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I see them alot at the river. If they are in the middle I just assume that its turtles. But I get alot along the shoreline. The shorelines are saturated with water and air and when four or five of us come lunking down with tackle, poles, and what not, our weight, even from at a distance, will push they pockets of air out toward the river then naturally upwards thus creating air bubbles. I myself can be a good 30 feet away making bubbles in the water just from my weight and I'm thinner than my fishing pole. ;D

White Perch (Morone americana) closely related to the sea bass family. It was originally native to coastal waters along the entire eastern sea board then was introduced into inland waters. White perch are very tasty. Fillet them like you would any panfish.

The sweet kernel corn will work best on hatchery born stock but I would definately go with an in line spinner with a chunk of crawler on it. Going salmon fishing today.....wish me luck. Dry flies and nymphs work exceptional on the spawning salmon.

I don't know if I would stuff that thing or eat it. That would be alot of meat........... but then it would make one hell of a wall mount.

It all depends on the trout. First you need the cooler temps to return, which they have been around here anyways. The only trout I've ever caught at night was a brown trout. If you're fishing in a lake pond, probably all you're gonna' catch is rainbow trout. Early morning is best. Use a spoon with a worm on it and fish deep but not too deep. Picking the right depth is probably the hardest part. You don't want the perch grabbing it all. At Wal-mart they now have "trout kits" for around $21.00 which comes with maybe 5 trout lures that work fantastic with a little worm on the hooks. Try 15-25 feet in depth and jig it or jig/slow troll usually works best. Good luck and let me know how you do. If ya need advice on cooking them let me know.

That perch is huge! Alot of girth! Did you keep him?

Very nice Pickerel. I'm guessing 31/2 to 4 pounds. I too believe that SOME pickerel fight better than SOME bass. I catch them from Merrymeeting River all the time and they put up quite the fight. Nice job.

I hooked a clam on two different occassions, and once I hooked a HUGE snapping turtle ( I think it was a snapper) right by the mouth. When I pulled it out it was hissing at me and luckily the hook broke so I didn't have to mess with de-hooking it and I kept my "little joe".

We're going on a full day expedition tommorrow and I need to find a good river for canoeing and fishing preferably in southeast NH, (Strafford County or near by). Are there any rivers around here where I might catch some good trout or salmon that's also canoeable? Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.

Jeez. The perch around here (southeast NH) are easy as hell to catch. Snell and a worm into the river and BAM! The other day I caught six keepers in an hour, then 4 white perch in another hour. All nice sized. Yesterday my brother and I went down to the river and caught some huge yellow perch. Avid is right though. They do school and move constantly. I definately noticed that we'll slam them for like 10-15 minutes, one after another, then there will be none until the next wave moves through. That's why we scower the river essentially finding the schools. The best and cheapest bait to use is the guts from another yellow perch....... say one that has swallowed the hook and is going to die anyway.

Lawerance kills it too. Too many mill buildings and filthy canals. There's one canal in front of the building we're working on that has so much trash in it including bicycles, tires, carts and even a dildo. What a filthy city. There isn't a clean spot in it. When is salmon spawn season? Fall?

Has anyone fished the Merrimack River in the tidal portions? I understand that the river is tidal all the way up to Lawerance, MA ( I could be wrong, if I am correct me). Just wondering if I could catch Atlantic Salmon and if so, what time of year would be best. Fall? Any info on this enormous river would be great. Thanks.

Where I live I catch the crappies and gills with a "lil joe" with a dillie on it. Its just a hook with a few beads and a small spoon. The spoon gets thier attention and the worm provides the scent. I've found that the best time to catch them is when the bass move into deeper waters, throughout the summer. So, fish near shore where there is plenty of cover (try submerged logs). They are very delicous but you'll need to catch many for a descent meal. Or you could mix them up with some perch. Check out NH's Fish and Game site. There's a video there on how to fillet a panfish. I take the small fillets and grill them on aluminum foil with butter, garlic salt, and pepper along with zuccini, squash, and red potatoes all cut up into bite size pieces. The I use scewers and make "Fish-kabobs". Absolutely delicious. Plus you look like a grilling hero. Try it.

