21 hours ago, RagingOwl said:

I've been thinking the same thing.  I'm new to fishing and for the life of me I can't get anyone to tell me exactly where to go to catch fish.  Mostly folks will just name bodies of water, like "Merrimack River".  Well the river is 3000 miles long and it's not exactly self-evident where a person on foot might be able to access the shore and fish comfortably.

 

I've mostly been forced to just go exploring and so far I've found the following spots that seem reasonable, but would really like more intel if possible.

 

1) Naticook Lake, Merrimack NH - I've fished from obvious/visible openings along the shoreline near the boat launch behind veteran's park.  I've had more success fishing this lake from the beach at Wasserman park.

 

2) The bridge on Tinker Road in Merrimack.  Right near a 4-way intersection there is a bridge across the Pennichuck brook (I think?).  Roadside parking available and fishing is possible on both sides of the bridge.

 

3) Horseshoe pond Merrimack - There is a boat launch on Island road with lots of room to fish.

 

4) Mines Falls Park Nashua.  There is an extensive network of trails and much of them are adjacent to water.  I could use some more intel for this place as it's not exactly clear to me which areas of this park might be best.  I'm also not sure what kind of fish are in these waters, or what bait to use.  I did get some nibbles on a worm while fishing in the waters just to the west of "Purple-25"

 

5) Some fishing App I have suggested "honey pot pond" in Amherst.  However, I went on a reconnaissance mission and couldn't find a spot where a member of the public could access the shore.  Please advise.

 

6) I did find something called "little honey pot pond" nearby.  I found a place to park next to a small opening in the shoreline brush.  Google earth has it at 5 waterview drive Amherst.

 

7) There is a canoe-launch area along the soughegan river just past Soughegan high School on Boston Post Road.  Has anyone caught anything here?

If you’re looking for some good shore fishing spots I have a good amount I can give you. I live in Amherst and fish a lot of those ponds. PM me and I will give you more info. 

Got shut out for the first time this Spring on Squam today.

Been averaging a couple a day.

15 feet of water, 48 degrees

I just went to Mill Pond in Mines Falls yesterday and had a TON of bites on a ZOOM fluke in Alabama Shiner color in the original size. I hooked a ton but most of them popped off right at the bank, also got some crappie and pickerel. I was fishing it with a 4/0 EWG Red Owner hook Belly weighted, quickly and twitching it near cover.

On 5/17/2019 at 4:02 PM, Nashua Nev said:

Stump Pond behind Joes diner in Amherst 

How do you access this for shore fishing?  Parking?

Thanks for the replies, I'm looking into Bow lake as my next stop. 

Had a chance to get out this morning.  The wife told me we had someplace to be in the afternoon and asked me not to take the boat out.  She didn't say anything about the canoe so I loaded up before sunrise and hit my local pond.  Surface water temps started out at 62.6 and were 68.x when I got off the water at 2ish. Took me a while to get on them but once I figured out they were super shallow, like 1', I had some success.  They were all tight to the shoreline and buried in the new growth pads.  I ended up with 8 for the day, 4 were respectable and 4 were dinks, all on an unweighted watermelon senko. Also got a dozen pickerel or so fishing the deep weed edge casting a white chatterbait with a rage swimmer trailer.

 

 

Hey all. Looking for a place to get some fishing in when I’m up with my girlfriend in Hampstead.  Anything with some shore access nearby?

Shop pond in hampstead has access all around it. It's not very big and they did major repair work to the outlet last year so I don't know if it still holds any fish beyond what gets stocked for the kids fishing derby. Hedgehog pond in Salem is the same way but there are decent fish in it. Most of the larger bodies of water in the area are all private shore access, some have ramps or car top access but shore fishing is tough.  The Merrimack river or Massabesic in Manchester is probably your best bet for access to decent fishing. 

Just bought my first fishing kayak and was wondering who else fishes from a kayak and are there any groups that get together to fish? I’ve fished the Nashua river behind Stellos and Horseshoe pond. Looking to fish other small ponds that my boat won’t get to. I live in Manchester and will go just about anywhere to fish! 

Nutts , Pine island and Stevens in Manchester.  All 3 are worth fishing if you take the time to learn them. 

11 hours ago, mhtranger said:

Just bought my first fishing kayak and was wondering who else fishes from a kayak and are there any groups that get together to fish? I’ve fished the Nashua river behind Stellos and Horseshoe pond. Looking to fish other small ponds that my boat won’t get to. I live in Manchester and will go just about anywhere to fish! 

