See every public fishing venue in New Hampshire on the map, with boat ramps, camping, parking and full rules for each one.
Connecticut River is a public river in Coos County, Grafton County, Cheshire County and Sullivan County, New Hampshire, managed by State of New Hampshire (public / navigable water). You can fish it on a New Hampshire fishing licence; bank access is at bridge crossings, NHFG access points and public parks. New Hampshire riverbeds are private property up to the ordinary high-water mark except on a few federally-declared-navigable reaches, so wading or bank fishing away from a public access point needs the landowner's permission. Public access confirmed via marquee water.
The Connecticut River along New Hampshire's western border — smallmouth bass, walleye, channel catfish and northern pike in the slower, wider reaches.
It runs roughly 239 miles through the White Mountains region. Anglers here mostly fish for smallmouth bass, walleye, channel catfish, northern pike; yellow perch are also on record. Live flow and gauge height come from the Connecticut River Near Dalton, Nh USGS station shown below. The nearest other mapped waters on PiscaMaps are Connecticut River-Bath, Haverhill Pond and Ammonoosuc River Reservoir.
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.
Tackle: Statewide bass limit is usually 4 (with a closed season in spring on some waters); trout limits vary by water and many streams are catch-and-release or artificial-lures-only; pickerel, perch and horned pout are generous. Check the current NHFG fishing digest for this specific water.
Boat ramps: 20 mapped — Lemington Access, Bedell Bridge Boat Ramp, Boat ramp, Boat ramp, Boat ramp, Boat ramp and others nearby.
Camping: 19 sites mapped nearby — Deer Mountain Campground, Patchen's Point, Harkdale Farm Campsite, Champion Meadow Campground, Roaring Brook Campsite, Sara Moore Canoe Lot and others.
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors.
Loading live flow & gauge height…
Live from USGS gauge 01131500 — Connecticut River Near Dalton, Nh. Full gauge data →
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.
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