Anyone Have Any Luck In Southern Nh Yet? (4/6/12)

[salmotrutta]

4lb 7oz

9" Slammer

10-19-18

[MartinTheFisherman]

 

 

 

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On 9/24/2018 at 12:25 PM, Nashua Nev said:

Nashua river is a goldmine.   I have 2 at 6-8. and my 7-2 from nashua river.    

I have tried the Nashua River near the boat launch right next to Main Street, but have never even had any bites or even seen any bass. Could you please tell me what part of the river has bass?

 

Thanks,

Martin 

[CrankFate]

So when does everyone start fishing in SNY?

[Nashua Nev]

Martin , i have been wicked busy... give my a few hours/days ,  i will post you up some of my Nashua river ideas.

[Phil_NH]

Hey Martin I spend most of my fishing time out on the Nashua and I'll echo what Nev has said before- it has a ton of large bass moving around in it. Off the top of my head I'd suggest if you could launch from Mine falls/stellos stadium and head upstream from there you could target a very large fallen tree that's been there for ever. It's just to the left of the main channel and it sits at the end of a long flat that is stacked with fish come spawn/post spawn. If you like spawn time fishing, keep moving upstream from the large tree lay down and target the shallow coves as you head to and by Tilton St. Launch.  There is at least 3 on the right side heading upstream that you'll see before you get to a memorial marker located on a small island before the channel splits again. Not sure what type of boat you got, but on a kayak these places are very hot when they're hot. Just those places/section of the river could keep you busy for a season by itself but you can always head upstream toward the golf course and explore some of the arms that head off the main channel. This time of year can be either rough or super rewarding , but it all boils down to getting on the bass, and the season plus it's a river and is different in a lot of ways to lake/pond lmb fishing so it can present some fun challenges. I am actually working on a very detailed map of the the Nashua River that I hope to post soon, just compiling my data from the past few years and adding in some new structure that has found it's way onto the Nashua this year. Sorry for rambling on, hope this helped a little. Good luck

[Phil_NH]

Thursday Nashua River, fished below Tilton St. Launch to the dam and back. Got 2 lmb, both on strike king jerk bait in natural shad. Very windy. Weekend looks promising

[JQ-92]

Has anyone ever fished Lake Horace in Weare? Or Clough state park (Everett lake)

[jaystraw]

No but it is on my top 10 list to get to this year.   I hear there’s some decent fish in there

[Mainebass1984]

Are any of the ponds/lakes ice free in Southern NH ? I’m stuck up in the endless winter of VT

[redmexican5081]

I'd guess everything south east of concord is. All my ponds in the Manchester area are open and have been for about 10 days or so

[jaystraw]

Yeah, redmexican5081 is right.  Most stuff is free of ice south of Concord.  I think Stumpfield is free as well.

[redmexican5081]

This pic was posted to another community I am a member of.  Actual conditions as of 4-11-19. Ice shows up as a bluish green

[Mainebass1984]

1 hour ago, redmexican5081 said:

This pic was posted to another community I am a member of.  Actual conditions as of 4-11-19. Ice shows up as a bluish green

What website is this ?

[redmexican5081]

3 hours ago, Mainebass1984 said:

What website is this ?

MODIS. It starts out really wide showing most of the country but you can zoom in quite a bit. I opened this on my PC so I can zoom waaaaay in as needed. I also change the default settings to 'False Color' at the top so it's easier to see ice vs open water. http://ge.ssec.wisc.edu/modis-today/

[jaystraw]

On 4/12/2019 at 1:18 AM, redmexican5081 said:

MODIS. It starts out really wide showing most of the country but you can zoom in quite a bit. I opened this on my PC so I can zoom waaaaay in as needed. I also change the default settings to 'False Color' at the top so it's easier to see ice vs open water. http://ge.ssec.wisc.edu/modis-today/

This is amazing.  Thanks for the link!

[JQ-92]

Caught some nice pre-spawn largies on a crankbait yesterday. All were caught very shallow. 

[Boomstick]

Well I'm not in southern NH but I had some success in southern VT this weekend. Three bass chased my spinnerbait hard and I landed one (one missed my hook and the other was right after I hooked the one I got).

 

I would imagine they're starting to chase.

[jaystraw]

Slow spring for me, how about everyone else?

[salmotrutta]

5 hours ago, jaystraw said:

Slow spring for me, how about everyone else?

Haven't caught a ton of fish but the ones I caught were quality.All topwater.First fish of the year was a new PB at 6-6.

[redmexican5081]

2 minutes ago, salmotrutta said:

Haven't caught a ton of fish but the ones I caught were quality.All topwater.First fish of the year was a new PB at 6-6.

Those are some beauties.  Sure is dark in those pictures.  Seems like night time is already producing some quality fish.

