Fishing Lake Gloriette in Coos County, New Hampshire

• Overview

  Lake Gloriette is one of the Coos County waters in New Hampshire. The setting is rolling bush. Surface area is around 26 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Around 0.8 miles of margin, front to back. It is high ground by New Hampshire standards. The nearest place of any size is Colebrook, 9.6 miles away. It is 47 miles to Sherbrooke, the nearest city. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lake Gloriette

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Across Coos County, recorded fish include 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. Lake Gloriette repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 11°F in January to roughly 63°F in July. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. That is the shape of the year on Lake Gloriette.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Mapping shows parking within half a mile. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. The nearest alternative is Lake Abeniki, 0.7 miles out. Where Lake Gloriette is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.