Fishing Report For Massabesic Lake, NH

By Rick Seaman

April 29, 2025

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Fishing Report Massabesic Lake, NH

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Popular Fish Species Massabesic Lake, NH

Largemouth Bass

Current Report: Good
Outlook: Good To Very Good

Largemouth bass outnumber the smallmouth by about 2 to 1. Largemouth grow big and fat, and they are already starting to feed heavily in preparation for the spawn. Spinnerbaits and swimbaits fished around shallow boulders, mixed with lily pads or grass, are serving up some nice bass. Other anglers are using vibrating jigs, stick worms and jigs, pitched or flipped in and around shallow cover. The topwater bite should begin once the water reaches the mid 50's. Then, when the shallows warm into the 60's, preparation for the spawn will begin, and the big girls come out to play.

Smallmouth Bass

Current Report: Good
Outlook: Good

Locals report catching smallmouth on rocky and gravel bottoms, where the crawfish live. The smallmouth bass fishery, is secondary to the largemouths, with about half the numbers being caught. Mid-range crankbaits are a good way to cover water, and both smallmouth and largemouth are obliging. Fishing for smallmouth is often good on cold, windy, cloudy and rainy days. Jerkbaits are teasing these smallies to bite when fished over deeper rocky areas and drop offs, but slow and patience are the words for the day. Ned rigs and tube baits both imitate crawfish and smallies can's resist.

Black Crappie

Uncle Buck's Panfish Creatures Curly Tail Minnow Rigged

Current Report: Fair
Outlook: Good

Although crappie are not the hottest ticket here, there is some pretty good crappie fishing. In Winter, when the ice is safe, there have been some nice limits of fat black crappie. Spring is the premiere time to be on the water as crappie move into shallow coves to spawn. Weeds, wood and vegetation is shallow water are good places to cast small crappie jigs or live minnows. Light tackle with 4 lb to 8 lb line is ideal. Anglers are reporting good success using fish finders and forward facing sonar to locate schools of crappie once they drop deeper off the bank in Summer.

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Fish species to fish for...

Guide to fishing for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, rainbow trout, brook trout, brown trout, bluegill, rock bass, white perch, yellow perch, chain pickerel and northern pike at Massabesic Lake in New Hampshire.

Massabesic Lake is a 2,500-acre lake with more than 10 miles of shoreline in a picturesque setting. Anglers are catching smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, pickerel, trout, pike, yellow perch, and white perch fishing. Ice fishing in winter is popular here. There is plenty of shoreline available for fishing from the bank.

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Rick Seaman is a fishing enthusiast with over five decades of fishing experience, a retired tournament fisherman, author of numerous published articles on fishing, and co-author of the book "Bass Fishing - It's not WHAT you throw, It's WHERE you throw it".