N.H. Admin. Code § Fis 407.01

Current through Register No. 50, December 12, 2024

Section Fis 407.01 - Applicability

(a) The taking of fish from a river or stream as named in Table 400.2 below shall be subject to the limitations noted in the table and all of the following restrictions:

(1) All of the general restriction provisions of Fis 402;

(2) All of the limits for particular species contained in Fis 403; and

(3) The methods of taking contained in Fis 405, unless a more restrictive provision appears in the table below.

(b) Commercial or organized activities conducted upon any river or stream including those listed in Table 400.2 shall also be subject to the rules specified in Fis 500.

Table 400.2 RIVERS AND STREAMS TABLE

STREAM/RIVER NAMES(S)	TOWN(S)	LIMITATIONS
Alder Brook	Second College Grant	Fis 407.04(a)
Androscoggin River
- from Errol dam to the markers at the dead water at Bragg Bay	Errol	Fis 407.02(c)
- from Bragg Bay to the Dummer-Cambridge town line	Errol, Cambridge	Fis 407.02(e)
- from the Dummer-Cambridge town line to the Pontook Dam	Dummer	Fis 407.03(a)
- from the Pontook Dam to Wheeler Bay in Dummer at 44^o 36.9011'N 71^o 13.3816'W to 44^o 36.9341'N 71^o 13.4449'W using WGS84 map datum	Dummer	Fis 407.02(e)
- Wheeler Bay in Dummer including the outflow from the power canal, to the Sawmill Dam in Berlin.	Dummer, Milan, Berlin	Fis 407.02(f)
- Sawmill Dam in Berlin to the ME/NH boundary	Berlin	Fis 407.03(d)
Ammonoosuc River, except:		Fis 407.02(e)
- from the Apthorp Dam in Littleton to the confluence with the Connecticut River in Bath Woodsville	Littleton, Lisbon Landaff, Bath, Woodsville	Fis 407.02(f)
Ashuelot River, except:		Fis 407.02(e)
Surry Mountain Reservoir	Surry	Fis 406.05(a)
Ashuelot River, S. Branch, except:		Fis 407.02(e)
- from Old Richmond Road Bridge, E Swanzey to Marlborough Road Bridge, Troy	Swanzey, Troy	Fis 407.02(a)
Bearcamp River, except:		Fis 407.02(e)
- from the Tamworth/Ossipee town line to Ossipee Lake	Ossipee	Fis 407.02(l)
Bellamy River, except:		Fis 407.02(e)
Bellamy Reservoir	Madbury	Fis 407.03(a)
Blackwater River, except:		Fis 407.02(e)
the Bays and Cilleyville Bog	Andover/Salisbury	Fis 407.03(a)
Carroll Stream, except:		Fis 407.02(e)
-upstream of its confluence with Airport Pond in Whitefield	Carroll/Whitefield	Fis 407.04(a)
Cocheco River, except:		Fis 407.02(e)
- from Watson Road Dam downstream to the head of tide	Dover	Fis 407.02(n)
Connecticut River
- headwaters to Fourth Connecticut Lake	Pittsburg	Fis 406.06(a)
- Fourth Connecticut Lake to Third Connecticut Lake	Pittsburg	Fis 406.06(a)
- from Third Connecticut Lake to Second Connecticut Lake	Pittsburg	Fis 406.06(a)
- from the dam at Second Lake to the upstream side of the logging bridge on the Magalloway Road	Pittsburg	Fis 407.02(b)
- from the Magalloway Road bridge to the inlet at Green Point on First Connecticut Lake	Pittsburg	Fis 407.02(a)
- from First Connecticut Lake Dam to the signs on Lake Francis	Pittsburg	Fis 407.02(c)
- from the Murphy Dam on Lake Francis to the boundary between Canaan,Vermont and Pittsburg, New Hampshire		Fis 407.02(q)
- that portion of the river from the boundary between Canaan, Vermont and Pittsburg, New Hampshire to the Massachusetts border		Fis 408
Contoocook River
