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New Hampshire => Ice Fishing New Hampshire => Topic started by: bassin212 on Jan 04, 2018, 09:41 AM
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My biggest question is there anywhere in the area I can get bait? The bait shop I found apparently is no longer up and running?
I also tried my luck quite a few times bass fishing the area with minimal luck, but that was summer. Any tips or info on some possible bass or trout lakes would be great. PM's welcomed! I don't live in the area or I'd definitely try and figure it out on my own. Thanks!
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In Lebanon upper valley outfitters Great brook rd off rt 120.. Headed south towards East Plainfield..
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I have found a few places that hold bass around the area mascoma holds some nice bass in there! Also the wilder dam area has some nice species including bass can be sketchy ice though so be careful! As far as bait I don’t know any places around the area other than heartland use to be a guy in white river but that was out of his house
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In Lebanon upper valley outfitters Great brook rd off rt 120.. Headed south towards East Plainfield..
Called and or emailed them in the summer looking for info I thought he told me he closed down, maybe he's only open for winter? I'll have to follow up.
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Called and or emailed them in the summer looking for info I thought he told me he closed down, maybe he's only open for winter? I'll have to follow up.
Open in winter only.. Self serve also
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Open in winter only.. Self serve also
Thanks for the heads up, just leave cash I assume?
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Thanks for the heads up, just leave cash I assume?
Yes
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Bringing this Thread alive again. Looking to find some fishing buddies this year to ice fish with in the area. I'm not up there every weekend, but quite often. My GF lives in the area and none of my Southern NH friends wanna make the trek up there to fish. Also plan on hitting Champlain a decent amount this year because it's only about another hour and a half or so. If you live in the area and want to fish, let me know!
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Bassin,
PM me when your headed to Mascoma maybe we can get together...I'm sitting in my chair looking out at the thin ice right now...
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Bassin,
I’m from upper valley and go fishing in the Lebanon area a lot! Pm me and I’ll join yanon some ice trips!
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Bassin,
I’m from upper valley and go fishing in the Lebanon area a lot! Pm me and I’ll join yanon some ice trips!
PM sent
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If your still looking for bait in the area:
Stebbins Bait Shop in Enfield: Hunter Stebbins
(603)-359-1239
45 May St. Enfield, NH
I've never been there but I know he started doing bait last year and has been posting on Facebook the past few weeks
There is also Bear Pond bait out in Canaan: (603)-304-7355
84 Bear Pond Rd, Canaan NH
He also stocks bait at Pleasant Valley Store in Canaan and Ingrown Gardens in West Lebanon (last year anyway)
I usually go to Upper Valley Outfitters because you can do the self serve thing 24 hrs.
I live in Lebanon and if I'm fishing around here I'm always down for company on the ice :tipup:
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Looks like I'll have some buddies to fish with in the Upper Valley! Excited to get to know your fishery, look forward to fishing with you guys.
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I don't know which way you come from Amherst, but there is the Tackle Shack in Newbury. I think they sell bait, never bought from them, but I would imagine.
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Yes sickle shack sells bait good bait to its pond fed water and he always has small/med/large shiners also smelt and some suckers. Good guy and he will give you ice details and tell you how the bite is around!
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yes! I've been there! that's where I used to get bait in that area, bit out of the way unless I'm fishing Sunapee, great people though.
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yes! I've been there! that's where I used to get bait in that area, bit out of the way unless I'm fishing Sunapee, great people though.
If you go e me a heads up and we are fishing that day I’ll grab the bait for us just a few minutes from me anyways
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If you go e me a heads up and we are fishing that day I’ll grab the bait for us just a few minutes from me anyways
awesome, thanks man!
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There is also Steve's Bait in North Hartland. They have some of the liveliest bait and a decent price to boot.
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That only works for fishing in vt transporting by bait fish to nh or vice Vera’s is not a good idea! But thanks for the info
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That only works for fishing in vt transporting by bait fish to nh or vice Vera’s is not a good idea! But thanks for the info
You can buy bait in Vermont and fish NH without a problem. All the bait dealers locally in Vt and NH get their bait from the same place in Northern Vermont.
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If your still looking for bait in the area:
Stebbins Bait Shop in Enfield: Hunter Stebbins
(603)-359-1239
45 May St. Enfield, NH
I've never been there but I know he started doing bait last year and has been posting on Facebook the past few weeks
There is also Bear Pond bait out in Canaan: (603)-304-7355
84 Bear Pond Rd, Canaan NH
He also stocks bait at Pleasant Valley Store in Canaan and Ingrown Gardens in West Lebanon (last year anyway)
I usually go to Upper Valley Outfitters because you can do the self serve thing 24 hrs.
