Fishing at Lovell Lake, Carroll County, New Hampshire

• Overview

  Lovell Lake is one of the Carroll County waters in New Hampshire. It stands 571 feet above sea level. It measures some 554 acres, and wind has room to build across it. You are looking at roughly 6.5 miles of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. Few waters listed in Carroll County are bigger. Sanbornville is the closest place, 1.6 miles off. Further out sit Wakefield (2.3 miles) and Acton (4.7 miles). Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Lovell Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Species logged across Carroll County include rainbow trout, brown trout, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Atlantic salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Lovell Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 68°F at the top of summer and 19°F at the bottom of winter. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Count the season from break-up, usually early April. Open water usually runs from early April until about mid December. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Lovell Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Union Meadows is 2.5 miles off. The position on Lovell Lake is worth confirming on the day.