Fishing

I usually just get NH license, I am thinking about getting a Maine or VT license this year, which state has the best fishing?

 

What are you fishing for? I'm a trout fisherman and in my opinion, Maine has the best of the three. However, you'll have to travel quite far to get to the prime trout locations in Maine (especially from Unity, and relative to VT).

Alternatively, there's some pretty good trout fishing on the Deerfield and Swift Rivers in northern MA.

 

I thought the only fishing was trout fishing. I end up in Maine alot when adventuring which is why I was considering a license. Had not considered Mass but I tend to go north when looking for wilderness time.

 

Nope......if that is all you have been doing.....you are seriously missing out! Bass and pike are the way to go in new england. I have fished every state in New England for all species......how far you willing to travel to get your line wet?

 

If it's Brook Trout you're after (specifically Native & Wild Brook Trout).

Maine for the win. Many of the quality waters are Fly-Fishing only....so check the regs.

Generally the further north....the better.

 

Deerfield is still fishing really well right now

 

Well, you obviously haven't ever caught a 22"+ striped bass on a fly rod before. Because lots of people.. when that happens... that's the only fishing.

 

If you're just going by quality of the fishing I think Maine wins hands-down. I'm not an expert on either but the places I've fished in Maine are actually places I'd travel to fish again. Especially if you like native Brook Trout.

The stuff I've fished in VT is nice and fun to fish but you'd probably be drive over comparable streams in NH just to get there so doesn't seem like it's worth the trip just to fish there.

On the other hand, you're a lot closer to VT so you might have more use for an annual license since Maine is likely to just be a trip or two per year unless you've got a lot of free time.

 

I am not opposed to Bass fishing, I just grew up fishing Brooks and streams, so that's where I tend to spend most of my time.

 

Maine.

Don't sleep on the hornpout/catfish. It's not terribly exciting but mmmmm is it good.