Lakes & Ponds with Special Rules

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Waterbody	Town(s)	Acres	Waterbody Designation	Additional Rules	Access	Restrictions*
* More details on restricted bodies of water at nh.gov/safety/divisions/nhsp/fob/marine-patrol/restricted.html
Airport Marsh	Whitefield	12	Trout Pond		Cartop
Archery Pond	Allenstown	1	Trout Pond; Fly-fishing only	Daily limit for brook trout is 2 fish	Shorebank	No boats
Back Lake	Pittsburg	348	Trout Pond		Ramp	10 MPH speed limit some areas
Barbadoes Pond	Dover, Madbury	16	Trout Pond		Shorebank
Basin Pond	Chatham	40	Trout Pond		Cartop	No motors
Bear Brook Pond, Big	Errol	12	Trout Pond		Cartop
Bear Brook Pond, Little	Wentworths Location	5	Trout Pond; Fly-fishing only		Remote Walk-in
Big Brook Bog	Pittsburg	36	Trout Pond; Fly-fishing only		Cartop	No motors
Black Mountain Pond	Sandwich	7	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in	No motors
Black Pond	Lincoln	5	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in	No motors
Blue Pond	Madison	7	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in
Bog Pond, Little	Odell	34	Trout Pond		Cartop
Boundary Pond	Pittsburg	20	Trout Pond; Fly-fishing only		Remote Walk-in	No motors
Bragg Pond	Millsfield	14	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in
Butterfield Pond	Wilmot	12	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in	No motors
Campton Pond (unnamed)	Campton	37		This waterbody is open to the taking of all species, except salmon and smelt, January 1 through October 15. Fishing through the ice, from the ice, or from any object supported by the ice is prohibited.	Shorebank	No motors
Carr Pond	Clarksville	11	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in
Carter Pond	Beans Purchase	1	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in	No motors
Center Pond	Nelson	31	Trout Pond		Ramp	No motors
Chapin Pond	Newport, Claremont	15	Trout Pond; Fly-fishing only		Shorebank
Clarksville Pond	Clarksville	22	Trout Pond; Fly-fishing only		Cartop	No petroleum motors; electric motors limited to trolling speed
Clough Pond	Loudon	44	Trout Pond		Ramp
Cold Spring Pond (Abbott Forest Pond)	Stoddard	31	Trout Pond		Cartop	No motors
Coldrain Pond	New Durham	18	Trout Pond; Fly-fishing only		Remote Walk-in
Cole Pond	Enfield	17	Trout Pond; Fly-fishing only	No person shall take brook trout 12 to 16 inches in length. All brook trout 12 to 16 inches shall be immediately released unharmed. The daily limit for brook trout shall be 2 fish, of which only one may be over 16 inches.	Remote Walk-in
Connecticut Lake, First	Pittsburg	3,071	Lake Trout and/or Salmon	There is no minimum length for trout. Yellow perch cannot be used for bait. From April 1 through September 30, the combined daily limit for lake trout, salmon, and trout is 4 fish, of which no more than 2 fish may be lake trout and/or salmon.	Ramp
Connecticut Lake, Second	Pittsburg	1,102	Lake Trout and/or Salmon	Same as First Connecticut Lake, above.	Ramp
Connecticut Lake, Third	Pittsburg	231	Lake Trout and/or Salmon	Same as First Connecticut Lake, above.	Ramp
Conner Pond	Ossipee	85	Trout Pond		Cartop	No petroleum motors; headway speed limit
Conservation Pond	Wentworth	3	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in
Conway Lake	Conway, Eaton	1,316	Lake Trout and/or Salmon	The area of the lake that lies within 500 feet of the outlet dam shall be closed to all fishing from Oct. 16 through Dec. 31. When trolling to take fish: Only one artificial bait, one fly, one tandem fly or one bait shall be used per rod; and, Only one hook with a single hook point shall be used with bait.	Ramp	No houseboats
Coon Brook Bog	Pittsburg	19	Trout Pond; Fly-fishing only		Cartop	No motors
Corser Pond	Errol	5	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in
Cranberry Bog Pond	Columbia	4	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in
Dan Hole Pond, Big	Tuftonboro, Ossipee	443	Lake Trout and/or Salmon	There is no minimum length for trout. Yellow perch cannot be used for bait. From April 1 through September 30, the combined daily limit for lake trout, salmon, and trout is 4 fish, of which no more than 2 fish may be lake trout and/or salmon.	Ramp (at campground)
Devils Washbowl	Odell	6	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in
