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Suggested Fishing Locations: Great North Woods

PLEASE NOTE: This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all available fishing locations. It is a list of suggested locations compiled by fisheries biologists who live and work in the region.

American Eel Connecticut River (Woodsville south)
Black Crappie Connecticut River (Lancaster south)
Brook Trout All brooks and major river systems, Androscoggin River, upper Connecticut River, Nash Stream, Clear Stream, Indian Stream, Perry Stream, Mohawk River, Simms Stream, Wild River, designated trout ponds: Little Diamond Pond, Joe Coffin Pond, Back Lake, Profile Lake, Echo Lake, South Pond, Little Bog Pond, Trio Ponds, Munn Pond, Sessions Pond, Big Dummer Pond
Brown Trout Ammonoosuc River (Lisbon/Littleton), upper and lower Connecticut River, Androscoggin River, Mohawk River, Simms Stream, Lake Francis, Christine Lake, Little Dummer Pond, Cedar Pond, Moore Reservoir, Streeter Pond
Brown Bullhead Nearly all lakes, ponds, and medium to large rivers, Androscoggin River, Pontook Reservoir (Androscoggin River)
Chain Pickerel Nearly all lakes, ponds, and medium to large rivers, Connecticut River, Lake Umbagog, Big Cherry Pond, Perch Pond, Ogontz Lake, Partridge Lake, Dodge Pond, Moore Reservoir
Cusk (Burbot) 1st and 2nd Connecticut Lake, South Pond, Upper Ammonoosuc River
Fallfish Androscoggin River, Magalloway River
Lake Trout Big Diamond Pond, Connecticut Lakes, Big Greenough Pond, South Pond
Lake Whitefish Upper Connecticut River
Landlocked Salmon 1st and 2nd Connecticut Lakes, Francis Lake, upper Connecticut River
Largemouth Bass Burns Lake, Mirror Lake, Cedar Pond, Martin Meadow Pond, Forest Lake, Moore Reservoir, Partridge Lake, Nay Pond, Jericho Pond, Dodge Pond
Northern Pike Connecticut River and backwaters, Androscoggin River (Milan south) Dodge Pond, Flag Pond, Jericho Pond, Ogontz Lake, Partridge Lake, Moore Reservoir, Perch Pond
Pumpkinseed Nearly all lakes, ponds, and medium to large rivers.
Rainbow Trout Akers Pond, 3rd Connecticut Lake, Cedar Pond, Martin Meadow Pond, Pearl Lake, Streeter Pond, Mirror Lake, Androscoggin River, Ammonoosuc River, Connecticut River, Moose River, Peabody River, Wild River
Rock Bass Connecticut River, Moore Reservoir, Nay Pond, Partridge Lake
Smallmouth Bass

Forest Lake, Lake Umbagog, Moore Reservoir, Back Lake, Cedar Pond, Pontook Reservoir, Mirror Lake, Martin Meadow Pond, Partridge Lake, Nay Pond, Jericho Pond, Androscoggin River, Magalloway River, Connecticut River

Yellow Perch Nearly all lakes, ponds, and medium to large rivers, Connecticut River, Androscoggin River
Walleye Connecticut River (Woodsville south to Mass. border)
 
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