The Overflow Fishing in Sullivan County, New Hampshire

• Overview

  Look for The Overflow in the Sullivan County part of New Hampshire. What surrounds it is lake country bush. At about 58 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Around 1.5 miles of margin, front to back. The closest town, Sunapee, is 3.3 miles distant. The nearest city of size is Manchester, 45 miles away. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on The Overflow

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Public occurrence data for Sullivan County names rainbow trout, smallmouth bass and Arctic charr. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. The shape of The Overflow rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 68°F and January about 18°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Ice-out usually falls in early April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Ice clears near early April and comes back about mid December in a typical year. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. That shapes the year on The Overflow.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Look for a notice board at the entrance. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Perkins Pond at 1.4 miles is the sensible second choice. For The Overflow, the notice at the access point is the final word.