Awesome, I kayak fish in the area too. Do you have a Clark's fishing guide? If not, I highly recommend picking one up. There are tons of places around where you live, some of which were already mentioned. You could also try some of the ponds in Dunbarton, Heads pond in Hooksett or Little Massabesic in Auburn. Tower Hill Pond is fishable from kayak as well if you have some way to cart it in; just don't step in the water or you'll get a ticket!

It's been my experience here that fishing vocabulary is somewhat "loose".  So in that spirit, i'm going to tinker with the definition of "fishing".  In my opinion, putting live bait on a hook, attaching a bobber, and waiting for a fish to bite, is not fishing.  That's fish-trapping.  Sorry if this offends anyone, but I consider that to be "kid-fishing".  It's not very fun to me.

 

So, with that in mind.....is Front Park in Auburn (lake massabesic) a good place for fishing?  Or for fish-trapping?

You can catch fish there but you need to work for them if you are in any of the open areas.  Most people enjoy the bobber and worm in the open areas and there is almost always someone fishing there.  In my experiences at this location, bass can be found on the northern end of the park where the pads and weeds are or on the southern end by where the culvert is along the rocks.  There is better fishing to be had if you use the trail network around the pond and find areas that are harder to access.

Glad to see this thread still alive. Havent been on the water much last 2 seasons but plan to fish a lot more this summer.

Anyone fish lake attitash in Amesburry, Ma? Heading there tmrw morning and always struggle with big lakes. Any advice is appreciated!

Guys it is  March 3 2020  and getting close to open water fishing time. Post up any reports on ice out conditions for ponds and lakes in southern New Hampshire.

I have not fished Lake Attitash in several years. There have been some big fish taken from there. I primarily fish in New Hampshire. Actually I have not fished in about 4 yrs. Hoping to change that this year..  The boat ramp at Attitash is very shallow  requiring you to back your rig in a along way.

Hi All,

 

Robinsons Pond in Hudson, NH opened up completely yesterday. Anyone know if Massabesic is open yet?

 

Thank you!

On 3/9/2020 at 6:24 PM, bass crazy said:

I have not fished Lake Attitash in several years. There have been some big fish taken from there. I primarily fish in New Hampshire. Actually I have not fished in about 4 yrs. Hoping to change that this year..  The boat ramp at Attitash is very shallow  requiring you to back your rig in a along way.

This weekend I’m going to take a drive by and see if it’s iced out yet. 

14 hours ago, NEBass123 said:

Hi All,

 

Robinsons Pond in Hudson, NH opened up completely yesterday. Anyone know if Massabesic is open yet?

 

Thank you!

It was partly open from the launch in Auburn for about 300 yds when I drove by Sunday afternoon. The NH fishing group on FB had a video of someone trolling along the ice edge for trout. 

Thanks and good to know! I am hoping that opens up by the weekend.

 

Does anyone fish at Big Island Pond? It's $35 to get a key there to launch a boat and was wondering it was worth it.

1 hour ago, NEBass123 said:

Thanks and good to know! I am hoping that opens up by the weekend.

 

Does anyone fish at Big Island Pond? It's $35 to get a key there to launch a boat and was wondering it was worth it.

I don’t know if you read the rules for big island pond but I skimmed threw it a bit a while ago. You aren’t allowed to fish boat docks and might have to be a certain distance from ppls property. They’re a lot of rules for fishing. 

9 hours ago, JQ-92 said:

I don’t know if you read the rules for big island pond but I skimmed threw it a bit a while ago. You aren’t allowed to fish boat docks and might have to be a certain distance from ppls property. They’re a lot of rules for fishing. 

There are a lot of rules and they enforce them.  The guys who monitor the ramp also keep an eye on everything you do on the water. If you canoe or kayak, there is a public carry in launch on the next road over that takes all the eyes off how you are fishing

I have read a decent amount of posts on here about Robinson Pond. NH Fish and Game has 

Small mouth listed as being in there. Has anyone caught any in there? I know they're better small

mouth fisheries like Winni, Squam, Sunapee etc... but wanted something closer. Thanks!

8 hours ago, JQ-92 said:

I have read a decent amount of posts on here about Robinson Pond. NH Fish and Game has 

Small mouth listed as being in there. Has anyone caught any in there? I know they're better small

mouth fisheries like Winni, Squam, Sunapee etc... but wanted something closer. Thanks!

Robinson pond in Hudson? I’ve never caught a smallmouth there. The largemouth fishing is ok but the milfoil really choked that place out in the past and the fishing declined from when I fished it as a kid 20 years or so ago.