SaltH2oFly
05-19-2005, 07:15 AM
News from the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department
May 18, 2005
Phone: (603) 271-3211
Email: info@wildlife.state.nh.us
For information and online licenses, visit http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us
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CONTACT:
Jon Greenwood: (603) 271-2501
Jane Vachon: (603) 271-3211
May 18, 2005
TIME TO GO BROOD STOCK SALMON FISHING!
CONCORD, N.H. -- The time is right for brood stock salmon anglers to get out and enjoy some of the most exciting fishing they'll have all year. By the end of this week, New Hampshire Fish and Game will have finished releasing more than 1,100 tagged broodstock salmon -- big, mature fish ranging from 3 to 12 pounds each -- into the Merrimack and lower Pemigewasset rivers.
"The water levels have receded to the point that we can stock the salmon, and the cool water temperatures are ideal for these fish," said Jon Greenwood, coordinator of the Anadromous Fish Restoration Program for N.H. Fish and Game. "So it's the perfect time for sport anglers to get out and catch these fighting fish!"
To fish for brood stock salmon, you need a current New Hampshire fishing license and an $11 brood stock salmon permit. Both can be purchased online at http://www.nhfishandgame.com or from Fish and Game license agents statewide.
All the sites from Bristol to Hooksett where Fish and Game releases brood stock salmon will have been stocked by May 20, according to Greenwood. For strategies on angling for the King of Fish, including advice on salmon flies, best seasons and more, check out Greenwood's Fishing Forecast at http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Fishing/fishing.htm.
Only salmon marked by Fish and Game with a T-bar anchor at the base of the dorsal fin may be kept, and the bag limit remains 1 per day and 5 total for the season. This year, stamp and possession tags are no longer required for salmon anglers.
More information on the broodstock salmon fishery, including an access map, at http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Fishing/atlantic_salmon.htm. New Hampshire has the only managed Atlantic salmon river fishery in New England.
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Copyright 2005 New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, 11 Hazen Drive,
Concord, NH 03301. Comments or questions concerning this list should
be directed to lpoinier@wildlife.state.nh.us.
May 18, 2005
Phone: (603) 271-3211
Email: info@wildlife.state.nh.us
For information and online licenses, visit http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us
* * * * * * *
CONTACT:
Jon Greenwood: (603) 271-2501
Jane Vachon: (603) 271-3211
May 18, 2005
TIME TO GO BROOD STOCK SALMON FISHING!
CONCORD, N.H. -- The time is right for brood stock salmon anglers to get out and enjoy some of the most exciting fishing they'll have all year. By the end of this week, New Hampshire Fish and Game will have finished releasing more than 1,100 tagged broodstock salmon -- big, mature fish ranging from 3 to 12 pounds each -- into the Merrimack and lower Pemigewasset rivers.
"The water levels have receded to the point that we can stock the salmon, and the cool water temperatures are ideal for these fish," said Jon Greenwood, coordinator of the Anadromous Fish Restoration Program for N.H. Fish and Game. "So it's the perfect time for sport anglers to get out and catch these fighting fish!"
To fish for brood stock salmon, you need a current New Hampshire fishing license and an $11 brood stock salmon permit. Both can be purchased online at http://www.nhfishandgame.com or from Fish and Game license agents statewide.
All the sites from Bristol to Hooksett where Fish and Game releases brood stock salmon will have been stocked by May 20, according to Greenwood. For strategies on angling for the King of Fish, including advice on salmon flies, best seasons and more, check out Greenwood's Fishing Forecast at http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Fishing/fishing.htm.
Only salmon marked by Fish and Game with a T-bar anchor at the base of the dorsal fin may be kept, and the bag limit remains 1 per day and 5 total for the season. This year, stamp and possession tags are no longer required for salmon anglers.
More information on the broodstock salmon fishery, including an access map, at http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Fishing/atlantic_salmon.htm. New Hampshire has the only managed Atlantic salmon river fishery in New England.
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Copyright 2005 New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, 11 Hazen Drive,
Concord, NH 03301. Comments or questions concerning this list should
be directed to lpoinier@wildlife.state.nh.us.