Millen Lake in Sullivan County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Millen Lake is a Sullivan County water, in New Hampshire. It sits at 1,588 feet above sea level. Surface area is around 143 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Shoreline comes to about 2.5 miles, small enough to learn in a day. It is among the larger waters listed here for Sullivan County. For supplies, Lempster is 6.6 miles out. Unity lies 11 miles off, Newbury another 11 miles. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on Millen Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Survey and observation records for Sullivan County include rainbow trout, smallmouth bass, Arctic charr, largemouth bass and rainbow smelt. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. On Millen Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 66°F and January at 18°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid April. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to early December. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. It sets the rhythm of the year at Millen Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Facilities run to toilets half a mile from the water. James Crandall Preserve takes in this water; protected-area rules will apply. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Philbruek Pond, 2.1 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. The position on Millen Lake is worth confirming on the day.