Trout Stocked for Winter Anglers
By Jason Smith, Fish Culture Operations Supervisor and Scott Decker, Inland Fisheries Program Supervisor
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Winter anglers in New Hampshire will have some trout stocked especially for them once again this fall. New Hampshire Fish and Game stocks trout every year during the fall months, mostly to bolster the winter ice fishery, which should translate into some exciting action for winter anglers this year.
Anglers going after trout can find lists of waters that remain open to the taking of trout year round on the Fish and Game website:
Rules for waterbodies with special regulations are listed in the N.H. Freshwater Fishing Digest, available from license agents or on the Fish and Game website (click here for fishing publications).
Following is a list of New Hampshire lakes and ponds that are scheduled to be stocked with trout during the fall of 2012 (please note that the list below is the plan for 2012; there are many more New Hampshire waterbodies open for year-round fishing than are included on this list):
Beaver Lake, Derry
Massabesic Lake, Manchester
Opechee Lake, Laconia
Waukewan Lake, Meredith
Winona Lake, Center Harbor
Chocorua Lake, Tamworth
Wentworth Lake, Wolfeboro
Crystal Lake, Gilmanton
Akers Pond, Errol
Cedar Pond, Milan
Martin Meadow Pond, Lancaster
Sunapee Lake (Little), New London
Stinson Lake, Rumney
Pearl Lake, Lisbon
Streeter Pond, Sugar Hill
Forest Lake, Winchester
Laurel Lake, Fitzwilliam
Deering Reservoir, Deering
Gustin Pond, Marlow
Newell Pond, Alstead
Additionally, the Fish and Game Department hatcheries will stock out post-spawn brook and brown trout into selected waterbodies without a closed season before winter. These fish can range from 2-3 pounds each. Numbers, dates and stocking locations vary annually depending on availability.
If anglers wish to pursue some open water trout fishing in rivers, Fish and Game will be stocking portions of the Cocheco and Lamprey Rivers in mid-October through mid-November with surplus broodfish from our New Hampton Hatchery.
