Fishing report week ending 6/28/08 - Fishing has been consistent the last week or two for Reel Ecstasy. On average we get 20 fish on a 4 hour trip, 30 fish on a 6 hour trip and 40 fish on an 8 hour trip. This seems to me to be weird but within a fish or two it is how the last 10 trips more...
Capt. Joel Koch - Portsmouth

Week Ending, 6/21/08 - Mixed Striper fishing this week, on Monday there was a big storm coming through, and the fishing was just plain slow. My crew and I decided it was best to call it a day after a couple of hours and reschedule for another day. This was the first time more...
Capt. Joel Koch - Portsmouth

6/14/2008 Report - 6/14/08 Stripers were a bit finicky this week, while we were still catching 20-30 fish each trip but from what we were marking on the depth finder it was apparent there were a lot more fish to be caught than we were catching. On one trip, we could more...
Capt. Joel Koch - Portsmouth

Stripers in NH - Another good week of striper fishing in NH. Chunk bait trips produced 25-35 stripers in the 22-27 inch range. No big keepers yet but they are around. Mackeral are out at the mouth of the river, and some bigger fish are being caught on live bait. more...
Capt. Joel Koch - Portsmouth

Striped Bass arrived in NH - Last two weeks of May and Striped Bass have made it back to NH. Over the last few days, I have done a number of trips checking out Striper activity in Great Bay, and the Piscataqua river. Stripers are definitely back in good numbers already. I hav more...
Capt. Joel Koch - Portsmouth

Portsmouth, New Hampshire - Reel Ecstasy, finished for the 2007 season. We had a great year for 2007 catching an estimated 4,500 striped bass this season. See you on the ski slopes or on the water in 2008. thanks Capt. Joel. more...
Capt. Joel Koch - Portsmouth

Portsmouth, New Hampshire - Striped Bass fishing remains good in the Piscataqua river. Most fish still under the 28 NH keeper size but there always are a few bigger fish around, just not always caught. Not as many bluefish this week as the last two. Striper fishing should r more...
Capt. Joel Koch - Portsmouth

Portsmouth, New Hampshire - Week Ending 8/26/07 Beginning of the week was great with a big fish landed by Michael from Burlington VT. The fish was over 40inches and was fat. This was our largest fish of the year so far. Michael, his brother John and father John, left Burlin more...
Capt. Joel Koch - Portsmouth

Portsmouth, New Hampshire - Week Ending 8/12/07 Striped Bass fishing remains good with average catches of 30-50 fish per trip. Almost all are under the 28 NH size limit but they all fight great on light tackle. There are a few small blue fish mixed in, mainly when fishing d more...
Capt. Joel Koch - Portsmouth

Portsmouth, New Hampshire - Week Ending 8/4/07 Striper fishing remains HOT for those that know what they are doing. Every trip is yielding 35+ fish. Smaller stripers still dominate but this week did yield a number of keepers. Pogies have moved into the river and maybe this more...
Capt. Joel Koch - Portsmouth