I live in Lebanon and if I'm fishing around here I'm always down for company on the ice :tipup:
+1 for Stebbins good guy and solid bait and a selection he sometimes will meet you as well
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You can buy bait in Vermont and fish NH without a problem. All the bait dealers locally in Vt and NH get their bait from the same place in Northern Vermont.
I'm pretty sure your not suppose even transport bait from state to state let alone fish with it.
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I'm pretty sure your not suppose even transport bait from state to state let alone fish with it.
Totally not true. If you buy bait in Vt, they are required to give you a slip with the location you are fishing. If you tell them you are fishing with it in NH, they write down the Ct. River. Like I said before, all the bait shops in my area(NH/VT) get their bait from the same supplier.
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Totally not true. If you buy bait in Vt, they are required to give you a slip with the location you are fishing. If you tell them you are fishing with it in NH, they write down the Ct. River. Like I said before, all the bait shops in my area(NH/VT) get their bait from the same supplier.
I figured this law was the same as the VT Law where if you purchase bait from New Hampshire you are only allowed to fish the Connecticut River and it's set backs with that said bait, which is why when you get the tag it says Conneticut River on it.
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I figured this law was the same as the VT Law where if you purchase bait from New Hampshire you are only allowed to fish the Connecticut River and it's set backs with that said bait, which is why when you get the tag it says Conneticut River on it.
We don't have the crazy bait laws of VT. Fish anywhere you want with the bait purchased in Vt. The Vt. bait shops are just required to give you that slip which is a carbon copy of the one the bait dealer keeps in case of an inspection.
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I bought bait several times last season from Steve's in Hartland VT (great couple). Benny is correct they just write CT river on the slip. I've never had a NH fish and game officer ask where the bait came from. Stebbins is just over a mile from me so that makes it much easier this year.
Bassin - I'll pm you some info on a couple water bodies in the UV. Hopefully, we can get together on Mascoma this season.
Tight Lines All
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I bought bait several times last season from Steve's in Hartland VT (great couple). Benny is correct they just write CT river on the slip. I've never had a NH fish and game officer ask where the bait came from. Stebbins is just over a mile from me so that makes it much easier this year.
Bassin - I'll pm you some info on a couple water bodies in the UV. Hopefully, we can get together on Mascoma this season.
Tight Lines All
Mascoma, thank you I really appreciate it! I'll be up there all weekend anyways, so might as well try and get on some water if possible.
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You can buy bait in Vermont and fish NH without a problem. All the bait dealers locally in Vt and NH get their bait from the same place in Northern Vermont.
I'd like to clear something up here. I've read quite a few posts on social media, this year about transporting VT bait to and using it in NH (Not the CT river).
It's had me scratching my head, because I knew it was illegal.
BTW, the ultimate source of the bait is irrelevant.
The rule states as follows...
"Importation of live fish or their eggs, including
bait fish, is prohibited without a special
permit."
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I'd like to clear something up here. I've read quite a few posts on social media, this year about transporting VT bait to and using it in NH (Not the CT river).
It's had me scratching my head, because I knew it was illegal.
BTW, the ultimate source of the bait is irrelevant.
The rule states as follows...
"Importation of live fish or their eggs, including
bait fish, is prohibited without a special
permit."
Yes. That is the law & I find it funny though, there's a popular bait shop in VT a stones throw from the CT river of which is owned entirely by NH to the setbacks of VT state highway bridges....They clearly write on the bait slip your given CT river every time. CT river is NH so if a fisherman walks out with live bait on the river or parks at the setbacks in nh they must have NH bait... also, a VT fishing license is the same as a NH license while fishing the CT river. So, they can fish it but, cannot bring live bait with them from the VT shore....that is a can of worms...Never heard of it being enforced on the CT River or around here. But, I agree that's exactly verbatim the law. I will buy mine in NH.
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Yes. That is the law & I find it funny though, there's a popular bait shop in VT a stones throw from the CT river of which is owned entirely by NH to the setbacks of VT state highway bridges....They clearly write on the bait slip your given CT river every time. CT river is NH so if a fisherman walks out with live bait on the river or parks at the setbacks in nh they must have NH bait... also, a VT fishing license is the same as a NH license while fishing the CT river. So, they can fish it but, cannot bring live bait with them from the VT shore....that is a can of worms...Never heard of it being enforced on the CT River or around here. But, I agree that's exactly verbatim the law. I will buy mine in NH.