Diamond Pond, Big	Stewartstown	181	Lake Trout and/or Salmon	There is no minimum length for trout. Yellow perch cannot be used for bait. From April 1 through September 30, the combined daily limit for lake trout, salmon, and trout is 4 fish, of which no more than 2 fish may be lake trout and/or salmon.	Ramp
Diamond Pond, Little	Stewartstown	60	Trout Pond		Ramp	No motor over 10 HP
Dublin Lake (Monadnock Pond)	Dublin	236	Trout Pond		Ramp	10 MPH speed limit
Dummer Pond, Big	Dummer	114	Trout Pond		Cartop
Dummer Pond, Little	Dummer	31	Trout Pond		Cartop
Duncan Lake	Ossipee	83	Trout Pond		Shorebank	6 MPH speed limit
Dustin Pond	Wentworths Location	5	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in
East Inlet	Pittsburg	92	Trout Pond		Cartop
Echo Lake	Franconia	38	Trout Pond		Ramp
Ethan (Willey) Pond	Bethlehem	5	Wild Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in	No motors
Exeter Reservoir (Water Works Pond)	Exeter	20	Trout Pond		Shorebank
Falls Pond	Albany	8	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in	No motors
Ferrin Pond	Weare	18	Trout Pond		Shorebank	No motors
Flat Mountain Pond	Waterville Valley	28	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in	No motors
Four Mile Pond	Dixs Grant	4	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in
Francis, Lake	Pittsburg	1,934	Lake Trout and/or Salmon	There is no minimum length for trout. Yellow perch cannot be used for bait. From April 1 through September 30, the combined daily limit for lake trout, salmon, and trout is 4 fish, of which no more than 2 fish may be lake trout and/or salmon.	Ramp
French Pond	Henniker	39	Trout Pond		Ramp	No motors over 5 HP
Gilmore Pond	Jaffrey	125	Trout Pond		Ramp	No wake area
Granite Lake (Munsonville Pond)	Nelson, Stoddard	238	Lake Trout and/or Salmon	There is no minimum length for trout. Yellow perch cannot be used for bait. From April 1 through September 30, the combined daily limit for lake trout, salmon, and trout is 4 fish, of which no more than 2 fish may be lake trout and/or salmon.	Ramp
Greeley Pond, Upper	Livermore	3	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in	No motors
Greenough Pond, Big	Wentworths Location	234	Lake Trout and/or Salmon	When trolling to take fish: Only one artificial bait, one fly, one tandem fly or one bait shall be used per rod; and, Only one hook with a single hook point shall be used with bait.	Cartop
Greenough Pond, Little	Wentworths Location	42	Wild Trout Pond		Cartop
Guinea Pond	Sandwich	13	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in	No motors
Gunstock Pond (Belknap Recreation Area Pond)	Gilford	4	Trout Pond		Shorebank
Halfmile Pond	Enfield	8	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in
Hall Pond, Lower	Sandwich	13	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in	No motors
Hall Pond, Middle	Sandwich	6	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in	No motors
Hall Pond, Upper	Sandwich	23	Trout Pond; Fly-fishing only	No person shall take brook trout 12 to 16 inches in length. All brook trout 12 to 16 inches shall be immediately released unharmed. The daily limit for brook trout shall be 2 fish, of which only one may be over 16 inches.	Cartop	No motors
Harris Pond	Pittsburg	3	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in
Hatch Pond (Hidden Pond)	Eaton	19	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in
Hellgate Pond	Second College Grant	2	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in
Hopkins Pond (Adder Pond)	Andover	27	Trout Pond		Ramp	No motors
Hot Hole Pond	Concord, Loudon	27	Trout Pond		Ramp	No wake area
Hoyt Pond	Madbury	1	Trout Pond; Fly-fishing only		Shorebank
Hunkins Pond	Sanbornton	16	Trout Pond		Cartop	No motors
Hunts Pond	Hancock	50	Trout Pond		Cartop
Jacquith Pond	Pittsburg	1	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in
Jericho Lake	Berlin	127		This waterbody is open to the taking of all species, except salmon and smelt, all year-round by all legal methods. The daily limit for northern pike is 3 fish. The minimum length for northern pike is 20 inches.	Ramp	No petroleum motors; Electric motors no greater than 3 HP; 5 MPH speed limit
Jones Pond	Middleton	12	Trout Pond; Fly-fishing only	The daily limit for brook trout is 2 fish.	Remote Walk-in
Judd Pond	Clarksville	3	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in
Kiah Pond	Sandwich	8	Trout Pond		Cartop	No motors
