New Hampshire Fishing News

Well folks, this is it -- the final fishing report of 2008. The official arrival of fall doesn't mean fishing is over, though. Check our website at http://www.FishNH.com for ideas on fall fishing in New Hampshire, and -- as fisheries biologist Gabe Gries suggests in today's report -- look up an old friend and plan a trip.

This week, fish habitat biologist John Magee reports on recent, current and future fish habitat projects that will have long-term benefits to fisheries in NH.

Purchase your fishing license online at http://www.FishNH.com, or from any Fish and Game license agent. Why not bring a new fishing buddy on your next trip! Don't forget -- kids under 16 fish free in N.H.

DURHAM, N.H. - Peter Wellenberger, a Newmarket, N.H., resident and New Hampshire Fish and Game Department staff member, has been honored by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for three decades of commitment to stewardship, research and outreach concerning our nation's estuaries.

CONCORD, N.H. -- New Hampshire Fish and Game and the N.H. Department of Resources and Economic Development Division of Forests and Lands, with support from the N.H. Army National Guard, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and City of Concord, will be conducting a "prescribed burn" in areas on and near Concord Municipal Airport grounds. The prescribed burn may occur as early as Wednesday, August 27, or as late as late October; the date will be finalized when the weather and atmospheric conditions are seen to be safe.

CONCORD, N.H. - The Isles of Shoals was home to more than 2,200 pairs of breeding terns this summer, including state-endangered common terns; state-threatened Arctic terns; and Roseate terns, which are listed as endangered both in New Hampshire and throughout the U.S.

Today, angling enthusiast Mark Beauchesne reports on finding success in cool waters that are keeping the fishing lively in New Hampshire lakes and ponds this summer.

Purchase your fishing license online at http://www.FishNH.com, or from any Fish and Game license agent. Don't forget -- kids under 16 fish free in N.H.

CONCORD, N.H. - Anglers fishing Lake Winnipesaukee are being asked to watch for largemouth and smallmouth bass tagged as part of a New Hampshire Fish and Game Department Warmwater Fisheries Management Program study. Data collected from tagged bass will allow biologists to examine bass movement after release from bass tournament weigh-ins held on Lake Winnipesaukee. The study began during the summer of 2007.

CONCORD, N.H. - Anglers fishing Lake Winnipesaukee are being asked to watch for largemouth and smallmouth bass tagged as part of a New Hampshire Fish and Game Department Warmwater Fisheries Management Program study. Data collected from tagged bass will allow biologists to examine bass movement after release from bass tournament weigh-ins held on Lake Winnipesaukee. The study began during the summer of 2007.

CONCORD, N.H. - It has been a productive summer for the federally threatened and state endangered piping plovers that nested in New Hampshire this spring. Recently, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department's Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Program's Piping Plover Monitor Samantha Niziolek confirmed that three chicks had fledged from Seabrook Beach, in addition to the three chicks that fledged from Hampton Beach State Park at the end of June.

DURHAM, N.H. -- The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department will hold a public hearing on various proposed marine rule changes on September 2, 2008, at 7 p.m. at the Urban Forestry Center, 45 Elwyn Road, Portsmouth, N.H. The hearing will be of particular interest to those who fish using gillnets, as well as those taking scallops.