-from Contoocook Lake downstream to the area marked with signs and wire in West Henniker	Jaffery, Peterborough, Hancock, Greenfield, Bennington, Antrim, Deering, Hillsboro, Henniker	Fis 407.03(a)
- from a point 2,500 feet above the former paper mill dam in West Henniker, marked by signs and wire, upstream approximately one mile to a point marked by signs and wire	Henniker	Fis 407.02(g)
- from a point 2,500 feet above the former paper mill dam in West Henniker to the to the confluence with the Merrimack River, including the Hopkinton Everett Flood Control Area	Henniker, Hopkinton Concord	Fis 407.03(a)
Dead Diamond River, except:		Fis 407.02(p)
- from where the Swift Diamond River enters down to the mouth at the Magalloway River confluence	Second College Grant	Fis 407.03(c)
Ellis River, except:		Fis 407.02(e)
- from the covered bridge, Jackson to the Iron Bridge in Glen	Jackson-Bartlett	Fis 407.02(a)
Exeter River
- west of Rte. 121A	Sandown, Chester	Fis 407.02(e)
- Rte. 121A to the Fremont/Brentwood town line	Sandown, Danville, Fremont, Chester, Raymond	Fis 407.03(a)
- Fremont/Brentwood town line to the Pickpocket Dam	Brentwood, Exeter	Fis 407.03(a)
-Downstream side of the Cross Road Bridge to Route 111 bridge	Exeter	Fis 407.02(n)
-Route 111 bridge to Squamscott River	Exeter	Fis 407.03(a)
Flints Brook	Hollis	Fis 407.04(a)
Gulf Brook	Chesterfield	Fis 407.04(a)
Hampton River	Hampton, Hampton Falls	Fis 407.03(a)
Isinglass River, except:		Fis 407.02(e)
- from Rte 125 bridge downstream to the confluence with the Cocheco River	Rochester, Barrington, Dover	Fis 407.02(n)
Lamb Valley Brook	Second College Grant	Fis 407.04(a)
Lamprey River, except:	Deerfield	Fis 407.02(e)
- Raymond/Deerfield town line to Wiswall Dam	Candia, Raymond, Epping, Lee, Durham	Fis 407.03(a)
-from Wiswall Dam to the first railroad trestle downstream of Packers Falls	Durham	Fis 407.02(n)
- from the first railroad trestle downstream of Packers Falls to the head of tide	Durham, Newmarket	Fis 407.03(a)
Long Mountain Brook	Stratford/Odell	Fis 407.04(a)
Loomis Valley Brook	Second College Grant	Fis 407.04(a)
Lost River, except:	Woodstock	Fis 407.02(e)
- from a point 100 feet above the parking area entrance bridge to a point 100 feet below the last foot bridge in Lost River Gorge		Fis 407.02(d)
Lyman Brook, except:		Fis 407.02(e)
- from its headwaters to the upper bridge on Meriden Hill Road in Columbia	Columbia	Fis 407.04(a)
Magalloway River - NH sections downstream to boundary line at 44.795602^oN -071.062732^oW to 44.795602^oN -071.061793^oW using WGS84 map datum	Second College Grant, Wentworths Location, Errol	Fis 407.03(c)
Mascoma River, except:		Fis 407.02(e)
- from the Canaan/Enfield town line to Mascoma Lake	Enfield	Fis 407.02(l)
- from the Rte. 4 bridge South of the Mascoma Lake Dam downstream to the covered bridge	Lebanon	Fis 407.02(a)
Meadow Brook	Sharon	Fis 407.04(a)
Merrimack River - from the confluence of the Winnipesaukee River and the Pemigewasset River to the MA/NH boundary	Bow	Fis 407.03(a)
Merrymeeting River - from the Merrymeeting Lake dam to a point 200 feet below the Powder Mill Hatchery	New Durham	Fis 407.02(d)
- from 200 feet below Powder Mill Hatchery to the lower dam at Alton	New Durham, Alton	Fis 407.03(a)
- lower dam at Alton to the bridge on Route 11 at Alton Bay	Alton	Fis 407.02(h)
