Wickwas Lake Fishing Guide, Belknap County, New Hampshire

• Overview

  Belknap County in New Hampshire is where Wickwas Lake sits. The ground round it is pine and birch. The water covers around 287 acres, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. With 6.1 miles or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. It ranks high for size among our Belknap County listings. Nearest town is Meredith, 3.9 miles off. Manchester is the closest city, 43 miles away. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Wickwas Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. County-wide records name rainbow trout, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, brown trout and yellow perch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. At Wickwas Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 68°F, while January sits near 18°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early April. Break-up sits around early April on average, with the water closing again about mid December. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Anyone fishing Wickwas Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Boats go in at Pickering Park Boat Ramp, roughly half a mile from the water. Part of this sits inside or beside Hamlin Recreation and Conservation Area, so read the notices. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Mud Pond, 0.9 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Wickwas Lake.