Ledge Pond	Madison	14	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in	No motors
Lime Pond	Columbia	14	Trout Pond; Fly-fishing only	No person shall take brook trout 12 to 16 inches in length. All brook trout 12 to 16 inches shall be immediately released unharmed. The daily limit for brook trout shall be 2 fish, of which only one may be over 16 inches.	Remote Walk-in
Lonesome Lake	Lincoln	12	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in
Long Pond	Benton	96	Trout Pond		Ramp
Long Pond	Eaton	24	Trout Pond		Cartop
Long Pond	Errol	33	Trout Pond		Cartop
Long Pond	Lempster	114	Trout Pond		Ramp	6 MPH speed limit near islands
Long Pond	Millsfield	28	Trout Pond		Cartop
Long Pond (Coniston Lake)	Croydon	139	Trout Pond		Ramp
Lucas Pond	Northwood	40	Trout Pond		Cartop	No motors
Merrymeeting Lake	New Durham	1,233	Lake Trout and/or Salmon	When trolling to take fish: Only one artificial bait, one fly, one tandem fly or one bait shall be used per rod; and, Only one hook with a single hook point shall be used with bait.	Ramp
Middle Pond	Pittsburg	8	Trout Pond		Cartop	No motors
Millen Lake	Washington	143	Trout Pond		Cartop	10 MPH speed limit certain times
Millsfield Pond, Big	Millsfield	165	Trout Pond		Ramp
Millsfield Pond, Little (Moose Pond)	Millsfield	29	Trout Pond; Fly-fishing only		Remote Walk-in
Mirror Lake (Blake Pond)	Dalton, Whitefield	54	Trout Pond		Ramp
Moose Falls Flowage	Pittsburg	25	Trout Pond		Shorebank	No motors
Moose Pond	Pittsburg	10	Trout Pond; Fly-fishing only		Cartop	No motors
Morey Pond	Andover	7	Trout Pond		Cartop
Mount William Pond	Weare	32	Trout Pond		Ramp	No petroleum motors
Mountain Pond	Brookfield	12	Trout Pond	No person shall take brook trout 12 to 16 inches in length. All brook trout 12 to 16 inches shall be immediately released unharmed into the waters from which taken. The daily limit for brook trout shall be 2 fish, of which only one may be over 16 inches. Only single hook artificial lures and flies shall be used and all hooks shall be barbless or have all barbs pinched.	Remote Walk-in
Mountain Pond	Chatham	83	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in	No motors
Mountain Pond	Lyman	6	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in
Mud Pond	Easton	4	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in	No motors
Munn Pond	Errol	45	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in
Nathan Pond	Dixville	22	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in
Newfound Lake	Alexandria, Bridgewater, Bristol, Hebron	4,450	Lake Trout and/or Salmon	The minimum length for lake trout is 15 inches. The area of the lake that lies within 500 feet of the Cockermouth River and Fowler River shall be closed to all fishing from Oct. 16 through Dec. 31. When trolling to take fish: Only one artificial bait, one fly, one tandem fly or one bait shall be used per rod; and, Only one hook with a single hook point shall be used with bait.	Ramp	6 MPH in some areas; Other restrictions
Nubanusit Lake	Hancock, Nelson	722	Lake Trout and/or Salmon	There is no minimum length for brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout, or their hybrids. Yellow perch cannot be used for bait. From April 1 through September 30, the combined daily limit for lake trout, salmon, and trout is 4 fish, of which no more than 2 fish may be lake trout and/or salmon.	Ramp
Oliverian Pond	Benton	33	Trout Pond		Ramp	No motors
Orange Pond	Orange	24	Trout Pond		Shorebank	No petroleum motors
Ossipee Lake	Freedom, Ossipee	4,024	Lake Trout and/or Salmon	The area of the lake that lies within 500 feet of the Bearcamp River shall be closed to all fishing from Oct. 16 through Dec. 31. When trolling to take fish: Only one artificial bait, one fly, one tandem fly or one bait shall be used per rod; and, Only one hook with a single hook point shall be used with bait.	Ramp	Headway speed in some areas
Peaked Hill Pond	Thornton	15	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in	No motors
Perch Pond	Campton	45	Trout Pond		Shorebank
Perry Pond	Pittsburg	12	Trout Pond; Fly-fishing only		Remote Walk-in
Phillips Pond	Odell	71	Trout Pond; Fly-fishing only		Cartop - subject to gates and bars
Pike Pond	Stark	14	Trout Pond		Cartop
Pleasant Lake	New London	602	Trout Pond	Use or possession of rainbow smelt for bait shall be permitted.	Ramp
Pond of Safety	Randolph	18	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in	No motors
