Dole Reservoir in Sullivan County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Within Sullivan County, New Hampshire, you have Dole Reservoir. The water sits 705 feet up. The water measures roughly 7 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Sullivan County list holds plenty of bigger water. Some 1.1 miles away sits Claremont, the nearest settlement. It is 52 miles to Manchester, the nearest city. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Dole Reservoir

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Sullivan County list rainbow trout, smallmouth bass, Arctic charr, largemouth bass and rainbow smelt. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Read Dole Reservoir for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 69°F in July and bottoms out near 18°F in January. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early April. Average temperatures cross freezing around early April in spring and again near mid December in autumn. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. The season on Dole Reservoir follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. The nearest car park we can see is half a mile out, so expect a walk with your gear. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. The nearest alternative is Rice Reservoir, 2.2 miles out. Nothing here settles the position at Dole Reservoir for certain.