04-19-2012, 11:10 AM
CONCORD, N.H. -- N.H. Free Fishing Day is coming on Saturday, June 2, 2012,
so plan to get out and cast a line with your family and friends on New<br />
Hampshire's lakes, rivers and streams. On Free Fishing Day, state residents<br />
and nonresidents alike can fish any inland water - or saltwater - in New<br />
Hampshire without a fishing license All other fishing regulations must be<br />
followed on Free Fishing Day, including season dates and bag limits. There<br />
is one exception: you still need a fishing license and a special permit to<br />
fish for brood stock Atlantic salmon in the Merrimack and lower Pemigewasset<br />
rivers.
"Free Fishing Day is the perfect chance to take a buddy fishing - and maybe<br />
enjoy a fish fry," says Scott Decker, a N.H. Fish and Game Fisheries Program<br />
Supervisor. "New Hampshire has 12,000 miles of rivers and streams and more<br />
than 975 lakes and ponds, a number of them stocked with trout, and fishing<br />
is a great way to enjoy the outdoor life here."
Free Fishing Day kicks off 2012 National Fishing and Boating Week, a<br />
nationwide observance encouraging families to have fun together on the<br />
water.
For details on fishing rules for various waters, consult the 2012 N.H.<br />
Freshwater and Saltwater fishing digests, available at<br />
http://www.fishnh.com/pubs/fishing.html.
You can find lots more helpful information about fishing on the Fish and<br />
Game website at http://www.fishnh.com/Fishing/fishing.htm, including<br />
waterbodies that have been recently stocked with fish, trout waters, lake<br />
depths and public access sites.
The Fish and Game website also has regional fishing brochures with<br />
suggestions on where to fish from the shoreline, currently available for<br />
Manchester/Nashua, the North Country, southwestern New Hampshire, the Lakes<br />
Region, Southeastern N.H., and the seacoast.
If you get hooked on Free Fishing Day, why not enjoy the fun year round!<br />
Licenses are available online at http://www.fishnh.com or from any of 250<br />
friendly local license agents statewide. Youth under age 16 do not need a<br />
license to fish in New Hampshire.
so plan to get out and cast a line with your family and friends on New<br />
Hampshire's lakes, rivers and streams. On Free Fishing Day, state residents<br />
and nonresidents alike can fish any inland water - or saltwater - in New<br />
Hampshire without a fishing license All other fishing regulations must be<br />
followed on Free Fishing Day, including season dates and bag limits. There<br />
is one exception: you still need a fishing license and a special permit to<br />
fish for brood stock Atlantic salmon in the Merrimack and lower Pemigewasset<br />
rivers.
"Free Fishing Day is the perfect chance to take a buddy fishing - and maybe<br />
enjoy a fish fry," says Scott Decker, a N.H. Fish and Game Fisheries Program<br />
Supervisor. "New Hampshire has 12,000 miles of rivers and streams and more<br />
than 975 lakes and ponds, a number of them stocked with trout, and fishing<br />
is a great way to enjoy the outdoor life here."
Free Fishing Day kicks off 2012 National Fishing and Boating Week, a<br />
nationwide observance encouraging families to have fun together on the<br />
water.
For details on fishing rules for various waters, consult the 2012 N.H.<br />
Freshwater and Saltwater fishing digests, available at<br />
http://www.fishnh.com/pubs/fishing.html.
You can find lots more helpful information about fishing on the Fish and<br />
Game website at http://www.fishnh.com/Fishing/fishing.htm, including<br />
waterbodies that have been recently stocked with fish, trout waters, lake<br />
depths and public access sites.
The Fish and Game website also has regional fishing brochures with<br />
suggestions on where to fish from the shoreline, currently available for<br />
Manchester/Nashua, the North Country, southwestern New Hampshire, the Lakes<br />
Region, Southeastern N.H., and the seacoast.
If you get hooked on Free Fishing Day, why not enjoy the fun year round!<br />
Licenses are available online at http://www.fishnh.com or from any of 250<br />
friendly local license agents statewide. Youth under age 16 do not need a<br />
license to fish in New Hampshire.