Yeah it's a mess. I did have a VT warden check me twice last season on the same CT River setback-in his words if you access the setback from VT soil, you need a VT bait slip. I keep my pike pursuits to the NH side where I can use suckers ;D
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I'd like to clear something up here. I've read quite a few posts on social media, this year about transporting VT bait to and using it in NH (Not the CT river).
It's had me scratching my head, because I knew it was illegal.
BTW, the ultimate source of the bait is irrelevant.
The rule states as follows...
"Importation of live fish or their eggs, including
bait fish, is prohibited without a special
permit."
That's what I figured when I read that section on NH F&G I'm not trying to "win" in this conversation I just want to follow the rules and regulations and to get that cleared up
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That's what I figured when I read that section on NH F&G I'm not trying to "win" in this conversation I just want to follow the rules and regulations and to get that cleared up
I'll be honest that I never even thought to look in the NH regulations until it was brought up on this site. I'm very thankful that this was brought up because I have been inadvertently breaking the law. Ignorance is no excuse I know, but have never been questioned when being checked in NH. You guys may have saved my butt. I did send an email to Fish and Game to get their take on this.
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That's what I figured when I read that section on NH F&G I'm not trying to "win" in this conversation I just want to follow the rules and regulations and to get that cleared up
I'll be honest that I never even thought to look in the NH regulations until it was brought up on this site. I'm very thankful that this was brought up because I have been inadvertently breaking the law. Ignorance is no excuse I know, but have never been questioned when being checked in NH. You guys may have saved my butt. I did send an email to Fish and Game to get their take on this.
JD, I appreciate the fact that you want to follow the rules! There does appear to be a lot of misconceptions on this one. IMO, there's really no need for it. The rule is stated clearly & succinctly.
Benny, I think it's great that you owned this. I'd be very surprised if NHF&G's take is any different than their written law. Please let us know if you find it's different.
Scoma, border bodies of water can be a "can of worms". That's why there's a special section for them in the rule book. On the Piscataqua river, ME/NH (open brackish, water) for years, you could anchor your boat in the middle of the river (border). If you had your line on one side, the slot, limit and gear restrictions were different than if you had your line on the other side for stripers. The gear restrictions remains different today.
I would say, the individual states have to draw the line somewhere.
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JD, I appreciate the fact that you want to follow the rules! There does appear to be a lot of misconceptions on this one. IMO, there's really no need for it. The rule is stated clearly & succinctly.
Benny, I think it's great that you owned this. I'd be very surprised if NHF&G's take is any different than their written law. Please let us know if you find it's different.
Scoma, border bodies of water can be a "can of worms". That's why there's a special section for them in the rule book. On the Piscataqua river, ME/NH (open brackish, water) for years, you could anchor your boat in the middle of the river (border). If you had your line on one side, the slot, limit and gear restrictions were different than if you had your line on the other side for stripers. The gear restrictions remains different today.
I would say, the individual states have to draw the line somewhere.
CD, that boggles my mind that the regs would differ depending on the side of the boat.... that must have been anight mare to try and enforce. Neat anecdote though.
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I read somewhere else that these guys in the boat caught a net full of fish on one side of the boat and nothing on the other side. I don't think it was New Hampshire, though.
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CD, that boggles my mind that the regs would differ depending on the side of the boat.... that must have been anight mare to try and enforce. Neat anecdote though.
The side of the boat, only if it was on the border, and the current, tide kept your lines straight. ;)
Another issue on that border, was where your boat was launched. You could catch legal stripers in NH and if you brought them back to a launch in ME, they were illegal. Or, you could catch them legally in NH put them in your truck, and drive home to ME, where they were illegal!
Read a story years ago, where a LEO of some sort, painted a line across the road and bridge to keep the bridge anglers sorted out. ???
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JD, I appreciate the fact that you want to follow the rules! There does appear to be a lot of misconceptions on this one. IMO, there's really no need for it. The rule is stated clearly & succinctly.
Benny, I think it's great that you owned this. I'd be very surprised if NHF&G's take is any different than their written law. Please let us know if you find it's different.
Scoma, border bodies of water can be a "can of worms". That's why there's a special section for them in the rule book. On the Piscataqua river, ME/NH (open brackish, water) for years, you could anchor your boat in the middle of the river (border). If you had your line on one side, the slot, limit and gear restrictions were different than if you had your line on the other side for stripers. The gear restrictions remains different today.
I would say, the individual states have to draw the line somewhere.
Fish and Game responded and it is in fact the way it reads. I have been breaking the law for the last 30 years.
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Thanks for the follow up, Benny.