Profile Lake	Franconia	13	Trout Pond; Fly-fishing only	No person shall take brook trout 12 to 16 inches in length. All brook trout 12 to 16 inches shall be immediately released unharmed. The daily limit for brook trout shall be 2 fish, of which only one may be over 16 inches.	Cartop
Province Pond	Chatham	10	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in	No motors
Rand Pond	Goshen	48	Trout Pond		Ramp	10 HP or less
Rocky Pond	Wentworth	20	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in
Round Pond	Errol	42	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in
Round Pond	Pittsburg	59	Trout Pond		Cartop
Russell Pond	Woodstock	41	Trout Pond		Cartop	No motors
Saco Lake	Carroll	7	Trout Pond; Fly-fishing only		Shorebank	No motors
Saltmarsh Pond	Gilford	40	Trout Pond		Ramp	Electric motors only; no wake
Sand Pond (Echo Lake)	Marlow, Lempster	155	Trout Pond		Ramp
Sawyer Pond	Livermore	40	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in	No motors
Sawyer Pond, Little	Livermore	6	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in	No motors
Scott Bog	Pittsburg	88	Trout Pond; Fly-fishing only		Cartop	No motors
Sessions Pond	Dummer	41	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in
Shaw Pond (Shawtown)	Freedom	13	Trout Pond; Fly-fishing only	No person shall take brook trout 12 to 16 inches in length. All brook trout 12 to 16 inches shall be immediately released unharmed. The daily limit for brook trout shall be 2 fish, of which only one may be over 16 inches.	Cartop	No petroleum motors
Shehan Flowage Pond	Clarksville	19	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in
Shoal Pond	Lincoln	5	Wild Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in	No motors
Signal Pond	Errol	5	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in
Silver Lake	Madison	969	Lake Trout and/or Salmon	When trolling to take fish: Only one artificial bait, one fly, one tandem fly or one bait shall be used per rod; and, Only one hook with a single hook point shall be used with bait.	Ramp	No houseboats
Silver Lake	Nelson, Harrisville	333	Lake Trout and/or Salmon	There is no minimum length for brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout, or their hybrids. Yellow perch cannot be used for bait. From April 1 through September 30, the combined daily limit for lake trout, salmon, brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout, and their hybrids is 4 fish, of which no more than 2 fish may be lake trout and/or salmon.	Ramp	Headway speed certain times
Silver Lake	Tilton/Belmont	202		The portion of the lake that lies within 1,000 feet of the Lochmere Dam: Open season April 1 through September 30. Closed to all fishing October 1 through March 31.	Cartop
Simmons Pond	Warner	22	Trout Pond		Shorebank
Sky Pond	New Hampton	14	Trout Pond; Fly-fishing only	No person shall take brook trout 12 to 16 inches in length. All brook trout 12 to 16 inches shall be immediately released unharmed. The daily limit for brook trout shall be 2 fish, of which only one may be over 16 inches.	Cartop	No motors
Smith Pond	Washington	29	Trout Pond		Ramp
Solitude Lake	Newbury	6	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in
South Pond	Stark	124		The minimum length for lake trout is 15 inches.	Cartop
Spectacle Pond	Groton, Hebron	53	Trout Pond		Ramp	No petroleum motors; 10 MPH speed limit
Spofford Lake	Chesterfield	739		This waterbody shall be closed to the taking of all fish October 16 through March 31; The open season for taking all species except smelt shall be from April 1 through October 15; From April 1 through October 15, no person shall take fish through the ice, from the ice, or from any object supported by the ice; The open season for taking smelt shall be June 16 through October 15; The daily limit for trout shall be 2 fish;	Ramp	40 MPH day, 20 MPH night
Spoonwood Pond	Nelson	159	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in	No petroleum motors
Squam Lake	Holderness, Center Harbor, Moultonborough, Sandwich	6,791	Lake Trout and/or Salmon	The area of the lake that lies within 500 feet of Barville Brook shall be closed to all fishing from Oct. 16 to Dec. 31. When trolling to take fish: Only one artificial bait, one fly, one tandem fly or one bait shall be used per rod; and, Only one hook with a single hook point shall be used with bait.	Ramp	Speed and other restrictions
