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NBR · 06-18-2010, 01:45 PM

I bass fish but I don't fish touraments nor do I purposely fish for bedding bass although I am sure I catch some on occassion. In NH the season rules have been the same for many years but are bass numbers diminishing? Not that I have noticed and contrary to trout and salmon Fish and Game don't raise
bass for release.

The bass season allows 2 fish per day early but for most of the month of June it is catch and immediate release. Bass are tougher than the salmonoids and more likely to recover from C&R. Think about the impact of bass fishing on F & G? If they were concerned about a reduction in population would they risk the loss of license fee by allowing the quality of the fishery to fall. Not likely!

Winni has immense areas of spawing habitat that should provide thousands of fry with an adequate recruitment to assure great bass fishing for the foreseeable future.

06-18-2010, 01:45 PM	#10
NBR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bristol Posts: 119 Thanks: 0 Thanked 19 Times in 15 Posts	Bass I bass fish but I don't fish touraments nor do I purposely fish for bedding bass although I am sure I catch some on occassion. In NH the season rules have been the same for many years but are bass numbers diminishing? Not that I have noticed and contrary to trout and salmon Fish and Game don't raise bass for release. The bass season allows 2 fish per day early but for most of the month of June it is catch and immediate release. Bass are tougher than the salmonoids and more likely to recover from C&R. Think about the impact of bass fishing on F & G? If they were concerned about a reduction in population would they risk the loss of license fee by allowing the quality of the fishery to fall. Not likely! Winni has immense areas of spawing habitat that should provide thousands of fry with an adequate recruitment to assure great bass fishing for the foreseeable future.