UTERJanuary
Ice fishing
Pickerel and perch.
Winnipesaukee to the North Country
New Hampshire freshwater fishing
What's biting in New Hampshire freshwater in October: white perch, smallmouth bass and black crappie at their peak, with largemouth bass, bluegill and brown bullhead around too. Fish Scouter's season calendar follows 17 fish here month by month, from Lake Winnipesaukee to Merrimack River.
Salmon run
Winnipesaukee's salmon, lakers and smallmouth, North Country trout ponds, the upper Connecticut, and small bass lakes everywhere.
Lake WinnipesaukeeSquam LakeConnecticut LakesAndroscoggin RiverMerrimack River
Updated
Now · October
Salmon run
Rivers.
Smallmouth bassLandlocked Atlantic salmonLake trout (mackinaw, togue)Brook troutChain pickerelYellow perch
This month here
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White perch
Smallmouth bass
Black crappie (speck)
Yellow perch
Walleye
Northern pike
Chain pickerel
Rainbow trout
Brown trout
Brook trout
Lake trout (mackinaw, togue)
Landlocked Atlantic salmon
Largemouth bass
Bluegill
Brown bullhead
Common carp
The water
Structure that matters
LakeReservoirRiverCreek / streamPond / pitDock / pilingsBridgeBoat ramp
Month by month
What's happening, and what to throwFebruary
Winnipesaukee derby
Lakers through the ice.
March
Last ice
Lakes frozen.
April
Ice-out salmon
Streamers.
May
Salmon and brookies
Landlocked Atlantic salmonLake trout (mackinaw, togue)Brook troutBlack crappie (speck)WalleyeNorthern pike
Trout ponds.
June
Smallmouth beds
Smallmouth bassLandlocked Atlantic salmonLake trout (mackinaw, togue)Brook troutLargemouth bassBlack crappie (speck)
Winnipesaukee.
July
Summer bass
Rocks.
August
Deep lakers
Lead core.
September
Fall trout
Ponds.
October · now
Salmon run
Smallmouth bassLandlocked Atlantic salmonLake trout (mackinaw, togue)Brook troutChain pickerelYellow perch
Rivers.
November
Late season
Bass.
December
First ice
Small ponds.
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