Rivers & Streams with Special Rules

Littleton to Bath

Apthorp Dam in Littleton to confluence with Connecticut River in Bath

EBT, RT, BT

Jan 1 through Oct 15

Brown trout may be taken any time of day or night during the open season.

Dummer

Dummer-Cambridge town line to Pontook Dam

EBT, RT, BT, LLS, SMB, ECP, HP

No closed season for all species except salmon
and smelt*

Daily limit of 2 brook trout through the ice

Berlin to Shelburne

Sawmill Dam in Berlin to ME/NH boundary

EBT, RT, BT, LLS, SMB, ECP, HP

No closed season for all species

Single barbless hook, artificial lures/flies

Catch-and-release

No bag limits for black bass

Troy to Swanzey

Marlborough Road bridge in Troy to Richmond Road bridge in East Swanzey

EBT, BT

Jan 1 through Oct 15

Fly-fishing only

Daily limit for brook trout 2 fish

Salisbury to Andover

The Bays and Cilleyville Bog

RT, BT

No closed season for all species except salmon
and smelt*

Daily limit of 2 brook trout through the ice

Rochester to Dover

Watson Road dam downstream to head of tide

EBT, BT, RT, SMB, ECP

Oct 16 to 4th Sat. in April Catch-and-release

Single barbless hook, artificial lures/flies

4th Sat. in April to Oct 15 daily limit for brook trout 5 fish or 5 lbs. All legal methods.

No closed season for all species except salmon and smelt

Pittsburg

From Magalloway Rd bridge to inlet at Green Point on First Ct Lake

EBT, LLS

Jan 1 through Oct 15

Fly-fishing only

Daily limit for brook trout is 2 fish

See NH-VT Interstate Rules.

Henniker

From 2500 ft above former paper mill dam in West Henniker, marked by signs and wire, upstream 1 mile to a point marked by signs and wire

EBT, RT, BT, SMB, LMB, ECP, HP, WP, BC, BG

Jan 1 through Nov 30

Flies and single hook artificial lures with no more than 3 points

Daily limit for brook trout is 2 fish; minimum length 12 inches

Second College Grant

From confluence of Swift Diamond River downstream to Magalloway River

EBT, SMB

No closed season for all species

Single barbless hook, artificial lures/flies

Catch-and-release

No limits for black bass

Sandown to Exeter

From Route 121-A to the Squamscott River

EBT, RT, BT, BC, LMB, ECP

No closed season for all species except salmon
and smelt*

Daily limit of 2 brook trout through the ice

Closed to all fishing from the upstream side of the Pickpocket Dam and fishway including a 50 foot radius in front of the fishway on the upstream side to the downstream side of the Cross Roads Bridge in the towns of Brentwood and Exeter

Chesterfield

All sections

EBT

Jan 1 through Labor Day

Single barbless hook, artificial lures/flies

Catch-and-release

Managed for wild trout

Second College Grant

All sections

EBT

Jan 1 through Labor Day

Single barbless hook, artificial lures/flies

Catch-and-release

Managed for wild trout

Durham

Wiswall Dam to first railroad trestle downstream of Packers Falls

EBT, RT, BT, LMB, SMB, ECP, BG, BC

Oct 16 to 4th Sat. in April Catch-and-release

Single barbless hook, artificial lures/flies

4th Sat. in April to Oct 15 daily limit for brook trout
5 fish or 5 lbs. All legal methods.

No closed season for all species except salmon and smelt

Durham to Newmarket

From first railroad trestle downstream of Packers Falls to head of tide

EBT, RT, BT, LMB, SMP, ECP, BG, BC

No closed season for all species except salmon
and smelt*

Daily limit of 2 brook trout through the ice

Second College Grant

All sections

EBT

Jan 1 through Labor Day

Single barbless hook, artificial lures/flies

Catch-and-release

Managed for wild trout

Columbia

From headwaters to the upper bridge on Meriden Hill Road in Columbia

EBT, RT, BT

Jan 1 through Labor Day

Single barbless hook, artificial lures/flies

Catch-and-release

Managed for wild trout

Sharon

All sections

EBT

Jan 1 through Labor Day

Single barbless hook, artificial lures/flies

Catch-and-release

Managed for wild trout

Bow

Garvin Falls Dam from canal wall, including fish bypass plunge pool, to a point 300 ft downstream to main river

