Fishing Report For Newfound Lake, NH

By Rick Seaman

February 7, 2025

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Fishing Report Newfound Lake, NH

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Popular Fish Species Newfound Lake, NH

Smallmouth Bass

Current Report: Fair
Outlook: Good To Very Good

The water in Newfound Lake is gin clear, and offers some exceptional fishing for smallmouth bass in Spring and Fall. In Spring, anglers are catching lots of 3 and 4 pound smallmouth. Topwater and crankbaits early in the morning and late in the day are both catching nice fish. Locals report tough fishing during summer. For those who wish to pursue smallies in Summer, good electronics and a drop-shot rig are the way to go.

Lake Trout

Current Report: Good
Outlook: Good To Very Good

Lake trout feed on small fish and baitfish. Rainbow smelt are food source of choice for lake trout, so lures imitating rainbow smelt, baitfish, sunfish or small trout are good choices. Other choices include nightcrawlers or Berkeley Power Crawlers, fished on drop-shot rigs. Flashy spoons can be fished at any depth, either jigging, trolling or cast and retrieve. The season for lake Trout January 1st to September 30th. Reports of lake trout in the range of 15 to 20 pounds, come often enough to peak the interest of anglers.

Landlocked Atlantic Salmon

Current Report: Good
Outlook: Good To Very Good

Newfound Lake is one of 15 lakes in the state with landlocked Atlantic salmon. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department reports these big salmon generally hang out in 40 feet or deeper, staying below the thermocline. Anglers most often target landlocked salmon by trolling open water. Live bait, including smelt, shiners and nightcrawlers are popular here and can be slow trolled, or cast and retrieved.

Fish species to fish for...

Guide to fishing for smallmouth bass, rainbow trout, lake trout, bluegill, rock bass, Atlantic salmon and chain pickerel at Newfound Lake in New Hampshire.

Newfound Lake is a 4,100-acre lake with 20 miles of shoreline. One of the best lake trout, and landlocked salmon, fisheries in the state, it is filled via clear, cold water from underground springs. The lake is home to smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, rainbow trout, brown trout, lake trout, pickerel, Atlantic salmon, and white perch.

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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".