Stocked trout fishing opportunities for winter anglers

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CONCORD — As in previous years, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department stocked trout during the fall to bolster ice-fishing opportunities throughout the Granite State. “This investment of resources will create some exciting action for the state’s ice anglers,” said Jason Smith, Inland Fisheries Division Chief.

Along with catchable-sized trout, retired broodstock of both brown and brook trout – many of them in excess of 3 lbs. – were also stocked in select water bodies as product availability and timing permitted.

The following water bodies were stocked for the upcoming winter season:

 

• Akers Pond – Errol

• Big Diamond Pond – Stewartstown

• Cedar Pond – Milan

• Forest Lake – Winchester

• Gustin Pond – Marlow

• Highland Lake – Andover

• Horace Lake – Weare

• Laurel Lake – Fitzwilliam

• Martin Meadow Pond – Lancaster

• Mirror Lake – Thornton

• Newell Pond – Alstead

• Pearl Lake – Lisbon

• Pleasant Lake – Deerfield

• Streeter Pond – Sugar Hill

• Tewksbury Pond – Grafton

• Webster Lake – Franklin

 

For a complete list of water bodies offering year-round trout fishing opportunities, please visit the following NH Fish and Game Department links:

For lakes and ponds, visit www.fishnh.com/fishing/trout-year-round.html.

For rivers and streams, see www.fishnh.com/fishing/trout-streams.html.

Rules for waterbodies with special regulations are listed in the N.H. Freshwater Fishing Digest, available from license agents, at Department headquarters, or at www.fishnh.com/fishing/publications.html.

Learn more about ice fishing in New Hampshire at www.fishnh.com/ice-fishing.html.

To download the brochure “Safety on Ice – Tips for Anglers,” visit www.wildnh.com/outdoor-recreation/ice-safety.html.

Learn more about fisheries management in New Hampshire, which is funded in part by the federal Sport Fish Registration Program, at www.fishnh.com/fishing/fisheries-mgt.html.