Nashua River - from MA/NH boundary to its confluence with the Merrimack River	Nashua	Fis 407.03(a)
Newfound River, except:		Fis 407.02(e)
- the area between West Shore Road to the dam adjacent to Crescent Street in Bristol	Bristol	Fis 407.02(m)
Perry Stream, except:		Fis 407.02(e)
- from Happy Corner Bridge to Connecticut River	Pittsburg	Fis 407.02(a)
Pemigewasset - from the headwaters to the Route 104 bridge in Bristol/New Hampton; except	Ashland, Bridgewater, New Hampton, Bristol	Fis 407.02(e)
-from the Route 104 bridge in Bristol/New Hampton to Ayers Island Dam	Bristol, New Hampton	Fis 407.03(a)
- from 300 feet below Ayers Island Dam to the Eastmans Falls Dam in Franklin	Bristol, Hill, New Hampton, Sanbornton, Franklin	Fis 407.03(a)
- from the posts 150' below the Eastman Falls Dam in Franklin to the confluence with the Winnipesaukee River	Franklin	Fis 407.03(a)
Piscataquog River, except:		Fis 407.02(e)
- from the Howe Bridge to Glen Lake	Goffstown	Fis 407.03(a)
Piscataquog River, South Branch, except:		Fis 407.02(e)
- from 300' upstream of the bridge located at 42^o 57.447'N 71^o 42.494'W using WGS84 map datum on Lyndeborough Road downstream to the first bridge on Route 13 in New Boston	New Boston	Fis 407.02(j)
Pond Brook	Stratford/Odell	Fis 407.04(a)
Pow Wow River	South Hampton	Fis 407.03(a)
Saco River, except:		Fis 407.02(e)
- from a point at Lucy Brook marked by a sign, downstream to similar sign at the confluence with Artist Falls Brook	North Conway	Fis 407.02(a)
Sand Brook	Hillsborough	Fis 407.04(a)
Soucook River, except:		Fis 407.02(e)
- from the Loudon Village Dam in Loudon to its confluence with the Merrimack River	Loudon	Fis 407.03(a)
Souhegan River, except:		Fis 407.02(e)
- from a point 300 feet upstream of the Green bridge on Old Wilton Road in Greenville to a point 300 feet downstream of the Route 31 bridge in Wilton	Greenville, Wilton	Fis 407.02(j)
Sucker Brook	Hollis	Fis 407.03(a)
Sucker Brook, except:		Fis 407.02(e)
-from the Dam in Auburn Village downstream to Lake Massabesic	Auburn	Fis 407.03(a)
Sugar River, except:		Fis 407.02(e)
- Rte 11/103 Bridge to the so-called Oak Street Bridge	Newport	Fis 407.02(o)
Suncook River, except:		Fis 407.02(e)
- Rte 126 Bridge in Barnstead downstream to its confluence with the Merrimack River	Barnstead, Pittsfield Chichester, Epsom, Pembroke, Allenstown	Fis 407.03(a)
Swift Diamond River	Dixville, Dix's Grant, Second College Grant	Fis 407.02(p)
Swift River, except:		Fis 407.02(e)
- Rte. 113A Bridge downstream to Rte. 113 Bridge	Tamworth	Fis 407.02(a)
Taylor River - west of Rte. 95	Hampton, Hampton Falls	Fis 407.03(a)
Turkey River	Concord	Fis 407.03(a)
West Branch Mohawk River	Colebrook	Fis 407.04(a)
Winnipesaukee River, except:		Fis 407.02(e)
- area between the dam at Paugus Bay to a point 500' downstream and Messer Street bridge in Laconia downstream to Dixon Point in Laconia, and from the old bridge abutment (Union Bridge) in Tilton/Belmont downstream to a point 1,000 feet below the dam at Lochmere.	Laconia, Belmont, Tilton	Fis 407.02(k)
- from the Franklin Falls Hydro Dam to its confluence with the Pemigewasset River	Franklin	Fis 407.03(a)
Witches Spring Brook	Hollis	Fis 407.04(a)
All other rivers and streams		Fis 407.02(e)

N.H. Admin. Code § Fis 407.01

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