New Hampshire fishing reports

Striper Push Advancing Toward NH Coast as Water Hits 46°F

NOAA buoy 44007 recorded 46°F water temps off the NH seacoast at 5:10 AM on April 30, with winds running at 6 m/s and air temperatures near 44°F — classic late-April Gulf of Maine conditions. No NH-specific charter or shop reports are available in this cycle, but The Fisherman (Northeast) confirms the regional striper push is in rapid-expansion mode: schoolies are "exploding into slots and overs" across southern New England, with fish to 30 pounds already showing in western Long Island Sound, and Buzzards Bay upgrading from schoolies to mid-30-inch class fish in a matter of days. That northward velocity puts the NH seacoast in line to receive the migration's leading edge imminently. Tonight's full moon will drive some of the month's strongest tidal exchanges along estuary mouths and rocky points — prime ambush windows for stripers moving into coastal structure. Anglers willing to brave the chill should target dawn and dusk tides over the next 48–72 hours.