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Best brown trout lakes in New Hampshire

76 New Hampshire waters list brown trout (official records or labelled estimates), 71 mapped with survey or official-chart depth data. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality, leading with the waters in our reviewed search catalog — 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.

1. Moore Reservoir — 120 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, CrappieWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 5 public access sites
2. Lake Francis — 70 ft max · real survey depth contours · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brown TroutWhy #2: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
3. Massabesic Lake — 50 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, CrappieWhy #3: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 4 public access sites
4. Mascoma Lake — 70 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #4: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
5. Ossipee Lake — 61 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow TroutWhy #5: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
6. Bow Lake — 65 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #6: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 4 public access sites
7. Webster Lake — 43 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow TroutWhy #7: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
8. Great East Lake — 100 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #8: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
9. Broad Bay — 70 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow TroutWhy #9: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
10. Tarleton Lake — 60 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow TroutWhy #10: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
11. Back Lake — 15 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow TroutWhy #11: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
12. Crystal Lake — 50 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #12: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
13. Christine Lake — 65 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow PerchWhy #13: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
14. Milton Pond — 50 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow TroutWhy #14: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
15. Tower Hill Pond — 40 ft max · real survey depth contours · Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #15: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
16. Kimball Pond, Lower — 50 ft max · real survey depth contours · Brown TroutWhy #16: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
17. Warren Lake — 10 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow TroutWhy #17: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
18. Beech Pond, Lower — 50 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown TroutWhy #18: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
19. Success Pond — 25 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Brown TroutWhy #19: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
20. Island Pond (Washington) — 50 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Brown TroutWhy #20: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
21. Armington Lake — 30 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Chain PickerelWhy #21: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
22. Barnstead Parade Dam Pond — 15 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Rainbow TroutWhy #22: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
23. Laurel Lake — 45 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow PerchWhy #23: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
24. Jackman Reservoir — 30 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, CrappieWhy #24: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
25. Millen Lake — 40 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown TroutWhy #25: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site

…plus 51 more New Hampshire waters holding brown trout.

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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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