Fishing at Haunted Lake, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

• Overview

  Set in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, this is Haunted Lake. The country round it is pine and birch from end to end. Roughly 139 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The edge runs 2.0 miles or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Few waters listed in Hillsborough County are bigger. You are 2.4 miles from Francestown. Beyond it, New Boston at 3.7 miles and Lyndeborough at 5.2 miles. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Haunted Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish documented in Hillsborough County include rainbow trout, largemouth bass, brown trout and smallmouth bass. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. The near bank of Haunted Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 68°F on average, January about 21°F. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Count the season from break-up, usually early April. On average, early April opens the water and mid December closes it again. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. On Haunted Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Dennison Pond, 1.8 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Haunted Lake should be assumed from this page alone.