Closed to all fishing

New Durham

Merrymeeting Lake Dam to 200 ft below Powder Mill Hatchery

Closed to all fishing

Alton

From lower dam at Alton to Route 11 bridge at Alton Bay

LLS, RT, LMB, SMB, ECP, WP, HP

Jan 1 through October 31

Jan 1 – June 15 and Oct 1–31 fly-fishing only, barbless hooks, catch-and-release

June 16 – Sept 30 combined daily limit for trout and salmon is 2 fish, min length 15 inches, min length lake trout 18 inches

Open season as stated, except smelt

Nashua

Jackson Mills Dam 200 ft above to 200 ft below

Closed to all fishing

Bristol

Area between West Shore Road and dam adjacent to Crescent St

EBT, RT, LLS

Jan 1 through October 31

Fly-fishing only Jan 1 – Oct 31

Jan 1 – March 31 daily limit for trout 2 fish and all salmon immediately released;

April 1 – Sept 30 combined daily limit for trout/salmon is 2 fish

Oct 1–31 barbless hooks only, catch-and-release all fish

Bristol

From Route 104 bridge to Ayers Island Dam

EBT, RT

No closed season for all species except smelt*

Daily limit of 2 brook trout through the ice

Bristol to Franklin

From 300 ft below Ayers Island Dam to the Eastman Falls Dam in Franklin

EBT, BT, RT, ATS

No closed season for all species except smelt*

Daily limit of 2 brook trout through the ice

Atlantic salmon shall be taken by fly-fishing only. Oct 1 – March 31 salmon are catch-and-release.

Franklin

From 150 ft below Eastman Falls Dam to the Route 3/11 bridge in Franklin

EBT, BT, RT, ATS

No closed season for all species*

Catch-and-release single hook, single hook point artificial lures; unweighted single hook, single or double hook point flies

Daily limit of 2 brook trout through the ice

Atlantic salmon shall be taken by fly-fishing only.

Pittsburg

Happy Corner Bridge to Connecticut River

EBT, RT, BT, LLS

Jan 1 through Oct 15

Fly-fishing only

Daily limit for brook trout is 2 fish

New Boston

From 300 ft upstream of Lyndeboro Road bridge, downstream to first bridge on Route 13 in New Boston

EBT, RT, BT

June 16 – October 15

October 16 – June 15 Catch-and-release single barbless hook artificial flies and lures

June 16 – October 15 daily limit for brook trout is
5 fish or 5 lbs

Kingston

All sections

SMB, LMB, ECP, HP, BC

No closed season for all species except salmon
and smelt*

Daily limit of 2 brook trout through the ice

Hart’s Location

Crawford Notch State Park dam at Willey House historical site upstream to where Saco River enters Willey Pond

EBT

Jan 1 through Oct 15

Closed to all fishing except children 12 and under

New Ispwich to Wilton

From 300 ft upstream of green bridge on Old Wilton Road in Greenville to 300 ft downstream of Route 31 bridge in Wilton

EBT, RT, BT

June 16 – Oct 15

October 16 – June 15 Catch-and-release single barbless hook artificial flies and lures

June 16 – October 15 daily limit for brook trout is
5 fish or 5 lbs

Sandwich to Tamworth

From Route 113A bridge downstream to Route 113 bridge

EBT, RT

Jan 1 through Oct 15

Fly-fishing only

Daily limit for brook trout is 2 fish

Concord

All sections

LMB, ECP, HP

No closed season for all species except salmon
and smelt*

Daily limit of 2 brook trout through the ice

Laconia to Tilton

From dam at Paugus Bay to 500 ft downstream and Messer Street bridge downstream to Dixon Point; and from old Union Bridge abutment in Tilton/Belmont downstream to a point 1000 ft below Lochmere Dam

RT, LLS, SMB, WP

April 1 – Sept 30

See special rules for brood stock Atlantic salmon.

Hollis

All sections

EBT

Jan 1 through Labor Day

Single barbless hook, artificial lures/flies

Catch-and-release

Managed for wild trout