Fishing near Portsmouth, NH

Set at the mouth of the Piscataqua River on New Hampshire's 13-mile coastline, Portsmouth anchors Rockingham County's seacoast fishery. Anglers reach inshore and estuary striped bass and bluefish minutes from downtown, while Great Bay—NH's largest tidal estuary—and a network of rivers, reservoirs, and ponds within 30 miles round out the scene. The Lamprey River and offshore Isles of Shoals extend the range from anadromous runs to bluefin tuna.