[salmotrutta]

13 minutes ago, redmexican5081 said:

Those are some beauties.  Sure is dark in those pictures.  Seems like night time is already producing some quality fish.

Night bite came early this year.Basically only time I can get out.

[MissouriJacob]

Hey Everyone, 

I just wanted to introduce myself and say hi to the forum. I'm pretty new to the region as far as fishing goes, so I've come here to get some local knowledge. I have a bit of experience fishing for largemouth in the midwest, but none with the smallies so I'm interested in finding places to fish for those. I'll hunt through the forums, but if anyone wants to drop some suggestions for southern NH, that'd be great to hear. 

 

Thanks! Tight lines.

[MartinTheFisherman]

Welcome to the forum and Bass Resource! @MissouriJacob

[RagingOwl]

On 5/15/2019 at 11:15 AM, MissouriJacob said:

if anyone wants to drop some suggestions for southern NH, that'd be great to hear. 

I've been thinking the same thing.  I'm new to fishing and for the life of me I can't get anyone to tell me exactly where to go to catch fish.  Mostly folks will just name bodies of water, like "Merrimack River".  Well the river is 3000 miles long and it's not exactly self-evident where a person on foot might be able to access the shore and fish comfortably.

 

I've mostly been forced to just go exploring and so far I've found the following spots that seem reasonable, but would really like more intel if possible.

 

1) Naticook Lake, Merrimack NH - I've fished from obvious/visible openings along the shoreline near the boat launch behind veteran's park.  I've had more success fishing this lake from the beach at Wasserman park.

 

2) The bridge on Tinker Road in Merrimack.  Right near a 4-way intersection there is a bridge across the Pennichuck brook (I think?).  Roadside parking available and fishing is possible on both sides of the bridge.

 

3) Horseshoe pond Merrimack - There is a boat launch on Island road with lots of room to fish.

 

4) Mines Falls Park Nashua.  There is an extensive network of trails and much of them are adjacent to water.  I could use some more intel for this place as it's not exactly clear to me which areas of this park might be best.  I'm also not sure what kind of fish are in these waters, or what bait to use.  I did get some nibbles on a worm while fishing in the waters just to the west of "Purple-25"

 

5) Some fishing App I have suggested "honey pot pond" in Amherst.  However, I went on a reconnaissance mission and couldn't find a spot where a member of the public could access the shore.  Please advise.

 

6) I did find something called "little honey pot pond" nearby.  I found a place to park next to a small opening in the shoreline brush.  Google earth has it at 5 waterview drive Amherst.

 

7) There is a canoe-launch area along the soughegan river just past Soughegan high School on Boston Post Road.  Has anyone caught anything here?

[redmexican5081]

26 minutes ago, RagingOwl said:

I've been thinking the same thing.  I'm new to fishing and for the life of me I can't get anyone to tell me exactly where to go to catch fish.  Mostly folks will just name bodies of water, like "Merrimack River".  Well the river is 3000 miles long and it's not exactly self-evident where a person on foot might be able to access the shore and fish comfortably.

 

I've mostly been forced to just go exploring and so far I've found the following spots that seem reasonable, but would really like more intel if possible.

 

1) Naticook Lake, Merrimack NH - I've fished from obvious/visible openings along the shoreline near the boat launch behind veteran's park.  I've had more success fishing this lake from the beach at Wasserman park.

 

2) The bridge on Tinker Road in Merrimack.  Right near a 4-way intersection there is a bridge across the Pennichuck brook (I think?).  Roadside parking available and fishing is possible on both sides of the bridge.

 

3) Horseshoe pond Merrimack - There is a boat launch on Island road with lots of room to fish.

 

4) Mines Falls Park Nashua.  There is an extensive network of trails and much of them are adjacent to water.  I could use some more intel for this place as it's not exactly clear to me which areas of this park might be best.  I'm also not sure what kind of fish are in these waters, or what bait to use.  I did get some nibbles on a worm while fishing in the waters just to the west of "Purple-25"

 

5) Some fishing App I have suggested "honey pot pond" in Amherst.  However, I went on a reconnaissance mission and couldn't find a spot where a member of the public could access the shore.  Please advise.

 

6) I did find something called "little honey pot pond" nearby.  I found a place to park next to a small opening in the shoreline brush.  Google earth has it at 5 waterview drive Amherst.

 

7) There is a canoe-launch area along the soughegan river just past Soughegan high School on Boston Post Road.  Has anyone caught anything here?

I know this is just a general idea again but the NHFG website has a map showing locations.  If you click on the symbols when you are at a place you might want to check out, it gives the type of ramp, restrictions, GPS location, etc. and also gives you a link to the depth map of the lake/pond if one is available on their site.  The depth map also lists the fish species you would expect to find in the body of water.

https://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/maps/boatfish/index.html