koch - Portsmouth

Portsmouth, New Hampshire - Reel Ecstasy, finished for the 2007 season. We had a great year for 2007 catching an estimated 4,500 striped bass this season. See you on the ski slopes or on the water in 2008. thanks Capt. Joel. more...
Capt. Joel Koch - Portsmouth

Portsmouth, New Hampshire - Striped Bass fishing remains good in the Piscataqua river. Most fish still under the 28 NH keeper size but there always are a few bigger fish around, just not always caught. Not as many bluefish this week as the last two. Striper fishing should r more...
Capt. Joel Koch - Portsmouth

Portsmouth, New Hampshire - Week Ending 8/26/07 Beginning of the week was great with a big fish landed by Michael from Burlington VT. The fish was over 40inches and was fat. This was our largest fish of the year so far. Michael, his brother John and father John, left Burlin more...
Capt. Joel Koch - Portsmouth

Portsmouth, New Hampshire - Week Ending 8/12/07 Striped Bass fishing remains good with average catches of 30-50 fish per trip. Almost all are under the 28 NH size limit but they all fight great on light tackle. There are a few small blue fish mixed in, mainly when fishing d more...
Capt. Joel Koch - Portsmouth

Portsmouth, New Hampshire - Week Ending 8/4/07 Striper fishing remains HOT for those that know what they are doing. Every trip is yielding 35+ fish. Smaller stripers still dominate but this week did yield a number of keepers. Pogies have moved into the river and maybe this more...
Capt. Joel Koch - Portsmouth

Portsmouth, New Hampshire - Week Ending 7/28/07 Plenty of Stripers still the norm with a couple of smaller blues mixed in. Most fish sublegal with many in the 25-27inch range. Every so often a larger fish makes his way to the boat but the smaller fish are so agressive right more...
Capt. Joel Koch - Portsmouth

Portsmouth, New Hampshire - Week Ending 7/15/07 Great weather this week with a lot of Striped Bass caught on each trip. Also had a couple of lost hooks to small bluefish, their teeth are sharp, and a few in the boat if the circle hook was lodged just right in the corner of th more...
Capt. Joel Koch - Portsmouth

Portsmouth, New Hampshire - Week Ending 7/7/07 Plenty of fish this week with the occasional over 28 keeper size striper mixed in. The Tall ships were in port in Portsmouth and that is always a nice side trip when we want to take a break from fishing. Most reports I have bee more...
Capt. Joel Koch - Portsmouth