Naticook Lake Fishing in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

• Overview

  Look for Naticook Lake in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. It stands 210 feet above sea level. Surface area is around 62 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. About 1.7 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our New Hampshire listings. Supplies mean a trip to Litchfield, 3 miles off. It is 13 miles to Manchester, the nearest city. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Naticook Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Survey and observation records for Hillsborough County include rainbow trout, largemouth bass and brown trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Read Naticook Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 70°F, the coldest about 22°F. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early April. In an average year the thaw lands around early April and the freeze near late December. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Naticook Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. The slipway at Naticook Boat Ramp is half a mile away. There is somewhere to leave the car, half a mile off. Part of this sits inside or beside Wasserman Conservation Area, so read the notices. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Duck Pond, 0.7 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Naticook Lake should be assumed from this page alone.