Rules & Regulations
Cast net laws in New Hampshire
Effectively illegal / not an authorized deviceInformational only — this is not legal advice
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Last verified: 2026-07-08 — regulations are re-checked periodically; see the date above before assuming this is current.
Summary
Cast nets are absent from New Hampshire's authorized baitfish-gear lists in both freshwater and marine rules — the state's enumerated legal devices (drop nets, umbrella nets) are different equipment entirely.
Size, mesh & licensing
- Max size
- Not specified
- Mesh
- Not applicable — cast nets aren't an authorized device
- Water type
- Both freshwater and saltwater — cast nets absent from legal-gear lists in either
- License
- Not applicable for cast nets
Recommended BasicGear net
No recommendation — Cast nets don't appear among New Hampshire's authorized baitfish devices in freshwater or marine rules — treat this as not an authorized method and confirm with NH Fish & Game before use.
Official source
NH RSA 211:13 "Prohibited Devices" / NH Fish & Game↗
Medium confidencePrimary sites returned access errors on direct fetch; verified via legal-code mirrors quoting the exact statute text.
Last verified: 2026-07-08
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