Best brown trout lakes in New Hampshire
6 New Hampshire waters hold brown trout, 1 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. Wary, nocturnal-leaning predator. Shorelines and inflows in cold months; the thermocline in summer.
- Christine Lake — 65 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch
- Contoocook River — 6 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
- Saco River — 6 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout
- Androscoggin River — 8 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch
- Connecticut River — 6 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook Trout
- Pemigewasset River — 6 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout
When to fish brown trout in New Hampshire
- Spring 3–25 ft — Cold-water browns hug shorelines, river mouths and mud lines — often in a few feet of water early and late.
- Summer 25–60 ft — Browns sit at the thermocline by day and slide shallow after dark — the night troll takes the giants.
- Fall 5–30 ft — Spawn-run browns stage off tributaries and gravel shorelines, aggressive and territorial.
- Winter 5–35 ft — Browns feed all winter — nearshore when bait is in, deeper breaks otherwise.
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