See every public fishing venue in New Hampshire on the map, with boat ramps, camping, parking and full rules for each one.
Lake Sunapee is a public lake in Merrimack County and Sullivan County, New Hampshire, managed by New Hampshire Fish and Game. It is public water managed for fishing by the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. Public access confirmed via marquee water.
Lake Sunapee — one of the clearest lakes in New Hampshire, with a native lake trout and landlocked salmon fishery.
Lake Sunapee covers about 4,125 acres in the Lakes Region region. Anglers here mostly fish for lake trout, landlocked salmon, smallmouth bass, rainbow trout; yellow perch, largemouth bass, chain pickerel, brown bullhead are also on record. The nearest other mapped waters on PiscaMaps are Mountainview Lake and Messer Pond.
Species from PiscaMaps water-type profiles, NHFG trout designations and hand research.
Night fishing: New Hampshire allows fishing 24 hours a day on most waters; some designated trout ponds are restricted to daylight hours seasonally — check the current NHFG fishing digest for this water.
Boats: Lake Winnipesaukee, Squam, Sunapee and the other big lakes take full-size boats with developed ramps; many smaller ponds have only a hand-carry or cartop access. NH requires boater education for personal watercraft and for operators born after 1 Jan 1988.
Bank & bivvy camping: Camp at New Hampshire state parks (several on Winnipesaukee, Squam and the Connecticut Lakes) and White Mountain National Forest campgrounds along the trout streams.
Boat ramps: 7 mapped — Lake Sunapee State Park Boat Ramp, Boat ramp, Boat ramp, Boat ramp, Georges Mills Boat Launch, Sunapee Harbor Boat Ramp and others nearby.
Camping: 2 sites mapped nearby — Mt. Sunapee Campground, Mount Sunapee State Park Camping Area.
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors.
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 water — it is in the NH Fish and Game Freshwater Fishing Guide.
Every water carries species, bank & boat access, current regulations and live water conditions — and members get Swim Mapper, Catch Logger and Trip Planner. It's the only US map with a dedicated carp-water layer.
Open the New Hampshire map Start your free trial