Squam Lake, Little	Ashland, Holderness	454	Lake Trout and/or Salmon	When trolling to take fish: Only one artificial bait, one fly, one tandem fly or one bait shall be used per rod; and, Only one hook with a single hook point shall be used with bait.	Ramp	Speed and other restrictions
Stirrup Iron Pond	Salisbury	2	Trout Pond; Fly-fishing only		Shorebank
Stone Pond	Marlborough, Dublin	79	Trout Pond		Ramp
Stonehouse Pond	Barrington	13	Trout Pond; Fly-fishing only		Cartop	No petroleum motors
Stratford Bog Pond	Stratford	33	Trout Pond		Cartop	No petroleum motors
Stub Hill Pond	Pittsburg	3	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in
Success Pond	Success	282	Trout Pond		Ramp
Sunapee Lake	New London, Newbury, Sunapee	4,136	Lake Trout and/or Salmon	The area of the lake that lies within 500 feet of Otter Brook shall be closed to all fishing from Oct. 16 to Dec. 31. All tributaries will be closed to fishing Oct. 16 to May 31. When trolling to take fish: Only one artificial bait, one fly, one tandem fly or one bait shall be used per rod; and, Only one hook with a single hook point shall be used with bait.	Ramp	Speed and other restrictions
Swain Pond	Wentworth	6	Trout Pond		Cartop
Swanzey Lake	Swanzey	108	Trout Pond		Cartop
Sweat Pond	Errol	10	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in
Terrill Pond (West Branch Pond)	Pittsburg	18	Trout Pond; Fly-fishing only		Cartop
Three Ponds, Lower	Ellsworth, Warren	2	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in	No motors
Three Ponds, Middle	Ellsworth, Warren	13	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in	No motors
Three Ponds, Upper	Ellsworth, Warren	11	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in	No motors
Trio Pond, Lower 1 & 2	Odell	69	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in
Trio Pond, Upper 3	Odell	20	Trout Pond; Fly-fishing only		Remote Walk-in
Trout Pond	Lyme	12	Trout Pond		Shorebank
Trout Pond (Stacy Pond)	Freedom	21	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in
Unknown Pond	Pittsburg	3	Trout Pond; Fly-fishing only		Remote Walk-in
Wachipauka Pond (Meader Pond)	Warren	28	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in	No motors
Waukeena Lake (Pleasant Pond)	Danbury	56	Trout Pond		Ramp	No petroleum motors
Waukewan, Lake (Measley Pond)	Meredith, New Hampton	927		The daily limit for trout shall be 2 fish.	Ramp	Restrictions near intake
Whitcomb Pond	Odell	19	Trout Pond		Remote Walk-in
White Pond	Ossipee	46	Trout Pond; Fly-fishing only		Ramp	6 MPH speed limit
White Pond	Wilmot	11	Trout Pond		Shorebank	No motors
Whittemore Lake	Bennington, Greenfield	41	Trout Pond		Ramp	No motors
Willard Pond	Antrim	110	Trout Pond; Fly-fishing only		Ramp	No petroleum motors
Winnipesaukee, Lake	Alton, Gilford, Laconia, Meredith, Moultonborough, Tuftonboro, Wolfeboro	44,424	Lake Trout and/or Salmon	The areas of the lake that lie within 500 feet of Gunstock River, Poor Farm Brook, Melvin River, Merrymeeting River, Mink Brook, and Smith River (outlet of Crescent Lake), and the lake area of Lake Winnipesaukee 500 feet on either side of the Main Street bridge in Wolfeboro, are closed to all fishing from Oct. 16 to Dec. 31. The following two areas of the lake are closed to all fishing October 1 through March 31: the area of Paugus Bay which lies between the railroad trestle at its south end and the Lakeport Dam in Laconia; the area of open water (the area not normally covered by ice in winter) at Weirs Channel. When trolling to take fish: Only one artificial bait, one fly, one tandem fly or one bait shall be used per rod; and, Only one hook with a single hook point shall be used with bait.	Ramp	No wake area and speed restrictions
Winnisquam Lake	Belmont, Laconia, Meredith, Sanbornton, Tilton	4,214	Lake Trout and/or Salmon	The area of the lake that lies within 500 feet of the Winnipesaukee River shall be closed to all fishing from Oct. 16 to Dec. 31. When trolling to take fish: Only one artificial bait, one fly, one tandem fly or one bait shall be used per rod; and, Only one hook with a single hook point shall be used with bait.	Ramp	Speed and other restrictions
Winona Lake	Center Harbor, Meredith, New Hampton	148		The daily limit for trout shall be 2 fish.	Ramp
Wright Pond	Pittsburg	5	Trout Pond; Fly-fishing only		Remote Walk-in