Hollow Brook Fishing in Coos County, New Hampshire

• Overview

  Coos County in New Hampshire is where Hollow Brook sits. It lies 1,339 feet above sea level. For supplies, Colebrook is 13 miles out. Sherbrooke sits 36 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Also within reach: Back Lake 2.3 miles off, Carr Pond about 2.8 miles, Mud Pond 2.9 miles off, Middle Pond about 3.4 miles and Moose Pond 3.9 miles off. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Hollow Brook

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Slack water behind an obstruction is worth more than open current. Flow decides everything here: read the seams before you cast. County-wide records name rainbow trout, brown trout, rainbow smelt and Atlantic salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Fish Hollow Brook where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 11°F and July at about 64°F, the water has a wide range to work through. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Ice takes the slower stretches in winter; by late April the whole run is open again. From about late April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Hollow Brook fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. This sits inside Lake Francis Murphy Dam, so read the reserve notices first. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Back Lake sits 2.3 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Hollow Brook should be assumed from this page alone.