1,418 public fishing lakes and rivers in New Hampshire — Smallmouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Yellow Perch, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Horned Pout, Sunfish and Brook Trout.
See every public fishing venue in New Hampshire on the map, with boat ramps, camping, parking and full rules for each one.
PiscaMaps covers 1,418 public fishing venues across New Hampshire in 6 regions — 1,132 lakes and reservoirs and 266 rivers. The largest is Lake Winnipesaukee, at 44,422 acres. Connecticut River is the longest mapped river, running 320 km. Lakes Region has the most venues on file, with 533. 308 venues are documented trout waters.
The most commonly recorded species across New Hampshire's public waters are Smallmouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Yellow Perch, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Horned Pout, Sunfish and Brook Trout — the exact mix varies by water type and region. 278 venues have a real boat ramp on file, 223 have nearby camping, and 581 have mapped parking — sourced from OpenStreetMap and recreation.gov's federal facilities database (RIDB) where available.
New Hampshire's public fishing venues are spread across 6 regions on PiscaMaps:
The most frequently recorded species across New Hampshire's public venues on PiscaMaps:
Anyone 16 or older needs a New Hampshire fishing licence — the resident annual is about $45, the non-resident annual about $73, with non-resident 1-day (~$14) and 7-day (~$47) licences also sold. New Hampshire residents 68 and older need no licence. Buy from NH Fish and Game at wildlife.nh.gov. A New Hampshire fishing licence covers this river under the state's public-trust doctrine for navigable waters.
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