I nail yellow and white perch from the river behind my house constantly. The yellows usually move to lakes and ponds when they get larger. The whites however are huge and they take almost anything. I'll typically nail 6 or 7 one to two pound white perch in an hour using a little joe (silver spoons) with a dillie. Fillet them like a pan fish. Lay the fillets out on tin foil and season with butter, garlic salt, a few squirts of lemon, and pepper. Wrap in foil and cook slowly on grill. MMMMMMMMMMMMMM! Best tasting fresh water fish.......trust me.

Musky is quite abundant in the Connecticut River. Try the Lebanon/Hanover area.

I need any and all information on Musky's. I plan on fishing the Connecticut River in the Hanover, NH region (upper valley). I've never fished for Musky before. I need to know the best times, baits, how to cook and clean, etc. Can anyone help me out?

Yeah. The ones I catch look just like that but with red-ish fins. They're either fall fish or creek chub, members of the carp/minnow family. I guess they get pretty big. Funny thing though, I went to the river yesterday for an hour and caught six fish one of which was a yellow perch. I didn't think there were yellow perch down there.

A.K.A. River chub................ are they any good eating? I catch a crap load in the river behing my house but just throw them back. I'd hate to be throwing them back if they're good for throwing on the grill.

You said it was caught in a creek. I fish the river behind my house almost every morning and catch things from time to time that aren't supposed to be there. Either way, its an ugly fish but that white crappie you're holding has gotta' be the biggest crappie I've seen. Amazing fish.

Try some "little joes" with a dillie or grub on it. Find a nice pool. Trout like to wait at the bottoms of falls are near where a tributary flows in. They wait for food to flow or fall in. Fish the bottom with bait, fish the top with flies. Slow retrieve with tight snaps periodically. Brookies will jump, so keep one hand on the reel. After setting hook, reel immediately. Goodluck.

The fish on the top is a crappie/bluegill hybrid. It happens. The larger fish on the bottom is a river chub. A very nice river chub and they are rare to come across. Seeing one that size is a real prize. Luckily you caught a picture of it. Nice catch.

I think the darker ones might be hybrids. Possibly a bluegill/crappie hybrid??

All fresh water fish are edible. The most common: 1.)Bluegill - distinguished by the blue gill and lower jaw. 2.)Pumpkinseed - distinguished by the bright orange spot at the tip of the ear flap. 3.)Black Crappie - distinguished by the black / black-green mottlings scattered scattered over its body and fins, also, the depressed forehead resulting in a turned up snout. 4.)Spotted Sunfish - distinguished by its over all green color and redish-yellow belly and black spots below the lateral line. I usually catch bluegills and crappies (the better tasting ones) with a small spoon, long shanked hook, and a dillie. If you use a crawler they will most likely just nibble away at it avoiding the hook.

What the hell is going on in NH?? Yesterday I drove an hour and a half to the Swift River where I spent many hours and caught nothing. I saw fish there......... but they weren't biting. I tried several spots on the river yesterday and got nothing. Not even 3 weeks ago I fished the same spot and creeled four 1 pounders, and two 2 pounders. Went back that night to the same spot and snagged two more 1 pounders. Now, nothing. Fly fished a remote trout pond today in New Durham.............. nothing....... just a nibble. Spent three hours at that location. Fished the Isinglass River today also.......... at several spots............ nothing at all. Not even a nibble. Does anyone know where I can go to get some nice brookies or rainbows?? Or any tips on catching landlocked salmon in big lakes like Merrymeeting in New Durham? Or even lake trout on Merrymeeting?

Definately not 22" in comparison to the instruments behind the fish. But none the less, a great looking crappie. I like to keep a journal when fishing. Length, weight, and species of the fish, water and location where caught, time of day, weather conditions, temperature, date, bait, presentation and retrieve. It sounds like alot but that information comes in real handy every year. Especially when I re-visit a lake or river that I only get to visit once or twice a year.