No Idea what to use up there, But good luck.

That's where I grew up, but we mostly fished for trout back then.

Ossipee is really clear water, but that's not going to matter in the dark. I'd go with big dark colored senkos, big black spinnerbaits and a Heddon Torpedo in any color. Also, I'd used an XRAP or something like it fora a crankbait/jerkbait. I'd think you would want a little sound to go with the action so they can locate it in the dark.

And of course, never forget your Jitterbug...any color as long as it's black.  Smallies LOVE them.

Thanks unh and Jaystraw!!!

The jitterbug should be good as we will hit the night bite and early morning bite!! i will have to pick up a black one i think i only have a frog colored one and a white one.

thanks

-matt-

I woudn't worry to much about the color of the jitterbug at night. it's the steady motion that makes the differance.  I fish the big musky sized on at night and you can get some vicious strikes from it.

A big spinnerbait (black if you have it) with a big colorodo blade works wonders at night.

Buzzbaits are good as well.

Good luck at the tourny bassmaster6...I had found a little free time tonite and went out to Melendy pond again and got a couple pretty good sized ones right off a dock. Here they are:

Thanks wagn and baboosic!! also nice fish Baboosic!!

-matt-

I got out this afternoon from 11am-3pm. Caught about 10 bass, with 3 of them being between 3-4 pounds. A ton of pickeral as well.

Most everything on senkos tossed along the weedline. pics to come.

Nice Fish baboosicbass08 . I am going to try that place out. May be a hawg in there. I got out today at Mill and only caught one little fella, Bite was very slow. I did lose a hawg though right as I reached to grab him (Line broke). Man I hate it when that happens. :'(

Jay where do you fish?

I fish in the Hillsboro/Henniker/Washington area. There's a lot of smallie places, and a few good largemouth ponds. I'm mostly fish for smallies, but yesterday I went to Upper Pond in Henniker (only my second visit ever). It's a pain in the butt to get on, and it's not very big, but there are some decent fish in there. The 2 pictured about were 3 pounds 2 oz and 3 pound 6 oz, both caught from the exact same area with about an hour in between. It's really dark water with a LOT of lily pads. The fish were really dark colored.

I did get out this AM from about 8:30am-12:00pm. I caught 4 smallies, 2 of which were about 2 2.5 pounds. All were caught on a Yum lizard on an 1/8th oz jig head fished around deep structure.

Hey guys got a question. What is the primary baitfish in NH. Down south they have shad what do we have if any? I've heard some people say golden shiners. If so, are they in most lakes and ponds?

I'd say golden shiners are a good bet. a lot of the places I fish have a decent amount of bluegill and perch as well.

Hey guys fished the tournament on ossipee and had a tough time. Left the launch at 7p.m. and caught my first fish at 7:30, small around 1 1/2 pounds but a keeper. Fished for the next four hours without a bite, then a small mouth on a jitterbug to small to keep though. That was my last bite of the night! The guys i was fishing with missed one on a buzzbait and that was all the action he saw. Fishing was extremely slow. We had to leave early(at about 5a.m.) because the starting battery died  . It was my first time on a bass boat and it was sweeett a new skeeter with a 200hp on it!!! all in all good experience just hope there is better fishing next time!!

thanks everyone for all the advice!

-matt-

Thats alright Matt. Look at it as a cool experence. I personally never have done well at night, Plus the bugs kill me. For me anyway as soon as the sun goes down I'm done.

Thats alright Matt. Look at it as a cool experence. I personally never have done well at night, Plus the bugs kill me. For me anyway as soon as the sun goes down I'm done.

I second that emotion.

From what I've heard, Ossippe can be a really tough lake to fish even during peak hours, so I would not feel too bad about not catching them at night there. Add to that the weird weather and the cold nights up there, and I'd pat yourself on the back for catching anything.

Thanks UNH and Jaystraw!!!

here are the results:

1st  Marc Hamel    14.60                 $160

2nd Justin Brigham   12.27              $96

3rd Ryan Richardson  11.13             $64

FL  Carl Cote  10.38                       $165

Lunker Large  Marc Hamel  6.61       $160

Lunker Small   Justin Brigham  4.25   $160

-matt-

d**n, Marc Hamel can come fishing with me anytime.

I wonder if that's the same as the guy who played Luke Skywalker. He seems to fish like a jedi from his weights.

Just an idea!

We should probably consolidate this thread and the anyone having luck in southern NH together. Seems like we are all posting around the general area!

Maybe start a totally new one thats just NH fishing and lock this and the luck in sNH thread.

Just an idea!

We should probably consolidate this thread and the anyone having luck in southern NH together. Seems like we are all posting around the general area!

Maybe start a totally new one thats just NH fishing and lock this and the luck in sNH thread.

That is not a bad idea at all.  That southern NH thread got started this year, and it's been tough to decide where to post.  I've been posting in this thread for three years, so I'm having trouble breaking the habit.

in fact, here's my fishing report.

Pretty good luck all weekend.  I caught a lot of big smallmouth and a few largemouth as well.  Most of the fish were caugth in deep water around structure.

Just an idea!

We should probably consolidate this thread and the anyone having luck in southern NH together. Seems like we are all posting around the general area!

Maybe start a totally new one thats just NH fishing and lock this and the luck in sNH thread.

That is not a bad idea at all. That southern NH thread got started this year, and it's been tough to decide where to post. I've been posting in this thread for three years, so I'm having trouble breaking the habit.

in fact, here's my fishing report.

Pretty good luck all weekend. I caught a lot of big smallmouth and a few largemouth as well. Most of the fish were caugth in deep water around structure.

If we are going to shut down one of the threads it may make more sense to shut the Southern NH thread as this(A shoutout to NH) covers all of NH. JMO

BTW Jaystraw when Marc Hamel showed up to the launch all the guys were like d**n we might as well give him our money

-matt-

I agree with jay on this one I've been posting on this one for a couple years and I still try to post reports on this thread to keep it going

Yeah, I'm just too attached to this thread to not post here. It does seem weird to have two threads for NH, but I guess we are just that cool.

8-)

Anyway, I went out today and had a good time. Caught about 8 smallies on senkos fished around deep water structure, or incredibly tight to shore in water less than a foot. Also around pads and some grass in deeper water.

I went out today after work. I had a great time catching smallies on spinners and senkos. Around 6:30pm, I caught this five pound largemouth on a 5" senko off a submerged brush pile. A kayaker just happened to be going by and was nice enough to take a picture for me:

Good luck everyone!

Got out on the water with Bassmaster6 today.

We had a great day overall. Took us awhile to find the fish but once we found the right place it was pretty consistant.

I caught 12

Bassmaster caught 7 i think

Largest was 4 lbs 7oz and put up a great fight. Caught on a black and blue jig

Nice fish wagn. Jigs and Senkos are my only baits this year.

Yea today was a good day out on the water, Wagn is a awesome fisherman, i learn alot every time we go out, also got my first fish on a jig in a long time thanks to his advice!!! lost many lures to catch that fish but it was worth it nice job wagn!!

-matt-