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Fishing in New Hampshire

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.

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New Hampshire
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USA
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1,418
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State-issued

Fishing in New Hampshire

PiscaMaps covers 1,418 public fishing venues across New Hampshire in 6 regions — 1,135 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 535. 310 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. 279 venues have a real boat ramp on file, 224 have nearby camping, and 583 have mapped parking — sourced from OpenStreetMap and recreation.gov's federal facilities database (RIDB) where available.

Fishing Regions in New Hampshire

New Hampshire's public fishing venues are spread across 6 regions on PiscaMaps:

Lakes Region · 535 Monadnock · 320 North Country · 198 Seacoast · 190 White Mountains · 85 Merrimack Valley · 73

Species Recorded in New Hampshire

The most frequently recorded species across New Hampshire's public venues on PiscaMaps:

Smallmouth Bass · 1,278 Chain Pickerel · 1,277 Yellow Perch · 1,275 Largemouth Bass · 1,275 Black Crappie · 948 Horned Pout · 943 Sunfish · 942 Brook Trout · 352 Brown Bullhead · 324 Bluegill · 273

Fishing Licence in New Hampshire

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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Notable Lakes & Reservoirs in New Hampshire

Rivers in New Hampshire

Connecticut River Merrimack River Contoocook River Pemigewasset River Ashuelot River Lamprey River Androscoggin River Saco River Ammonoosuc River Upper Ammonoosuc River

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