Contoocook Lake is a reservoir in New Hampshire, near Cheshire County.
Contoocook Lake covers 227.1 acres in Cheshire County, New Hampshire. At this Contoocook fishery, the recorded maximum depth at the reservoir is 25 feet. The documented storage volume is about 2,726 acre-feet.
On this 227.1-acre Contoocook basin, the verified 25-foot maximum gives the reservoir enough depth for fish to move away from the bank without turning the lake into a purely open-water fishery.
For Contoocook in Cheshire County, fish reported from the reservoir include black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, chain pickerel, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, white perch, and yellow perch.
At this Contoocook fishery, begin the largemouth search on the reservoir with a moving bait, then pick apart wood or weeds with a worm. On this 227.1-acre Contoocook basin, rocky points on the reservoir suit a grub, tube or compact crankbait when smallmouth are the target.
For Contoocook in Cheshire County, a soft-plastic minnow or live minnow placed beside cover is a sound crappie approach on the reservoir. For sunfish at this Contoocook fishery, keep a cricket or tiny jig close to weed edges and shaded wood. For yellow perch at this 227.1-acre Contoocook basin, work a light jig slowly along the first firm-bottom break.
For Contoocook in Cheshire County, chain pickerel in the reservoir can be found with spoons, spinnerbaits and small swimbaits along vegetation.
At this Contoocook fishery, start with the clearest repeatable contour or cover edge on the reservoir. On this 227.1-acre Contoocook basin, compare incoming water, the old channel and a point leading toward the deeper end of the reservoir.
For Contoocook in Cheshire County, a sunny spring afternoon can pull the reservoir fish toward dark bottom, wood and new vegetation. At this Contoocook fishery, summer fish in the reservoir may feed shallow at dawn before settling beside cover or deeper structure. On this 227.1-acre Contoocook basin, cooling water can bring the reservoir fish back to points and banks where bait gathers.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.