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New Hampshire fishing

News-desk briefs whose primary water is New Hampshire. California and Alaska also keep their category desks.

• US FishingNHNews deskSeptember 15, 2026

  Coastal NH and Maine: pollock on Jeffreys, stripers in the rivers

  Ron Powers’ Sept. 10 On The Water report: Capt. Andy into big pollock on Jeffreys Ledge high spots, Piscataqua stripers on squid and herring fry, and southern Maine beach bass from Fortune’s Rocks to Scarborough when seas settle.

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• US FishingNHNews deskSeptember 11, 2026

  New Hampshire landlocked salmon and lake trout seasons close Sept. 30

  NH Fish and Game’s 2026 seasons put landlocked salmon and lake trout harvest through Sept. 30 — then salmon are off the table, lake-trout/salmon lakes bar trolling Oct. 1–Dec. 31, and ice-only rules return in January.

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