While the white perch season in Winnipesauke reaches its conclusion next Tuesday, you can still get in a few last days and the fishing is excellent. Pike are on the prowl in Sabattus as well as “The Andro” and snowmelt among trout water in Maine is drawing bows, brookies and brown trout close to inlets and beaches.
New Hampshire Fishing Report
If you’ve been drooling over reports of the wicked white perch fishing in Lake Winnipesauke, then you have until next Tuesday to get your fix. Good things don’t last forever and come March 31st this ends for the season. According to Tim Moore from Moore Outdoors, timing is good for swan-song perch fishing since the fish are active and hardly anyone is still at it. Such sweet spots as The Braun and The Spindle are still hot with Clam Epoxy Drops tipped with worm doing the damage in 20-30 feet of water. Call Tim, he might be able to slide you in for one last shot!
According to Joe from Granite State Rod and Reel Repair, anglers are purchasing shiners for the perch at Potanipo and trout at Pleasant. Chad from Dover Marine said that the calicos are still on fire at Pawtuckaway Lake. Lack of access has meant less pressure than usual at Willand Pond where they are now catching rainbow trout. For a multi-species producer, Chad suggests Bow Lake. Target the drop-offs at the islands there for the best action.
Southern Maine Fishing Report
Brady of Dag’s has been having better luck lately at Sabattus for pike. No tales for the scale but they have moved in close to the shoreline. Sometimes the “problem” is keeping the bass off the big shiners intended for the pike. A local best bet is the Turner Boat Ramp section of the Androscoggin River. While this place gets pounded early in the season, anglers tire and now is the best time for a hungry pike. The trout pick of the week is for brookies, browns and rainbows in Worthley Pond in Peru. Snowmelt has tributaries flowing and stone flies hatching in small spaces of open water. Look for trout to be stacked up close to a shoreline beach and anywhere there’s an inlet! Another trout winner is Norway Lake!
Fishing Forecast
Lord only knows how long it will be before you get another stab at the white perch fishing on Lake Winnipesauke so why not take advantage of the last few days of this season and give it a go! For more toothy sport, pike on Sabattus and the Androscoggin River are best bets in Maine. Snowmelt does more than provide a tonic to winter-weary anglers, it’s a catalyst for feeding trout. Look for tributaries and sandy bottoms for Maine “hat trick” of brook trout, brown trout and rainbows!
I have been a subscriber to On The Water for several years and have noticed that your weekly reports on New Hampshire are dwindling in quantity and quality. You have gathered no information from some of the known experts in the area, i.e., Alan Nute of AJ’s Bait and Tackle in Meredith; Dick Pinney, a renowned Outdoor Writer, in Greenland; Suds and Soda Bait and Tackle in Greenland and Wildlife Taxidermy in Manchester. These are all reliable sources of the current fishing situation in their area.
I agree but disagree. I have been a subscriber for over 5 years, read every issue thoroughly, and enjoy the shows.
There are reports from Tim Moore (who works at, or did work at) Suds and Soda in Greenland, NH.
Chad from Dover Marine, also Jamie contributes from Dover Marine depending on the time of year. Not always easy to reach these guys before they’re always out in the woods or on the water, when not working, of course.
Dick Pinney seems to be regularly consulted in the warmer months.
Alan Nute at AJ’s Bait and Tackle http://www.ajsbaitandtackle.com/
Sweet update for those still ice fishing. Hot Lures, what’s being caught where…hint hint
KTP staff can be reached with a quick phone call in the fishing department.
That’s where I disagree with you.
I DO agree that the fishing reports for Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont are typically not as well documented nor thorough as Cape Cod, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey.
For the number of fishermen alone, it makes sense that they’re reaching out to New York and New Jersey fishermen. Years ago On the Water was just a New England Fishing magazine.
Now they’re growing!
Keep up the good work On the Water. Sometimes you need to do some research to find out where the Hot Bite is and what’s working.
p.s. Just spent the past 3 weeks training directly across from On The Water HQ for work.
Tight lines,
Mike >–^)*>